Wilson
I discovered the brilliant work of Edward O. Wilson rather late in my sustainability career. But he was impossible to ignore. As a biologist and writer, he inspired a generation of ecological scientists and helped us to understand how living systems self-organise and thrive. One of his legacy gifts was ‘biophilia’, the scientific hypothesis that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature and other forms of life. He also left us with the Half-Earth challenge, to set aside 50% of land and sea for the 8.7 million other species that share our home. RIP E.O. Wilson.
— Wayne Visser
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