Half-Earth Day® convenes people from around the world and across disciplines to share their perspectives and provide thought leadership on how we can work together to safeguard biodiversity and ensure the health of our planet for future generations. The E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation is bringing its annual Half-Earth Day event to Cali, Colombia, to be held on October 22 alongside the 16th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16). Half-Earth Day 2024 will respond to COP16’s theme Peace with Nature by emphasizing the role of knowledge in global species conservation. The program, Knowledge for Life, will focus on lands and waters critical to protecting biodiversity—from Indigenous and local areas to urban and human-modified environments—and will provide participants opportunities to learn about how knowledge, data, and experiences are creating innovative environmental management solutions, expanding private-sector collaboration and leadership, and leading to scientific advances that are transforming biodiversity conservation. Half-Earth Day 2024 will be presented thanks to the generous support by ADM and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, with additional support from Nature & Culture International, the Humboldt Institute, Esri and other sponsors.

Head to the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation website for more information, registration, and to check out past Half-Earth days.