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Engaging audiences for sustainability action
Learning from our Successes and Failures – and from YOU! by Mathis Wackernagel, Co-Founder and President There is ever more indication that the current narratives around sustainability, climate, and resource use have not succeeded in winning people’s hearts and minds.... Read More
Slow Food, Global Footprint Network, Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) and GOB Menorca launch joint project to accelerate the transition to sustainable food systems
funded by Italy, March 9th, 2021 – Foodnected, a new project designed to promote the transition to sustainable and fair food systems in the Mediterranean region, will be launched on March 10 at a virtual event... Read More
VIRTUAL EVENT: Towards a Fair and Sustainable Food System for the Mediterranean
With the support of the MAVA Foundation, Slow Food, the Global Footprint Network, Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) and GOB Menorca are launching Foodnected, a new project aimed at reducing the “distance” between producers and consumers, as well as... Read More
Decentralization & local food: Japan's regional Ecological Footprints indicate localized sustainability strategies
The 47 prefectures of Japan are diverse in their urbanization and ageing situations, providing an opportunity for understanding the relationship between regional socioeconomic and demographic factors and Ecological Footprint outcomes. Read More
Dasgupta Review: The need to live within the means of our planet
UNEP summarized the report with the image above on Twitter. The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review was released February 1st after two years of extensive research. Overall, we are extremely pleased with the outcome. Published by the UK government,... Read MoreREUTERS: EU Parliament seeks binding targets to tackle overconsumption and waste
The European Parliament on Tuesday called for the EU to introduce binding targets to use recycled content in products and consume fewer raw materials, to curb the pile-up of plastic pollution and stop reusable materials being wasted. The European Union’s... Read More
EARTHX: Overcoming Overshoot - Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot. Are we in trouble?
Ecological overshoot begins the thoughtful exploration of what can be and is already being done to confront many of the challenges on earth. Laurel Hanscom, CEO, The Global Footprint Network, provides information on the planets limited resources. Read More
We do not need a pandemic to #MoveTheDate. International organizations agree.
OAKLAND, CA, USA — JANUARY 19, 2021 — UNEP, UNICEF, UNESCO, the European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius, Europe’s Director-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture Themis Christophidou, the EU’s Foreign & Security Policy Service, the CEO... Read More