WASHINGTON (May 9, 2007) – Many of the world’s leading scientific institutions today announced the launch of the Encyclopedia of Life, an unprecedented global effort to document all 1.8 million named species of animals, plants, and other forms of life on Earth. For the first time in the history of the planet, scientists, students, and citizens will have multi-media access to all known living species, even those that have just been discovered.

And so an idea that was first introduced to the world at TED Talks when Ed Wilson made his TED Prize wish in March was launched today with a $50M funding commitment.

See the results in a 2 minute video and sign up to support the effort. Let's leave something spectacular for future generations.

Gillian Parrillo
The Sacramento Executive