The International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) annually gives awards in different categories for institutions and individuals that contribute to impact assessment practice and theory. The Global Environmental Award is presented to an individual or institution that has made a...
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Recyclápolis Foundation honored Dr. Mathis Wackernagel, co-founder and president of Global Footprint Network, with its National Sustainability Award “for his outstanding career and contributions to innovation and environment.” The ceremony was held Monday night in the Chilean capital Santiago in...
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Media coverage from Global Footprint Network’s brief, “How can Mediterranean societies thrive in an era of decreasing resources? “ —released in October 2015. Click here for the original article & more. Read the Mediterranean brief in English, French or Arabic. ...
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“Resource security has been transformed into a parameter of economic success.” —Dr. Mathis Wackernagel, President of Global Footprint Network
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The belief that we can achieve sustainable development in wealthy nations such as the US without dramatically diminishing our levels of material comfort is a form of denial that suggests we can have our cake and eat it too.
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OAKLAND, California—A new cluster added to the five in President Benigno Aquino III’s cabinet is one that no other administration had considered before, the cluster on environmental protection.
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A roundup of Earth Overshoot Day coverage my media around the world. Please visit overshootday.org for more information. National Geographic : We’ve Consumed More Than the Earth Can Produce This Year. Above image credit to National Geographic. Le Monde :...
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From 1961 to 2010, the ecological footprint of the entire region increased by more than 211%. At best, its biocapacity only provides half of the natural resources and services used, meaning that the rest must be imported.
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For more information, see our State of the States page. National Geographic: Is your state consuming more than nature can provide? Fortune: The US now has an ‘ecological deficit,’ report finds. Fast Company: California needs 8 Californias to support itself...
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