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Ecotourism Footprint Calculator launches today
Riding horses in Camargue, France OAKLAND, CA, USA — OCTOBER 22, 2019 — Protected Areas and tour operators can now use an industry-specific online calculator to assess and manage the... More ›
Global Footprint Network promotes real-world solutions that #MoveTheDate, accelerating the transition to one-planet prosperity
Available in additional languages OAKLAND, CA, USA — JULY 23, 2019 — On July 29, humanity will have used nature’s resource budget for the entire year, according to Global Footprint Network, an... More ›
Lessons from the Coronavirus?
“COVID-19 teaches us that we are one biology. Hence our fates are intertwined. You protect everybody, by protecting yourself. The same holds true for climate and sustainability.” Who would have... More ›
Scotland, new biocapacity leader?
By Professor Pat Hanscom, Mathis Wackernagel, Ph.D., and Nicola Horsburgh Scotland may be close to running a biocapacity reserve, becoming a biocapacity leader in its own right, new research... More ›
Australia Wildfires 2019-2020: Running a biocapacity deficit for the first time in its history
Photo Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration By Prof. Pat Hanscom, Mathis Wackernagel, Ph.D., David Lin, Ph.D., and Jenya Kirsch-Posner The devastating fires of the Black Summer of 2019-2020... More ›Events
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Watch the event recording 22 September 16:00-17:30 (CEST) The nexus between environmental and human security is increasingly being recognized, with many fragile and conflict affected countries at particularly high risk for immediate environmental challenges. How can security sector governance and reform contribute to preparing for a future shaped by environmental degradation and climate change? This...
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DCAF WEBINAR: Preparing for the Coming Storm: The Security Sector and the Environment
Watch the event recording 22 September 16:00-17:30 (CEST) The nexus between environmental and human security is increasingly being recognized, with many fragile and conflict affected countries at particularly high risk for immediate environmental challenges. How can security sector governance and reform contribute to preparing for a future shaped by environmental degradation and climate change? This...
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DREES & SOMMER: Tränen in den Augen der Finanzminister
Der gebürtige Baseler Mathis Wackernagel entwickelte nach dem Ingenieurstudium an der ETH Zürich im Rahmen seiner Doktorarbeit an der University of British Columbia in Vancouver (Kanada) gemeinsam mit dem Ökologen... More ›GREENBIZ: A mosaic of solutions for one-planet prosperity
Climate change is not the problem. It is merely the most dramatic symptom of a major challenge that humanity is reluctant to acknowledge: We use more goods and services from... More ›ISSP: My Obsession with Overshoot
There is no other possible future than a regenerative one. This means that, rather than living off depletion and liquidation as we currently do, we will live off what the... More ›
CIRCULAR METABOLISM PODCAST: The Ecological Footprint of Cities
On this episode, we talk about the creation of the ecological footprint concept, its significance for cities and how it... More ›
Perspectivas Ambientales con Verónica Arias C
¡En el 2021 el día del Sobregiro Ecológico fue el más temprano de toda la historia! Mathis Wackernagel presidente de... More ›
