Dream Crazy
Posted in All Articles, Blog on 12/13/18
How are we going to save the planet? By dreaming crazy. Ten years ago, National Geographic explorer-in-residence, Sylvia “Her Deepness” Earle, couldn’t have been more clear about her opinion of Nature Needs Half. “I have a serious problem with this plan,” she told Vance Martin, President of the WILD Foundation, immediately after the Nature Needs Half launch at the 9th World Wilderness Congress in Merída, Mexico “50%...
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The single most important conversation for the protection of wild nature
Posted in All Articles, Blog on 12/13/18
The Single Most Important Conversation We Must Have Before We Can Protect Wild Nature If you’re like most people, you dread starting difficult conversations, especially when you have to ask for a substantial change in behavior. Working up the nerve to start a difficult conversation is challenging enough. But even when you are ready to start “The Talk” it isn’t uncommon to find that the person you need...
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NNH In Action
Posted in All Articles, Blog on 12/12/18
Help inform others about Nature Needs Half by downloading and sharing this infographic! To download the graphic, right click on the image and select "Save Image."
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The 8 Million Species We Don’t Know
Posted in Blog, News & Publications on 10/5/18
The 8 Million Species We Don't Know The history of conservation is a story of many victories in a losing war. Having served on the boards of global conservation organizations for more than 30 years, I know very well the sweat, tears and even blood shed by those who dedicate their lives to saving species. Their efforts have led to major achievements, but they have been only...
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UN Biodiversity Chief Urges More Nature-Friendly World by 2050
Posted in Blog, News & Publications on 10/5/18
Make half of world more nature-friendly by 2050, urges UN biodiversity chief At least half of the world should be made more nature-friendly by 2050 to ensure the wellbeing of humanity, according to the UN chief leading efforts to create a new global pact on biodiversity. The call to strengthen the world’s life support system comes ahead of a major conference in Beijing in 2020 that many hope will...
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Summer 2018 Newsletter
Posted in All Articles, Blog on 07/27/18
August 1st, 2018 Connection is Protection Nature Needs Half Chair, Randy Hayes, explains the NNH core values. What do you find fundamentally valuable? What qualities or issues do you deeply embrace? Such a list would clarify your true values. In this, our first newsletter, a partner organization describes their important work in terms of the core value – connectivity. Sage thinkers tell us that everything really is connected...
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Member Spotlight: Parvati.org
Posted in All Articles, Blog on 07/27/18
August 1st, 2018 By Jackie Batrus and Amy Lewis In this era of grim tidings that seem to go from bad to worse on an almost daily basis, it may come as a shock to discover that the single most important truth of our times is that we can still save nature. And one Canadian musician and her community of engaged fans are working to save the Arctic by harnessing...
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Posted in All Articles, Blog on 07/27/18
August 1st, 2018 Article by Gary Tabor, Center For Large Landscape Conservation Across the globe, wildlife have less freedom to roam. In an increasingly fragmented world where nature is segmented, land mammals are moving two to three times less. With limited ability to migrate, to disperse, to mate, to feed and to thrive, wild animals are cornered into situations where the threat of extinction looms greater (Tucker et al....
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A Place for Nature Coalitions to Flourish
Posted in All Articles, Blog, Education, Multi-Media, News & Publications on 06/14/18
Hello! Welcome to the new Nature Needs Half coalition-building website! We all know that protecting life on Earth, especially in this day and age, is a big task. But that is no reason to despair. Big is not the same thing as impossible, especially when we work together to surmount the toughest challenges. That's why we formed the Nature Needs Half movement back in 2009, to create a dynamic...
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The Great Societal U-turn to Responsibility
Posted in Blog, News & Publications on 05/24/18
Randy Hayes’ SFSU Honorary Doctorate Speech May 24, 2018 -- AT&T Park -- San Francisco, California Nature Needs Half incoming chair, Randy Hayes, of the Rainforest Action Network, was honored by San Francisco State University as an honorary doctorate. The time for change has come, now it's our duty to lean in to it and embrace the "Great Societal U-Turn." A wise professor taught that when our careers are attached...
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Promise to Pachamama: Revisiting Bolivia's Historic Law of the Rights of Mother Earth
Posted in Blog, News & Publications on 05/10/18
When the passage of Bolivia’s Law of the Rights of Mother Earth was announced to the world in late 2010, international media described the new legislation in glowing terms --- transformative, astonishing, unprecedented, a turning point.
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