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COSMOS: Finding Australia’s biocapacity
We currently need 1.75 Earths to sustain Earth’s population. Last year, the world ran through a year’s worth of resources on the 29th of July. If everyone in the world lived like Australians, we’d use more than the Earth can... Read MoreSWI: Mathis Wackernagel: "Privilegien und Resignation – ein toxisches Gemisch"
In unserem Zoom-Gespräch führt mich Mathis Wackernagel durch seine Kindheitserinnerungen in der Schweiz. “Schon als Kind habe ich mich gefragt: Wie können wir die Ressourcen eines begrenzten Planeten unbegrenzt nutzen?”, beginnt er. Wackernagel ist in Basel geboren und aufgewachsen. Im... Read More
The Ecological Footprint Initiative hosts the 2022 NFA Launch Event
On March 7th, York University’s Ecological Footprint Initiative hosted the online launch of the National Footprint and Biocapacity Accounts, 2022 edition. Based on 48 million data points from UN statistics, these accounts provide data for more than 200 countries from... Read More
Celebrating highlights from 2021
There’s no sugarcoating it: 2021 turned out to be a challenging year for us all. However, we celebrate that it was also a year that brought biodiversity to the forefront of the public debate. Home-bound urban dwellers spoke out about... Read More
Remembering two biodiversity thought-leaders
By Mathis Wackernagel, Ph.D., Founder and President Along with the joy of Christmas came some sadness. We lost two dear advisors: Thomas Lovejoy and E.O. Wilson. My friendship with the amazing Tom Lovejoy began when he, Bill Rees, and I... Read MoreTOURING CLUB ITALIANO: Che cos'è l'impronta ecologica e a che cosa serve?
COP26 si è conclusa da poco, con l’inevitabile strascico di appelli, polemiche e speranze. Per qualche giorno, tutti i media del Pianeta hanno parlato di livelli di CO₂ e di deforestazione, di innalzamento delle temperature e di decarbonizzazione. Poi, come sempre succede... Read More
Ecobytes: Why do some countries have lower transportation Footprints than others?
This blog post is part of the Ecobytes series, where we explore interesting topics using Ecological Footprint and biocapacity data. This week, Leo Wambersie dives into data on transportation. Leo is a Research Associate at Global Footprint Network. With a... Read More
COP-out: from MAD to SAD
by Mathis Wackernagel, Ph.D. Mathis Wackernagel, founder and president of Global Footprint Network There is a misconception that COP26 in Glasgow did not produce concrete decisions. But it did. World leaders decided that it is not worth saving the Maldives.... Read More