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Latvia - A Green Giant
Latvia is exceptionally biocapacity-rich, with six times more biocapacity per person than the global average. Since biocapacity is the foundation of all resources, this represents a major strategic advantage in a world facing persistent ecological overshoot, climate change, and tightening resource constraints.... Read More
Sustainable Shaper
Sustainable Switzerland, a platform and event series run by the Neue Zürcher Zeitung media company, awarded Global Footprint Network co-founder, Mathis Wackernagel, with the Sustainable Shaper distinction on September 2, 2025. He received it in the category of “Knowledge & Opinion”. This distinction was awarded... Read More
Stagflation and Overshoot
Stagflation and Overshoot: Economic Impacts of Inaction and What We Can Do By Mathis Wackernagel What Is Stagflation and Why Is It Back? Stagflation, a mix of economic stagnation and inflation, was once thought to be a rare economic... Read More
The Food Odyssey
The Food Odyssey: Learning, Playing, and Shaping Sustainable Food Futures by Juliana Carvalho What if your next lesson on climate change started not with a heavy textbook, but with an intriguing story? What if you could learn about sustainable food... Read More
Having Coffee with Dr. Jane Muncke
Jane Muncke, the indefatigable mover and brilliant environmental scientist, just joined the Global Footprint Network board. She sat down with us to share her vision for the future she wants, and how this organization can contribute to it. Here is... Read More
Defining the Problem
What’s the Problem, Really? Overshoot is eroding us. But without a clear definition of the problem, meaningful responses remain elusive. As we face a future shaped by escalating climate change and growing competition over resources, what exactly is holding back... Read More
Overshoot as Market Failure
If there are too few bakers, bread becomes expensive. As a result, more people open bakeries, and bread prices drop again. Adam Smith called this the “invisible hand” of markets. But when it comes to the biosphere, this invisible hand... Read More
The U.S. Can’t Afford to Silence Its Environmental Watchdogs
By Sandrine Dixson-Declève and Mathis Wackernagel Rumors swirl that the U.S. administration plans to symbolically undermine environmental NGOs and philanthropic organizations, mirroring its recent heavy-handed threats against Colombia and Harvard University and continuing its onslaught on environmental stewardship and defiance... Read More