VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2   Tell a Friend   Subscribe     Learn More   We're Hiring Partnerships Resources Donate Now     About the Global Footprint Network   Our mission is to promote a sustainable economy by advancing the Ecological Footprint, a measurement tool that makes the reality of planetary limits relevant to decision-makers.   Learn More     Advisory Council   E.O. Wilson Manfred Max-Neef Rhodri Morgan Wangari Maathai David Suzuki Emil Salim Julia Marton-Lefèvre William E. Rees Lester Brown Jorgen Randers M S Swaminathan Daniel Pauly Eric Garcetti Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker Michael Meacher Karl-Henrik Robèrt Will Steffen Dominique Voynet Fabio Feldman Oscar Arias Herman E. Daly Peter Raven Mick Bourke   Wangari Maathai receives Nobel Peace Prize We are thrilled that Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement, and Global Footprint Network Advisory Council Member, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee said it chose Maathai "for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace." Read More >   Limits to Growth, The 30 Year Update 30 years ago, a group of young scientists at MIT published a book that shocked the world. The Limits to Growth, lead-authored by Donella Meadows, Jorgen Randers and Dennis Meadows became a global bestseller that awoke us to the possibility that humanity could exceed earth's limits. Their research has now been revisited in Limits to Growth, The 30 Year Update. Read More >   Watch Video Interview: Ecological Footprinting, The Opportunity for Cities A short interview with Mathis Wackernagel is now available to watch at www.big-picture.tv. Big Picture is a free online resource that streams short video clips of leading thinkers in sustainability. This Ecological Footprint interview was filmed at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002.     FEATURE   Welcoming 18 new partner organizations! By Mike Wallace, Director of Partnerships   The past few months have been exciting ones at Global Footprint Network as we reach out to all major Footprint practitioners around the world in an effort to engage them in our work. We have been met by incredible enthusiasm for our mission and excitement about what we can accomplish together. We are now pleased to announce 18 new partners. Our diverse partnership base now includes organizations from academia, government, consulting, and NGOs.   Read More >     RESEARCH AND STANDARDS UPDATE       2004 National Accounts Released and Available! The Global Footprint Network is pleased to announce the release of the 2004 Edition of the National Footprint and Biocapacity Accounts. Covering 150 countries over the past 40 years, the National Footprint and Biocapacity Accounts provide common and globally comparable results and conversion factors for Ecological Footprinting. The headline findings will be published by WWF International in the upcoming Living Planet Report 2004. Read More >   Standards and National Accounts Committees One of the fundamental goals of Global Footprint Network is to support standardization of Ecological Footprint applications, in order to create a globally consistent way of measuring sustainability. We view this mundane-sounding work an essential foundation for the Ecological Footprint to achieve its potential as a key sustainability tool. We are pleased to announce an important step towards accomplishing this goal. Read More >