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Getting out of overshoot makes for good business… and other highlights from our One Planet Prosperity Strategy panel
The solutions to achieve the ambitious goal of one-planet living are already here. Changing mindsets so that these solutions are effectively embraced and applied is the main challenge. Some pioneers are leading the way and actively helping to #MoveTheDate. We,... Read More
California hosted a high-level climate forum! Now what?
Climate change urges us to design our economy anew. By Mathis Wackernagel, Co-founder and president, Global Footprint Network Yes, there was excitement. More than 4,000 governors, mayors, ministers, entrepreneurs, civil society organizations, and CEOs of some of the world’s biggest... Read More
Intergenerational
One Planet Charter in
San Francisco Bay Area
The ten principles of One Planet Living On the eve of the Global Climate Action Summit week, a group of 11 high school students and 12 sustainability experts gathered at Global Footprint Network’s headquarters in Oakland, California to create the...
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New research to support sustainable fishing in the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean consumes 70 per cent more fish than the global average and nearly all (93 per cent) Mediterranean fish stocks are over-fished. Global Footprint Network is collaborating with WWF’s Marine Initiative and other partners to encourage sustainable small-scale fishing... Read More
Como o berço de Portugal adotou a Pegada Ecológica
[Read in English] A cidade de Guimarães é o berço de Portugal. Localizada no Norte do país, Guimarães foi a primeira capital de Portugal no século XII e, mais recentemente, em 2011, o seu centro histórico foi declarado Património Mundial... Read More
How Portugal’s birthplace has embraced the Ecological Footprint
[Read in Portuguese] The city of Guimarães is the cradle of Portugal. Nestled in the north of the country, Guimarães became the first capital of Portugal in the 12th century and was selected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in... Read More
VIDEO: Mathis Wackernagel at the 2018 Saint Louis Climate Summit
Mathis Wackernagel, Founder and CEO of Global Footprint Network, was a featured speaker of the Saint Louis Climate Summit in April 2018. Read More