Half-Earth Day®

Half-Earth Day® brings together people from around the world and across disciplines to share their unique perspectives and thought leadership on how we can work together to achieve the goal of Half-Earth and ensure the health of our planet for future generations.

Caring for the environment and human health calls for the best of our science and ingenuity, along with a strong sense of compassion and moral compass. With science at its core, the Half-Earth Project is providing the foundation for a revolutionary movement culture of action, and leading significant scientific innovation regarding the most effective path forward for protection of endangered species and endangered ecosystems. 

Half-Earth Day features distinguished scientists, conservationists, thinkers, educators, and activists working to preserve global biodiversity inspired by a Half-Earth Future. In its 6th year, previous events have been held at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, National Geographic Society, American Museum of Natural History, Royal Geographical Society, Eden Project, and University of California, Berkley. E.O. Wilson, Sir David Attenborough, Dawn Wright, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Rezan Al Mubarak, Glenn Close, and Jeff Corwin have appeared in keynotes, panel discussions and plenaries. Half-Earth Day has also been celebrated around the world in affiliated events including in Dallas, TX, and Pollino National Park in Italy.


The Smithsonian Institution and E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation present

Watch: Our Shared Future–a conversation in celebration of Half-Earth Day 2022

Washington, DC

Featuring – Ani Dasgupta, Queen Quet, Ellen Stofan, Paula J. Ehrlich, Cristián Samper, Lucas St. Clair, Elizabeth Gray, Sean B. Carroll, Jennifer Morris, Alison Fox, Dawn Wright, Jeff Corwin and more!

View the agenda, meet the speakers and learn more.

EXPLORE PREVIOUS HALF-EARTH DAY EVENTS

 

Half-Earth Day 2021
London, UK

Half-Earth Day 2020
Durham, NC

Half-Earth Day 2019
University of California, Berkeley

Half-Earth Day 2018 
American Museum of Natural History, New York City

Half-Earth Day 2017 
National Geographic Society, Washington, DC
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