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THE NEW YORK TIMES: ‘Earth Overshoot Day’ Is This Week
Saturday is Earth Overshoot Day, the date when humanity will have used “all the biological resources that Earth can renew during the entire year,” as calculated by Global Footprint Network, an environmental research organization. The group has been doing this... Read More
Delayed Earth Overshoot Day points to opportunities to build future in harmony with our finite planet
OAKLAND, CA, USA — AUGUST 17, 2020 — By August 22, humanity will have demanded as much from nature as Earth can renew in the whole year, according to Global Footprint Network. Coronavirus-induced lockdowns caused the global Ecological Footprint to contract... Read More
Scotland, new biocapacity leader?
By Professor Pat Hanscom, Mathis Wackernagel, Ph.D., and Nicola Horsburgh Scotland may be close to running a biocapacity reserve, becoming a biocapacity leader in its own right, new research from the University of Stirling has found. Scotland has about... Read More
Australia Wildfires 2019-2020: Running a biocapacity deficit for the first time in its history
Photo Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration By Prof. Pat Hanscom, Mathis Wackernagel, Ph.D., David Lin, Ph.D., and Jenya Kirsch-Posner The devastating fires of the Black Summer of 2019-2020 have turned Australia’s biocapacity reserve into a deficit, according to... Read MoreGAIA: If Greta Read GAIA
I love GAIA, this unique journal, powered by committed people. The world needs it to fill one of the most significant knowledge gaps of humanity: actionable understanding of what it takes to thrive within the means of our planet. The... Read MoreTHE HERALD: August 22 is a day where we must reflect on what we’re doing to the planet
In many ways, humanity’s relationship with the planet is like a marriage. We need to exist in close harmony with each other and if we constantly try to take more out of the relationship than it can sustain, huge damage... Read More
PACHAMAMA ALLIANCE: Resilience and Possibility Conversation with Dr. Mathis Wackernagel
The global Pachamama Alliance community came together with Co-founders Lynne and Bill Twist and Dr. Mathis Wackernagel on June 1, 2020, as part of the Resilience and Possibility in These Times conversation series looking at how humanity can come out of the pandemic... Read More