Continent with other islands in the Pacific into one continent called Oceania. This divides the entire land surface of Earth into continents or quasi-continents. The ideal criterion that each continent is a discrete landmass is commonly relaxed due to historical conventions. Of the seven most globally recognized continents, only Antarctica and Australia are completely separated from other continents by the ocean. Several continents are defined not as absolutely distinct bodies but as ""more or less" discrete masses of land". Asia and Africa are joined by the Isthmus of Suez, and North and South America by the Isthmus of Panama. In both
This is My Earth of ecologists and environmental leaders representing every continent, all working to save biodiversity through the conservation of critical habitats around the world. Dr. Gerardo Ceballos Dr. Paul R. Ehrlich Dr. Nick Haddad Dr. David Mutekanga Dr. Simone Oigman-Pszczol Dr. William (Bill) Ripple Dr. Uri Shanas Dr. Jian Wu Ms. Francine Alfandary Mr. David Baldock Dr. Dror Ben-Ami Mr. Henry Gold Dr. Deborah Goldberg Dr. Clive G. Jones Ms. Josephine Kishapoi Dr. Konstantinos C. Makris Ms. Wanjira Mathai Ms. Kirsten Oates Dr. Uri Shanas Ms. Ondine Sherman Dr. Alon Tal This is My Earth This is My Earth (TiME) is a