Until now, Half-Earth and Whole Earth have remained “largely theoretical proposals,” said Meijaard, managing director at the Brunei-based consultancy Borneo Futures.

Unlike Wilson's Half-Earth plan, conservation also lacks a common goal, which clarifies purpose and rallies public support. Floridians will be skeptical about the political resolve to embrace ...

A much-anticipated book in conservation and natural science circles is EO Wilson’s Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life, which is due early next year. It builds on his proposal to set aside ...

The idea of reserving half of the Earth for nature has been gaining traction among conservationists in recent years. Organizations like Nature Needs Half are pushing to protect 50 percent of the ...

Half of the Earth's coral reefs have died out in the last 70 years, according to a study published in the One Earth journal. Researchers note that fishes caught per capita ...