In recent posts we have highlighted findings from a couple of recent studies describing the dramatic decline in avian populations in North America over the last last 30-40 years. Like many of you, we see the decrease in avian population as a harbinger for the rest of life on earth predicting a massive decline in biodiversity resulting from the mass extinction of species of all kinds. Protecting ecosystems and thus the species that inhabit them will be no small task and indeed feels overwhelming.
One group that is attempting to protect and preserve biodiversity is The Half Earth project founded by Edward O Wilson. Their stated mission is to:
“conserve half the land and sea in order to safeguard the bulk of biodiversity and ensure the long-term health of our planet.”
Half-Earth recently held their annual conference and have posted videos of the lectures on their website. We are working our way through the lectures and hope you can find the time to view a couple that interest you. Be it large or small we need to find time to seek solutions even though we may feel overwhelmed.
nature has no boss 
Thank you for highlighting this and other organizations trying to actually do something. I had not heard of Half Earth before.
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Your welcome Rebecca and glad to share this with you.
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E.O.Wilson is certainly one of the scientists that sounded the alarm early on and is working hard to protect what’s left. His persistence is inspiring. Thanks for the links.
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I do find E.O. Wilson to be inspiring. Glad to share the link.
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I’ll be checking out the Half-Earth info, thanks for sharing. Lovely images in your post.
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Thanks Ellen and it is a concept that is interesting and bold to say the least.
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