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Top 6 Highlights for 2019 feature active engagements with local governments, businesses, academia, general public
We look back at 2019 with gratitude for what was accomplished and greet 2020 with a heightened urge to amplify the impact through the new decade. Here are some highlights from our work this past year: The 14th Earth Overshoot... Read MoreEXPRESSO: 11 municípios da região de Aveiro aderem à Pegada Ecológica
Os 11 concelhos da Comunidade Intermunicipal da Região de Aveiro (CIRA) aderiram ao projeto da Pegada Ecológica dos Municípios Portugueses, numa cerimónia realizada nesta segunda-feira no Centro Municipal de Interpretação Ambiental de Aveiro, em que o protocolo de adesão foi... Read More
Sustainable Coastal and Maritime Tourism to Tackle Environmental and Development Challenges in the Mediterranean Region
In the framework of the COP 21 of Barcelona Convention (Naples, Italy, 2-5 December 2019), Global Footprint Network co-organizes with Eco-union, IUCN-Med, Plan Bleu, and the French Ministry for Ecological Transition, a side-event on “Sustainable Coastal and Maritime Tourism to... Read More
America chose the path to self-destruction. What about the rest of us?
by Mathis Wackernagel, President and founder of Global Footprint Network This article was originally published by GreenBiz on November 7, 2019. The United States is pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement. This sets a destructive example. It is especially... Read MoreGREENBIZ: America chose the path to self-destruction. What about the rest of us?
The United States is pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement. This sets a destructive example. It is especially destructive for the United States because climate action is not just a noble deed for humanity. It is economically necessary and... Read More
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 Ecological Footprint of ecotourism packages. Unveiled today at an event... Read More
How can we make the need for resource security more obvious to diverse audiences?
asks Mathis Wackernagel
Mathis Wackernagel, founder and president of Global Footprint Network Why did you write “Ecological Footprint: Managing Our Biocapacity Budget” now? Bill Rees and I wrote our first Ecological Footprint book in 1995 at a time when our resource-use estimates were...
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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 international sustainability organization that has pioneered the Ecological Footprint. It... Read More