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Our goal is simple: protect half the Earth. Getting there is possible only if we work together. Discover how others are confronting the complex issues facing conservation today, and learn how Nature Needs Half is promoting problem-solving to overcome these challenges.

Masada National Park, Israel. Photo by Rob Bye.

A Global Safety Net

Posted in All Articles on 09/14/20

  To conserve enough nature in the right places is urgently required to meet the challenges of biodiversity loss and climate emergency. A recent mapping exercise – the Global Safety Net[1], developed by a consortium of institutions over a two-year period[2], concluded that if 50% of the land ecosystems are conserved this would reverse biodiversity loss, prevent CO2 emissions from land conversion and significantly enhance natural carbon removal from the...

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Nature Needs Half, But Where?

Posted in All Articles on 09/14/20

  A watershed study details where and how to achieve half in time to address the climate emergency, halt mass extinction, and secure a better future for humanity In the coming years we confront a challenge of historic proportions: protecting enough nature (half of Earth’s land and seas) to ensure humanity’s future and avert the worst effects of the climate emergency. Until recently, knowing where and what to protect has...

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Mother Nature's Advice Column: April

Posted in All Articles, Blog on 04/15/20

    Dear children, This is a hard lesson to learn and, as you all know by now, it’s not a particularly fun one either. It’s not one that I enjoy watching you go through but these are the growing pains that we all endure at some point in our lives. Please understand that as a parent it is never easy to watch your children suffer but this is what’s...

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December Post Messaging

Posted in All Articles, Blog on 11/20/20

  Post messaging for the week of November 30 - December 4, 2020:   Monday (Nov. 30) - December's Graphic & Animation - "What Protecting Half Looks Like" Facebook & Instagram "What does it mean to Protect Half? What it DOES NOT mean is taking half of nature and building national parks without any regard for human rights. The path to half depends on indigenous communities and governments working in...

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April Post Messaging

Posted in All Articles, Blog on 04/15/20

  Post messaging for the week of April 13-17, 2020:   Monday (Apr. 13) - April's Graphic: "A Letter to Humanity" Facebook: "We can't do this alone, we need YOUR help. Will you join us? https://natureneedshalf.org/survival-revolution/ #SurvivalRevolution #NatureNeedsHalf #50by2030" Twitter: "We can't do this alone, we need YOUR help. Will you join us? https://natureneedshalf.org/survival-revolution/ #SurvivalRevolution #NatureNeedsHalf #50by2030" Tuesday (Apr. 14) - Article 1: Want to Stop the Next Pandemic? Start Protecting Wildlife Habitats Facebook: "Prevention is...

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February Post Messaging

Posted in All Articles, Blog on 02/3/20

  Post messaging for the week of February 3-7, 2020:   Monday (Feb. 3) - February's Infographic Facebook: "Wilderness is an essential part of our identity, shaping a large part of who we are. Can you imagine your country without wild nature?  Share to show friends why nature is so important and join the #SurvivalRevolution to make history in 2020: https://natureneedshalf.org/ambassador/ #50by2030 #NatureNeedsHalf #Identity" Twitter: "Wilderness is an essential part of...

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