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Lagoa, Portugal, publicizes city Footprinting project results

The meeting took place at the beautiful Convento de San José. On October 27, Alessandro Galli, Global Footprint Network director of the Mediterranean program, was in Lagoa, Portugal, as the city publicly released the findings of its first-ever Ecological Footprint... Read More

Almada, Portugal, publicizes city Footprinting project results

On October 26, Global Footprint Network founder and president Mathis Wackernagel and director of the Mediterranean program Alessandro Galli were in Almada, Portugal, as the city publicly released the findings of its first-ever Ecological Footprint report. The public event kicked... Read More

Ecological Footprint Initiative begins with a bang!

By David Lin, Chief Science Officer, Global Footprint Network Earlier this month, Laurel Hanscom, Global Footprint Network CEO, and I led an intensive workshop on Ecological Footprint Accounting and production of the National Footprint Accounts to kickstart the Ecological Footprint... Read More

Capital cities in Latin America sign climate charter

By Laurel Hanscom, CEO, Global Footprint Network I lived in Ecuador for two years while I served in the Peace Corps and absolutely love the country. To say I was excited to be back there early this month is an understatement.... Read More