Earth Overshoot Day 2018 is August 1, the earliest date since ecological overshoot started in the early 1970s
OAKLAND, CA, USA — JUNE 13, 2018 — On August 1, humanity will have used nature’s resource budget for the entire year, according to Global Footprint Network, an international research organization that has pioneered the Ecological Footprint resource accounting metric. The Ecological Footprint adds... Read More
25 May: Slovenia Ministry of the Environment and Global Footprint Network outline use of Footprint for environmental and development strategies
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA, 25 May 2018—More than two dozen Slovenia government representatives and NGOs completed training this week with Global Footprint Network, an international research organization, as part of a project to incorporate the Ecological Footprint into national environmental and development... Read More
Il 24 maggio è il Giorno del Sovrasfruttamento ecologico dell’Italia;
il Global Footprint Network e la Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena lanciano il Footprint Calculator italiano
Read English Press Release OAKLAND, CA, USA; SIENA, ITALY, 24 MAGGIO 2018–Secondo i dati del Global Footprint Network, un’organizzazione internazionale di ricerca ambientale se tutta la popolazione mondiale avesse lo stesso stile di vita e gli stessi consumi degli italiani,... Read More May 24 is Italian Overshoot Day; Global Footprint Network and Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena launch Italian Footprint Calculator
Read Italian Press Release OAKLAND, CA, USA; SIENA, ITALY, 23 MAY 2018–If the entire human population led the lifestyle of Italians, Earth Overshoot Day would fall on May 24, according to Global Footprint Network, an international environmental research organization. Earth... Read More
Le Jour du Dépassement de la France tombe le 5 mai
OAKLAND, États-Unis, 5 Mai 24, 2018 – Si l’humanité menait le style de vie des Français, le Jour du Dépassement Planétaire serait aujourd’hui, selon Global Footprint Network, un organisme de recherche international. Le Jour du Dépassement Planétaire est la date... Read More
York University to use Footprint to calculate world’s progress on key U.N. Sustainable Development Goals
TORONTO, Tuesday, April 17, 2018 – York University will lead an international research collaboration using the Ecological Footprint to calculate how well countries are managing their natural resources and meeting their United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. York University has been chosen by... Read More
Schneider Electric partners with Global Footprint Network to #movethedate of Earth Overshoot Day
OAKLAND, CA, Sept. 4, 2017 – Global Footprint Network and Schneider Electric signed a global partnership to engage people around the world in moving the date of Earth Overshoot Day—the date when humanity’s annual demand on nature exceeds what Earth... Read More
On Earth Overshoot Day (Aug. 2), calculate your own Overshoot Day and #movethedate
OAKLAND, CA, June 31, 2017—Global Footprint Network, an international research organization, is marking Earth Overshoot Day with the launch of a new mobile-friendly Footprint calculator at www.footprintcalculator.org. Earth Overshoot Day is the date when humanity’s annual demand on nature exceeds what Earth... Read More