“By combining domestic material consumption and ecological footprint analysis, we can obtain a more comprehensive picture and ensure that the socio-economic development remains within the capacity of its eco-system.”
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It has been suggested that if everyone on the planet consumed as much as the average US citizen, four Earths would be needed to sustain them. But where does this claim originate, and how is it calculated?
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We are often told that we consume so much that we need one and a half planets. It comes from the Global Footprint Network a think-tank that has pioneered ecological foot-printing but what does that number even mean, and is...
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A “gross ecological overshoot”. That was the conclusion from a recent study by an independent think tank in the US, Global Footprint Network, that revealed that demand on the Philippine ecosystem exceeds its resources by 117%.
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The UAE ecological footprint dropped to 7.75 hectares per person last year, down from 11.68 hectares in 2006, the Ministry of Environment and Water reported.
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More than half of the world’s population lives in cities and that percentage continues to rise, making cities critical areas for adopting practices to preserve natural resources.
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Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, a possible presidential contender, wants more states to adopt a new measurement tool called “net present value plus.”
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Mathis Wackernal était interviewé le 5 décembre 2014 en direct de Marseille dans le cadre de la quatrième édition de “24 heures sur la Terre”, un plateau télé ouvert au public en direct avec le monde entier pendant 24 heures...
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In its season premiere, the “Globo Ecologio” show features the Ecological Footprint, Global Footprint Network partner, ecosSISTEMAS, and an interview with Footprint co-founder, Mathis Wackernagel. “This first episode shows what Brazil is doing in order to decrease its Footprint and...
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