Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life
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Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life is a conservation-focused book by biologist Edward O. Wilson arguing that dedicating half the planet’s surface to protected natural areas is essential to preserving global biodiversity.
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| instanceOf |
book
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conservation book → environmental book → non-fiction book → |
| alternativeName |
Half-Earth
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| arguesThat |
current conservation efforts are insufficient to halt biodiversity loss
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large, connected reserves are more effective for conservation than small, isolated ones → protecting about half of the planet is necessary to preserve most species → |
| author |
E. O. Wilson
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Edward O. Wilson → |
| basedOn |
biogeography
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species–area relationship → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| emphasizes |
moral responsibility to protect other species
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urgency of addressing the sixth mass extinction → |
| field |
biology
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ecology → environmental science → |
| followedBy |
The Origins of Creativity
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| genre |
environmentalism
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popular science → science → |
| hasSubject |
Earth
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global environmental policy → human impact on nature → |
| influenced |
Half-Earth Project
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| intendedAudience |
conservationists
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general readers → policy makers → |
| language |
English
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| mainTopic |
biodiversity conservation
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biodiversity loss → conservation biology → habitat preservation → mass extinction → protected areas → |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback → print → |
| notableIdea |
Half-Earth proposal
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| pageCountApproximate |
250–300
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| partOf |
Edward O. Wilson’s later environmental works
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| proposes |
setting aside half of Earth’s surface as protected natural areas
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| publicationYear |
2016
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| publisher |
Liveright Publishing Corporation
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W. W. Norton & Company → |
| title |
Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life
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Half-Earth Project
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Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life
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Edward O. Wilson
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E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation
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E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation
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Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life
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