A collection of short films that say a lot about how global warming has been understood for a long time, is widely misperceived, and creates disputes that hide lots of agreement on related opportunities like advancing renewable energy options.
Founder of the not-for-profit organization: The Safina Center, a unique collective at creative end of the conservation-group spectrum. Carl is inaugural holder of the Endowed Chair for Nature and Humanity at Stony Brook University.
Led by ecologist and author Carl Safina, the Safina Center is comprised of staff, fellows, and creative affiliates who together create a body of scientific and creative works that advance the conservation of wildlife and the environment, and give a voice to nature.
Using discoveries and anecdotes that span ecology, biology and behavioral science, he weaves together stories of whales, wolves, elephants and albatrosses to argue that just as we think, feel, use tools and express emotions, so too do the other creatures – and minds – that share the Earth with us.
The Amazon rainforest and a miraculous glimpse of the original world.
A number of biologists have recently made the argument that extinction is part of evolution and that saving species need not be a conservation priority. But this revisionist thinking shows a lack of understanding of evolution and an ignorance of the natural world.
A look at the three components of biodiversity: genetic diversity within species, diversity between species, and diversity of ecosystems.
Putting biodiversity on the map. A core tool of the Half-Earth Project, working to identify and prioritize areas of greatest biodiversity value, and communicate this information in new, dynamic, and engaging ways.