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Posted in Case Studies, Featured Posts “Nature Needs Half applies to the waters of the world as well as the land, from the tops of mountains to the greatest depths of the sea. More than half of the world is ocean, the blue heart of the planet. You decide: How much of your heart do you need to stay alive?” -Sylvia Earle, 2011 “Half the world for humanity, half for the rest of life, to make a planet both...
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Tasmania

Posted in Australia, Case Studies, Featured Posts Case Study by: Austin Perez Australia’s island state of Tasmania has established an extensive network of national parks and reserves to protect its distinct natural landscape and biodiversity. Its geographical isolation for long periods of geological time has allowed for the evolution of some of the world’s most unique flora and fauna. The Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service and The...
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The Kayapo Indigenous Territories

Posted in Case Studies, Indigenous Culture Case Study by: Austin Perez In one of the world’s most intense deforestation zones, the southeastern Amazon, nearly 11 million hectares of rainforest survives within the Kayapo indigenous territories. The Kayapo are an indigenous group of Brazil with a population of approximately 7,000 people whom occupy five contiguous and legally ratified indigenous territories in the Xingu River Basin....
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Victoria

Posted in Canada, Case Studies, North America, Urban Case Study by: Austin Perez Victoria, the capital city of the province of British Columbia, is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off of the western coast of Canada. The Victoria region, known as the Capital Regional District (CRD), has a population of 375,000 people, making it the 15th most populous metropolitan area in Canada. The region is well known for its beautiful architecture...
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Seychelles

Posted in Case Studies, International, Republic of Seychelles Case Study by: Austin Perez The Republic of Seychelles is a small island nation consisting of an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa. The natural environment of Seychelles is a stunningly beautiful topical paradise, with crystal clear blue water and pristine white sand beaches. The economy of Seychelles is largely dependent on preserving a healthy...
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Oslo

Posted in Case Studies, Urban Case Study by: Austin Perez Norway’s capital city, Oslo, is a beautiful and modern European metropolis that is often distinguished for its world-renowned museums and galleries and for being one of the most affluent cities in all of Europe. Oslo is the most populous city in Norway and the third largest city in Scandinavia with over 600,000 residents living within the municipality and over 1.4...
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Hong Kong

Posted in Asia, Case Studies, Urban Case Study by: Austin Perez When most people think of Hong Kong, they likely often picture an image of a gorgeous skyline and the busy streets of a thriving metropolis. With a population of over 7 million people in an area of only about 1,000 km2, Hong Kong is certainly a bustling modern city with a dense population, a flourishing economy, and some of the world’s most impressive infrastructure....
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Saving space for a threatened species in Boulder, CO

Posted in Case Studies, United States This is the 2nd out of 5 proposed case studies on Boulder, Colorado produced by multimedia journalist Morgan Heim. Boulder is a leading example of the Nature Needs Half vision with 68% of the county’s land protected. The northern leopard frog is a rare find any more in the American West, but in Boulder, a conservation ethic, on par with the concept of Nature Needs Half, has protected crucial...
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Namibia

Posted in Africa, Case Studies, International Case Study by: Kelly Dusenbery Namibia’s system of protected/conservation priority areas with numerous types of ownership and management, and the ecological connectivity within this system, is one of the most impressive examples in the world of the Nature Needs Half vision. With the recent declaration of Dorob National Park in 2010, Namibia became the first and only country in the world to have...
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Botswana

Posted in Africa, Case Studies, International Case Study by: Ceeanna Zulla Imagine an area in Africa that has never been forcibly colonized; an area home to the most mysterious combination of habitats—desert, in-land river delta, forests. With 45% of its land protected, Botswana represents what Nature Needs Half is all about. According to the 4th World Congress on National Parks and Protected Areas definition, 45% of Botswana’s land is...
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