Our Shared Future, a celebration of Half-Earth Day 2022 Agenda

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

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

Baird Auditorium, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC

Distinguished scientists, educators and activists gathered on October 13th to discuss global conservation priorities for species and people, equitable conservation practice, biodiversity and climate national policy, conservation biology education, and more. 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 EVERY SESSION IN THE HALF-EARTH DAY 2022 SHOWCASE

WATCH: OPENING REMARKS

Welcome message and land acknowledgement by

Jeff Corwin, wildlife biologist and TV host

with

Ellen Stofan, Under Secretary for Science and Research, Smithsonian

Kirk Johnson, Director, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Paula J. Ehrlich, President & CEO, E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation, Co-Founder Half-Earth Project

WATCH: SAFEGUARDING THE PLANET FOR BIODIVERSITY AND PEOPLE

Walter Jetz, Scientific Chair, E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation

Elizabeth Gray, CEO, Audubon

Jennifer Morris, CEO, The Nature Conservancy

Cristián Samper, Managing Director and Leader of Climate Solutions, Bezos Earth Fund

Moderated by Ellen Stofan, Under Secretary for Science and Research, Smithsonian Institution

WATCH: ACHIEVING CONSERVATION OUTCOMES NATIONALLY

Alison Fox, CEO, American Prairie

Heather Tallis, Assistant Director for Biodiversity and Conservation Science in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Kate Kelly, Deputy Chief of Staff – Policy, U.S. Department of Interior

Sean Breyer, ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World Program Manager

Alex Killion, Managing Director, Yale Center for Biodiversity and Global Change

Kameran Onley, Director of North American Policy and Government Relations, The Nature Conservancy

Moderated by Walter Jetz, Scientific Chair, E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation

WATCH: PEOPLE IN NATURE AND LOCAL SOLUTIONS

presented by Burt’s Bees

Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation

Norina Vicente, Half-Earth Project Chairs & Scholars

Lucas St. Clair, President, Elliotsville Foundation

Adams Cassinga, National Geographic Explorer

Alyssa Ravasio, Founder and CEO, Hipcamp

Moderated by Melanie A. Adams, Director, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution

WATCH: A TRIBUTE TO E.O. WILSON

Directed by James Tooley, Produced for the Swan Valley Writers Conference 2021 with special thanks to Greg Carr

In Memoriam: Edward O. Wilson (1929 – 2021), Honorary Curator in Entomology and University Research Professor Emeritus at Harvard University, Chairman of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation Board of Advisors, and Chairman of the Half-Earth Council

WATCH: KEYNOTE: EARTH OPTIMISM

Watch Jeff Corwin’s takeaways from the day’s conversations

followed by a conversation with

Sean B. Carroll, Head of Studio, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios

Dawn Wright, Chief Scientist, Esri

Mamie Parker, Trustee, Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Moderated by Kirk Johnson, Director, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

followed by

The James M. & Cathleen D. Stone Foundation Distinguished Lectureship in Biodiversity

a keynote by

Ani Dasgupta, President & CEO, World Resources Institute

“There can be no purpose more inspiring than to begin the age of restoration, reweaving the wondrous diversity of life that still surrounds us.” – E.O. Wilson

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