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Colombian Parliament Honors Mathis Wackernagel
On October 23, 2024, in the context of COP16, the UN biodiversity conference held in Calí, Colombia, Mathis Wackernagel was honored by the Colombian Congress with the “Gran Cruz con Placa de Oro” on recommendation of the honorable representative Julia Miranda.... Read MoreColombian Parliament honors Dr. Mathis Wackernagel
The parliament of Colombia honored Mathis Wackernagel with the “Orden de la Democracia Simón Bolívar” (Colombian House of Representatives, October 2, 2024) and the Gran Cruz con Placa de Oro” (Colombian Congress, October 16, 2024). Read More
Nobel Sustainability Trust Bestows Sustainability Awards upon our Co-Founder Mathis Wackernagel
The Nobel Sustainability Trust just announced the winners of this year’s Sustainability Awards. One of the three awards will be given to Global Footprint Network co-founder Dr. Mathis Wackernagel, recognizing his leadership in implementing sustainability measures. As co-originator of the... Read More
The Biocapacity Blind Spot in National Security Strategies
By Abigail Robinson and Mathis Wackernagel First published on Medium Climate change is not the problem. The future has never been more predictable. This is not a statement that national security experts often make, but in this case it’s... Read More
Companies' value creation in times of overshoot
In just seven months, humanity consumes as much from nature as Earth can regenerate in a year. Earth Overshoot Day marks when humanity’s demand for ecological resources exceeds what Earth can renew in that year. Despite global efforts to mitigate... Read More
Earth Overshoot Day 2024 approaching
This year’s Earth Overshoot Day falls on August 1st: Humanity will have used nature’s resource budget for the entire year, according to our calculations, building on the National Footprint and Biocapacity Accounts, now maintained by York University under the governance... Read MoreFondazione Geoknowledge
Fondazione Geoknowledge honored Mathis Wackernagel with the “Premio Mondo d’Oro” in Rome, Italy, on May 7, 2024. Read MoreTUSKER CLUB: Fostering a Fair Debate on Sustainability
Tusker Club – Your experience making the case for sustainability has led you to work with governments, the private sector, and now civil society. What do you take away from this unique exposure? Steven Tebbe – In many instances, I... Read More