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Nature Needs Half is a global movement that consists of network of international partners working to protect nature at the scale she needs around the world. The WILD Foundation is proud to steward this movement in partnership with a larger steering committee, and serves as its coordinating hub.

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Nature Needs Half: A Necessary and Hopeful New Agenda for Protected Areas

Originally published in the Nature New South Wales Journal Article by: Harvey Locke, Founder of the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, writer and photographer Conservation targets should be based on...

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Nature Needs Half in the Earth Island Journal

Originally published in the Earth Island Journal by William H. Funk Conservation group promoting an ambitious new proposal for wilderness protection During the last half century conservationists around the world have...

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Will protection of 17% of land by 2020 be enough to safeguard biodiversity and critical ecosystem services?

Originally published in the Oryx International Journal of Conservation, 2014  Frank W. Larsen, Will R. Turner and Russell A. Mittermeier Abstract To stem the loss of biodiversity and ensure continued provision...

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Local Scale Comparisons of Biodiversity as a Test for Global Protected Area Ecological Performance: A Meta-Analysis

Originally published via PLOS ONE | August 2014 | Volume 9 | Issue 8  Bernard W. T. Coetzee 1,2*, Kevin J. Gaston 3, Steven L. Chown 2 1 Centre for...

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A recipe for balancing northern development with environmental protection

While environmentalist and industry views about Northern Australia's development almost completely differ, it's difficult to see how a fair balance can be struck. Conservationist and former Canadian Liberal Party candidate...

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Go WILD...For a Change

Article originally published in Sanctuary Asia magazine, February 2013, by Vance G. Martin, president of The WILD Foundation "Our climate is on steroids" is the catchy metaphor used by Dr. Gerald...

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Boreal Birds Need Half: Maintaining North America's Bird Nursery and Why It Matters

  The North American Boreal Forest has been dubbed "North America's Bird Nursery" due to its impressive role in supporting migratory birds. The statistics are astonishing:   –  Between 1-3 billion birds...

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Biodiverse Urban Habitats in Ioannina, Greece

By: Austin Perez One of Greece's largest cities has proven to be an unexpected biodiversity hotspot supporting an urban habitat for a diverse array of vegetative species. Ioannina is a city...

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Two Yukon First Nations and Two Yukon Environmental Organizations launch Legal Action against Yukon Government to protect Peel River Watershed

  Press Release: Two Yukon First Nations and Two Yukon Environmental Organizations launch Legal Action against Yukon Government to protect Peel River Watershed  January 27, 2014 Introduction:  Vancouver, BC – Today...

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Should we set aside half for nature?

  Should we set aside half for nature? Written by: Ian Brown Published by: The Globe and Mail, Oct. 14 2013   Introduction: No one can say Alberta’s oil sands have...

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Social HALF: The Nature Strategy for Sustainability

Social HALF: The Nature Strategy for Sustainability  Written by: Vance G. Martin and Julie Anton Randall Published in: International Journal of Wilderness, Volume 19, Number 2, August 2013 Introduction:  Social...

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Nature Needs Half: A Necessary and Hopeful New Agenda for Protected Areas

Nature Needs Half: A Necessary and Hopeful New Agenda for Protected Areas Written by: Harvey Locke Published in: IUCN PARKS Journal, Volume 19.2, 2013 Abstract:  Conservation targets should be based on...

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