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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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
conservation book
environmental book
non-fiction book
alternativeName Half-Earth
arguesThat current conservation efforts are insufficient to halt biodiversity loss
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
Edward O. Wilson
basedOn biogeography
species–area relationship
countryOfOrigin United States
emphasizes moral responsibility to protect other species
urgency of addressing the sixth mass extinction
field biology
ecology
environmental science
followedBy The Origins of Creativity
genre environmentalism
popular science
science
hasSubject Earth
global environmental policy
human impact on nature
influenced Half-Earth Project
intendedAudience conservationists
general readers
policy makers
language English
mainTopic biodiversity conservation
biodiversity loss
conservation biology
habitat preservation
mass extinction
protected areas
mediaType hardcover
paperback
print
notableIdea Half-Earth proposal
pageCountApproximate 250–300
partOf Edward O. Wilson’s later environmental works
proposes setting aside half of Earth’s surface as protected natural areas
publicationYear 2016
publisher Liveright Publishing Corporation
W. W. Norton & Company
title Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life


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