Life has a future; Naturalist E.O. Wilson is optimistic

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E.O. Wilson sees the 21st century as the century of the environment a time when humans will celebrate and preserve biodiversity or wreck life on Earth. (Staff file photo Justin IdeHarvard News Office)
E.O. Wilson sees the 21st century as the 'century of the environment,' a time when humans will celebrate and preserve biodiversity, or wreck life on Earth. (Staff file photo Justin Ide/Harvard News Office)

Despite all the destruction of forests, pollution, overpopulation, and overfishing, Edward O. Wilson is optimistic about the future of life on Earth. Science, prudent actions, and moral courage are showing some signs of making a difference, says one of the world's most influential naturalists, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, and Pellegrino University Professor Emeritus at Harvard.


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