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This romantic song Cole Porter wrote in 1953 stands in sharp contrast to the current U.S. administrationās decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. This decision reflects the administration’s view that the potential “disease” of climate change is less... Read More
Nobel Sustainability Award Ceremony
Global Footprint Network co-founder Dr. Mathis WackernagelĀ received this year’s Sustainability Award at the Nobel Sustainability Trust‘s 2024 Summit at the University of California, Berkeley. You can see more about the ceremony here. He was recognizedĀ for his leadership in implementing sustainability... Read MoreNobel Sustainability Trust
The Ā Nobel Sustainability Trust presented its 2024 “Sustainability Award for leadership in implementation” to Mathis Wackernagel on November 20, 2024.Ā TheĀ LaudatioĀ elaborates on their selection. Details of theĀ celebrationĀ are providedĀ here. Read More
What would it take to halt biodiversity loss?
On the tail of the recent biodiversity conference, COP16 in CalĆ, Colombia, Global Footprint Network and European Topic Center on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (ETC BE) are excited to announce their new publication āExploring the societal factors enabling to halt... Read More
Colombian Parliament Honors Mathis Wackernagel
On October 23, 2024, in the context of COP16, the UN biodiversity conference held in CalĆ, Colombia, Mathis Wackernagel was honored by the Colombian Congress with the “Gran Cruz con Placa de Oro” on recommendation of the honorable representativeĀ Julia Miranda.... Read MoreColombian Parliament honors Dr. Mathis Wackernagel
The parliament of Colombia honored Mathis Wackernagel with the “Orden de la Democracia SimĆ³n BolĆvar” (Colombian House of Representatives, October 2, 2024) and the Gran Cruz con Placa de Oro” (Colombian Congress, October 16, 2024).Ā Ā 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 itās... Read More