The Public Footprint Conference will highlight opportunities for a sustainable Mediterranean region. It will discuss how current resource trends can be turned around to advance a prosperous, equitable and ecological sustainable regional economy.
The Public Footprint Conference will be held in Colle di Val d'Elsa in the Teatro del Popolo.
Public Footprint Conference
Questa pagina non è stata tradotta in italiano.While most of the Mediterranean countries were ecological creditors 50 years ago (i.e., countries with more biocapacity than Footprint), today all of them run ecological deficits. In a time of increasing ecological overshoot around the world, this puts the Mediterranean region in a particularly fragile situation. This fragility will have direct economic and human welfare consequences, if not attended.
Experts from around the Mediterranean will discuss challenges and opportunities for the region. Outside experts will provide insights in strategies that could be available to the region to position itself as a Winner of the 21st century.
Welcoming Addresses:
- Dr. Simone Bastianoni
- Professor Silvano Focardi, Rector, University of Siena
- Simone Bezzini, President, Province of Siena
Plenary addresses: What’s at Stake?:
- Dr. Stefano Laporta, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale
- Haroldo Mattos de Lemos, President, Instituto Brasil PNUMA (Brazilian Committee for the United Nations Environment Programme)
- Razan Al Mubarak, Director, Emirates Wildlife Society, United Arab Emirates
- Randall Purcell, Senior Advisor for Climate Change, World Food Programme
- Ann Cotton, Executive Director, CAMFED International
Followed by Two Panel Discussions:
1. Rethinking Growth
Moderator: Mathis Wackernagel
- Peter Victor, Ecological Economist; Author, “Managing Without Growth”
- Tim Jenkins, Sustainable Development Commission, United Kingdom
2. Building Lasting Success in the Mediterranean
Moderator: Dr. Alessandro Galli, Global Footprint Network
- Paolo Lombardi, Director, WWF Mediterranean Program
- Gianfranco Bologna, Scientific Director, WWF Mediterranean Program
- Henri-Luc Thibault, Director, Plan Bleu
- Dr. Englebert Ruoss, regional Director, UNESCO Venice Office
The afternoon will be divided into multiple breakout sessions: (topics subject to change)
- Personal Behavior Change: In order to achieve One Planet Living we will need to educate and motivate people to change their daily habits. From ad campaigns to personal calculators, we will discuss the most effective and innovative ways to inspire individuals to make a difference.
- Human Development: How do we ensure that natural capital is maintained as a source of long-term wealth? What are new approaches to ensure that human development provides lasting wealth? In a resource-constrained world, it is no longer about saving nature or saving people – it is about maintaining the health of both.
- Cities of the Future: The global effort for sustainability will be won, or lost, in the world’s cities, where urban design may influence over 70 percent of people’s Ecological Footprint. Global Footprint Network partners and city representatives will share the most innovative urban design strategies for reducing the Ecological Footprint of city populations and creating cities of the future. Which cities are building future resource traps? Which ones are building opportunities for resource-efficient and more competitive lifestyles?
- Corporate Footprint: Come hear and share cutting-edge best practices and case studies of practitioners and corporations that are using the Ecological Footprint to measure and reduce the impact of products and operations on the Earth.
