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Agrocampus Ouest is an academic and research institution whose main activities include training agricultural or agrobusiness engineers, research in agricultural and life sciences and continuing education for agricultural high school staff.

The Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society (BRASS) exists to understand and promote the vital issues of sustainability, accountability and social responsibility through research into key business relationships.

British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is a public post-secondary academic institution that operates five campuses and 13 satellite offices across the Province of British Columbia. The School of Construction and Environment is one of six schools that comprise BCIT and is concerned with the natural environment, the built environment, and the relationship between them. The school, in collaboration with BCIT Facilities Management, has estimated the ecological footprint of the institute's largest campus. BCIT's aim is to expand the pilot footprint project from one campus to the entire institute and to use the Ecological Footprint as a performance measure to assess BCIT’s progress towards achieving ecological sustainability.

The Charles University Environment Center, CUEC, is part of the Charles University of Prague and was founded in 1992. It conducts environmental research and provides environmental expertise and information for the students and staff of the University as well as for the general public. CUEC collaborates with parliamentary bodies, state administration, non-government organizations and many academic and research institutions both locally and abroad. CUEC consists of the three units: sustainable development indicators, environmental economics, and education and information for sustainable development.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center integrates high-quality patient care, advanced medical education, and translational research to provide a full spectrum of health care. They are renowned among hospitals for their environmental stewardship programs.

École Nationale Supérieur des Mines de Saint-Étienne is one of the French "Grandes Ecoles" dedicated to training highly qualified engineers and to carrying out research to meet the needs of industry. Its mission is to support the development of its students and of companies through a range of courses and fields of research, from the initial training of generalist engineers "ingénieurs civils des mines", to PhD teaching; from material sciences to micro-electronics via process engineering, the environment, civil engineering, computer science and health engineering.

Gujarat Institute of Development Research is a premier organization in the field of social science research in India. It is an autonomous non-profit organization which strives to advance the frontier of knowledge, and contribute to increased welfare of the people locally, nationally, and globally. Natural resource management, sustainable development and sustainable agriculture are among the core areas of research.

The Institute of Social Ecology in Vienna is part of the Faculty for Interdisciplinary Studies at Klagenfurt University. The Institute brings together natural and social scientists from several disciplines. The Institute draws from quite differing scientific traditions - biology, sociology, economics, technical sciences, history, geography and cultural anthropology - and offer a coherent perspective on the society-nature relationship.

The NHTV Centre of Sustainable Tourism and Transport (CSTT) conducts research on sustainable development and provides information and education in this area. It was founded in 2003 and is responsible for educational programs and dedicated courses on sustainable eco-tourism for tour operators and professionals in tourism. The institute consists of the professorates Sustainable Tourism, Sustainable Tourism Transport and Peoples Logistics. At the CSTT, specialists work in several areas, including the environmental impact of tourism on the environment, climate change, nature and ecosystems, (local) economic development, poverty, tourism transport (including travel by air and by train) and the tourists themselves and their behavior.

The Centre for Environmental Management (CEM), based in South Africa, is working to build Environmental Management through formal and informal training and advisory services. The CEM is attached to the School for Environmental Sciences and Development at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North West University, in Potchefstroom, South Africa.

The Pontifical Catholic University of Peru – PUCP - offers superior education, promotes research and endorses its projection towards the local community aiming to contribute with the national development of Peru.
The Dirección Académica de Responsabilidad Social – DARS, is the university office specialized in providing external services related to social responsibility to other institutions, counting for this purpose with a group of professionals and technical personnel of vast experience.

The Center for Cooperation in Sustainable Development and Environmental Management at St. Petersburg State University is home to the primary Ecological Footprint research in Russia.

SERI is a pan-European think-tank exploring sustainable development options for European societies.

Leads the development of pedagogical systems that inspire young people's thinking about the environment.

University of Siena’s Ecodynamics Group has a long history of analyzing environmental sustainability. Based on thermodynamics, researchers study ecological, territorial, and productive systems using several methodologies including energy evaluation, Ecological Footprint, energy analysis, and greenhouse gases inventory. With Global Footprint Network, University of Siena co-hosted Footprint Forum 2006, the first-ever Ecological Footprint Conference.

Alberfield Pty Ltd is dedicated to assisting companies and organizations in reducing energy consumption and minimizing greenhouse gas and other environmental emissions. We provide services in Energy and Greenhouse Gas auditing, Environmental Management Plans, Life Cycle Assessment, assistance with government reporting, and environmental education services. We have previously assisted government and business to improve their environmental performance in the following sectors: mining, water and waste water, petrochemicals, healthcare, tertiary education institutions and transport.

Ambiente Italia is an Italian research and consulting institute working in the field of environmental and territorial planning and analysis. Ambiente Italia works to assess and report on local environmental impact and suggest methods of advancing local sustainability. They help with energy planning and saving, promoting renewable resources, planning and managing natural resource use and waste disposal and encouraging sustainable tourism.

Established in 1997, Best Foot Forward (BFF), based in Oxford, UK, has successfully completed over 1000 footprint analyses helping more than 100 organisations to measure, manage, communicate and reduce their environmental impact. Whether you are interested in standards compliance, strategy development, or measuring the footprint of products, services or events, BFF can provide the metrics you need.

Carbon Decisions specializes in carbon auditing and Ecological Footprinting. They provide a tailored service and tools for businesses and organizations to measure, manage and ultimately reduce their carbon emissions.

CESTRAS, Centro de Estudos e Estrategias para a Sustentabilidade, is a Portuguese non-profit NGO dedicated to the execution and promotion of studies and to the definition of strategies that assist public entities, companies and citizens to engage in sustainable development. Members of CESTRAS compose a multidisciplinary team that concentrates competences in different research fields related to environmental issues.

DANDELION Environmental Consulting and Service Ltd., based in Budapest, Hunagry, helps leaders meet the requirements for environmental protection regulations. Their environmental services include conditions evaluation, impact assessment, protection supervision, preparation of waste management and waste transportation related documents, environment-related legal counseling and authority permit processes.

EcoMark is an environmental consulting company offering a wide range of services including environmental assessments, environmental engineering, application assistance and environmental systems development. EcoMark works with clients in the land development, oil & gas and government sectors.

EcoRes is a consulting firm specializing in the application of sustainable development to organizations and territories, following an ecosystemic approach. EcoRes assists companies, associations and public institutions in the design and implementation of sustainable policies as well as responsible and sustainable management practices.

EcosSistemas Sustainable Solutions works with companies, the public sector and individuals, advising them on getting to a sustainable pathway and beyond through a wide range of tools and methodologies.

EcoSTEPS is a multi-disciplinary consultancy providing specialized services to people in organizations seeking to operate and interact in ways that contribute to a sustainable world. EcoSTEPS uses the Ecological Footprint concept to aid in sustainability training and education.

Libelula (or Dragonfly in English) is a consultancy company based in Peru specialized on climate change that seeks to make a difference offering advice to various types of organizations on environmental, social and development issues, with the aim of improving their competitiveness in the marketplace by reducing their impact on the environment and society at large. Libelula has several years of experience at the local, national and international level regarding climate change issues and offer various services including: Ecological Footprint Inventory of emissions; Sustainability reports; Environmental assessments; Corporate environmental and social responsibility programs and Communication and Image Strategy. Libelula works closely with the actors capable of making changes, to develop an environmental awareness towards building sustainable policies at every level.

Natural Logic delivers strategic sustainability consulting to companies and communities, with integrated, results-focused programs that build profit and competitive advantage while reducing your organization's Ecological Footprint, waste and risk.

As the first E-Waste recycler in Latin America, RECYCLA Chile focuses on E-Waste Recycling, Zero Waste Management and Environmental Consulting. RECYCLA Chile's mission is to create social and environmental value through integral services that provide personalized solutions for clients.

Skipso is the first Open Innovation platform and B2B marketplace entirely focused on Cleantech and sustainability. By leveraging the power of the Internet (Social Media, Crowd Sourcing) Skipso accelerates the next wave of Cleantech innovation.

Bank Sarasin & Co. Ltd. is one of Switzerland’s leading private banking institutions with a presence in Europe, the Near East and the Far East. The bank is a pioneer and leader of sustainable investment in continental Europe. Sustainable investment, based on environmental and social equity and bond analysis conducted in-house, is the fastest-growing business unit in the bank. National Ecological Footprint data are a valuable reference for the bank’s in-house sustainability research process.

Novatlantis is a Swiss organization that researches and implements urban sustainable technologies. The Novatlantis building forum offers building owners interested in sustainable construction, investors in and managers of real estate investments as well as planners and general contractors a platform for an exchange of experience. The network is aimed at sensitizing the target groups to a sustainable society.

Pictet Asset Management (PAM) is the institutional asset management division of Pictet & Cie, a Swiss private bank founded in 1805. PAM has 11 centers around the world. They manage a full spectrum of active equity and fixed income products. They began developing broadly diversified sustainable investment products in 1997. They manage products with strong sustainable themes, including a Clean Energy fund and Water fund

Portfolio 21 invests in companies designing ecologically superior products, using renewable energy, and developing efficient production methods. Portfolio 21 companies seek to prosper in the 21st Century by recognizing environmental sustainability as a fundamental human challenge and a tremendous business opportunity.

GPT’s business is focussed on the ownership, management and development of Australian real estate.

The Group’s operations, which are largely located in Australia and include operations in the US, the UK and Europe, include:

* Property ownership, through the Group’s large, quality investment portfolio located in Australia and the US and co-investment in the Group's managed funds;
* Funds management, in Europe and Australia;
* Development of quality assets, both on GPT’s balance sheet and on behalf of the Group’s Australian wholesale funds.

Other real estate investments include a 50% interest in a joint venture with global investment and advisory firm Babcock & Brown, which owns $6.5 billion in European and US property assets.

The Abu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative (AGEDI) is dedicated to enhancing decision-making and policy recommendation through minimizing environmental data gaps by supporting and collaborating with national, regional and international partners and stakeholders.

Calgary, in Alberta, Canada, is a city of one million residents situated approximately 70 km east of the Rocky Mountains. Due to rapid economic and population growth and increasing pressures on the environment, the Mayor and Council of the City of Calgary are utilizing the Ecological Footprint to engage the community and City government in advancing the goals of their 100 year sustainability vision – imagineCalgary.

The City of Vancouver is currently working on ways in which they can reduce the Footprint of their communities, one of which is through the EcoDensity program. EcoDensity is an acknowledgement that high quality and strategically located density can make Vancouver more sustainable, livable and affordable. The right kind of quality density in the right places can help address climate change as well as lower our Ecological Footprint. In addition to EcoDenisty, the City is working on numerous programs and initiatives to lower Vancouver's Footprint.

The Queensland Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a Queensland State Government department in Australia with the role of managing climate change and protecting the environment. The EPA recognises the importance of building sustainable communities to address the significant environmental challenges we face. The mission of the EPA is to provide environmentally sustainable solutions for Queensland’s future through leadership in: Conserving Queensland’s landscapes; Enabling sustainable development; Improving business and industry’s environmental performance; and
Building community knowledge and participation.

EPA Victoria is an independent State based statutory agency charged with protection of the Victorian environment. EPA and Global Footprint Network launched the personal calculator for Australia in March 2008.

The Finnish Ministry of the Environment (MoE) is responsible for ensuring that the environmental perspective is given proper consideration in international cooperation and society, and at all levels of government.

Hawai’i County Resource Center , works to facilitate the sustainability of Hawai`i Island Communities through community-based collaboration and capacity building services. The center seeks to develop networks, provide access, and help connect local communities and government agencies through the resource center, so that the residents of Hawai’i Island have the information, choice, and control to become more self-reliant and resilient.

The Center serves; community based organizations, government agencies and local residents by community and government capacity building services and functions, and successfully supporting, implementing and measuring island wide initiatives.

The international Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development in South Africa promotes partnerships between sub-national governments, with other levels of governance and stakeholders. nrg4SD was formed at the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development by a group of regions committed to policies of sustainable development. Together they strive to bring the voices of regional governments around the world into the discourse of national governments and international organizations.

The role of the Welsh Assembly Government is to exercise functions devolved to it in order to: make decisions on matters which affect people’s daily lives; develop and implement policy; make subordinate legislation (eg regulations and statutory guidance) and propose Assembly Measures (Welsh laws). Wales has been a leader in implementing Ecological Footprint policy and Rhodri Morgan, First Minister and Leader of Labour in the Welsh National Assembly, serves on the Global Footprint Network advisory council.

Zero Waste SA is a South Australian government department which was established to promote waste management practices that as far as possible eliminate waste or its consignment to landfill, and advance the development of resource recovery and recycling. Zero Wastes' vision is to one day achieve zero discharge, zero material waste, and zero atmospheric damage.

AASHE is a membership-based association of colleges and universities working to advance sustainability in higher education in the U.S. and Canada. Its mission is to promote sustainability in all sectors of higher education - from governance and operations to curriculum and outreach - through education, communication, research and professional development. Businesses, NGO's, and government agencies can participate as AASHE partner members.

Agenda21 Action Council for Gyeonggi-do, GGAG21 is one of Korea’s leading Local Agenda21 Action Council based in Gyeonggi-do province, the biggest one and consists of 21 cities and counties with 13 million populations, Korea. GGAG21 is working as a hub for local sustainability in partnership with NGOs, researchers, council members, Gyeonggi-do Provincial government and local agenda21 network in Korea. GGAG21 is working in the fields of enhancing people’s participation, civil monitoring on various sustainable issues, supporting and fostering networks with both environmental educators and NGOs to develop sustainable development education materials, introducing and implementing sustainability management tools and programs. GGAG21 works to influence local government to be more environmentally sustainable and sound, as well as to actively participate and collaborate with citizens.

Agir21 is an NGO based in Geneva, Switzerland. It aims to develop and implement tools for individuals and communities to assess their ecological and carbon Footprint. Agir21 for 10 years has managed the most popular French personal Footprint calculator and has developed educational materials and organized workshops for teachers to accompany the calculator. Today, Agir21 wishes to diversify its activities and work as a consultancy for measuring sustainability at the sub national level with the Ecological and carbon Footprints. Its main partners are local governments in Switzerland.

BioRegional Development Group is an entrepreneurial, independent environmental organization. We develop award winning, commercially viable products and services which meet more of our everyday needs from local renewable and waste resources to help enable One Planet living – living within our fair share of the Earth’s resources. BioRegional is demonstrating that it is possible to significantly reduce our Ecological Footprint in areas such as wood products, paper, textiles, food, transport and housing to a sustainable level and maintain a high quality of life.

Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE) advocates a scientifically sound position on economic growth. The mission of CASSE is to advance the steady state economy, with stabilized population and consumption, as a policy goal with widespread public support. They work to educate citizens, organizations, and policy makers on the conflict between economic growth and (1) environmental protection, (2) ecological and economic sustainability, and (3) national security and international stability; promote the steady state economy as a desirable alternative to economic growth; study the means to establish a steady state economy.

Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF) provides consulting services, professional development and educational programs. CELF programs use sustainability as an integrating context for teaching and learning, decision-making, civic engagement, community partnerships, and campus practices. Using sustainability as a lens to transform curriculum, school operations, the physical surroundings, and school - community activities fosters the creation of responsible citizens.

CELF’s goal is to make sustainability education an integral and ongoing part of every child’s K-12 learning experience. They take a 360-degree approach to integrating sustainability into education, engaging students, teachers and administrators, parents, communities and businesses.CELF’s goal is to make sustainability education an integral and ongoing part of every child’s K-12 learning experience.

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the growth of industry in India, partnering industry and government alike through advisory and consultative processes.

Located in the Netherlands, De Kleine Aarde (The Small Earth) is a center for sustainable lifestyles and aims to inspire and demonstrate sustainable lifestyle innovations as alternatives in daily life.

The Eco Norfolk Foundation works with the people of Norfolk Island, in the South Pacific, to preserve the environmental and cultural heritage of the island. The island suffers from government sanctioned burning of toxic materials and waste dumped into the sea. The Ecological Footprint has been endorsed as an excellent tool by the Norfolk Island Administrations Environmental Officer, and Eco Norfolk Foundation is currently urging the local school to accept the Ecological Footprint as a tool to aid in shrinking the waste stream.

Ecolife is a Flemish environmental NGO that develops and implements models and campaigns to induce behavioral change towards more sustainable lifestyles for a variety of groups.

Ecological Footprint Japan is a non-profit and non-governmental organization specializing in promoting research and applications of the Ecological Footprint concept in Japan and Asia.

Founded by the organizers of the first Earth Day in 1970, Earth Day Network (EDN) promotes environmental citizenship and year round progressive action worldwide. Their mission is to broaden the environmental movement worldwide and to educate, by calculation of their Ecological Footprint through the personal calculator, and mobilize people, governments, and corporations to take responsibility for a clean and healthy environment.

The Emirates Environmental Group is a non-government organization devoted to protecting the environment through education, action programs and community involvement. It is the first environmental NGO in the world to be ISO14001 certified and the only organization of its kind in the UAE with accredited status to the UNCCD and UNEP.

Emirates Wildlife Society (EWS) is a national environmental NGO that works with people and institutions within the UAE and the region to conserve biodiversity and promote sustainable living through education and conservation initiatives. To achieve its goals, EWS works in association with one of the world’s largest and most experienced independent conservation organizations – WWF.

Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza (FAN) is a non-government, non-profit organization, with 20 years of work experience. Its mission is to create opportunities and innovation for biodiversity conservation in Bolivia, based on their objectives, which comprise: (i) contribute to the management of Bolivian representative and functional ecosystems, building up environmental, social, economic and political-legal sustainability; (ii) provide scientific foundations and tools, so that the different actors improve biodiversity conservation management; and (iii) guarantee the quality of in-house management and improve external relations in order to achieve the institutional sustainability.

FFGS is a not-for-profit 'think & do tank' with the mission to contribute tangibly to sustainable global development through focused research partnerships and tangible project initiatives.

Global Green USA is a national environmental organization that addresses global climate change by creating green buildings and cities, working to eliminate weapons of mass destruction, and providing clean safe drinking water for the 2.4 billion people who lack access to clean water.

ICLEI—Local Governments for Sustainability is an international association of local governments and national and regional local government organizations that have made a commitment to sustainable development.

The Institute of Political Ecology is an NGO based in Santiago, Chile, that works toward sustainability and environmental justice through education, research, and policy development. By means of strategic alliances with governments and organizations, the institute strives to influence public policy and protect the human right to live in a healthy environment. The Institute of Political Ecology aims to redefine development in Chile to include attention to resource consumption, which has been largely overlooked over the passed several decades of economic growth in Chile.

The Istituto Ricerche Economico Sociali of Piemonte ( Italy) is a research institute that depends on the Regional Administration. Part of the work of research regards the local sustainable development and the environment.

KÖVET Association for Sustainable Economies is an NGO promoting sustainable development solutions primarily in the business sector. KÖVET is the Hungarian member organization of INEM (International Network for Environmental Management) and CSR Europe, through which it is linked to international sustainable business initiatives and projects. KÖVET provides trainings, demonstration projects and guidebooks, conducts public events and media outreach, and provides ongoing information exchange and expert advice.

LEAD is an international non-profit organization with a fast growing network of 1600 leaders in more than 80 countries, and a shared mission is to inspire leadership for a sustainable world. LEAD searches worldwide for outstanding people, and helps them develop their leadership potential through innovative training programs and works with them to mobilize others to make a real difference to the future of this planet.

Nature Humaine is an NGO created in 2007, based in Paris, France, that explores and acts on the human factors underlying ecological crisis: cultural representations, psychological factors, sociological patterns, spiritual backgrounds. It pushes personal and collective initiatives based on the integration of these factors, in order to reduce the Ecological Footprint of humanity on the planet.

Nef is an independent think-and-do tank, based in the UK, which inspires and demonstrates real economic well-being by promoting innovative solutions that challenge mainstream thinking on economic, environment, and social issues. They are also involved in creating new ways of measuring progress towards increased well-being and environmental sustainability.

OeKU is a Swiss environmental NGO, specialized in working with Christian communities in Switzerland, encouraging parishes and individuals towards a more sustainable lifestyle.

One Earth Initiative is a non-profit research and advocacy group that seeks to transform unsustainable consumption and production patterns locally, nationally and internationally. They champion a democratic, socially just and ecologically sustainable world in which all citizens can meet their basic needs, enjoying a healthy and rewarding life.

The Optimum Population Trust is the leading think tank and campaigning charity in the UK and Europe concerned with the impact of population growth on the environment. OPT research covers population in relation to climate change, energy, ecological resources, biodiversity, development impacts, ageing and employment and other environmental and economic issues. It campaigns for stabilisation and gradual population decrease globally, in the EU and in the UK.

The Planet2025 Network is a non-profit organization with a mission to mobilize new and additional sources of sustained financing for long term investment in the globe's life-supporting ecosystems through education, outreach, cooperation, and its lifestyle initiatives.

Plattform Footprint is an alliance of leading environmental and fair-trade NGOs in Austria, including Greenpeace, WWF, GLOBAL 2000, Klimabündnis, Südwind-Agentur, Agenda X, ESD, Vegane Gesellschaft, SERI and many more. The Plattform promotes the Ecological Footprint concept with educational materials and campaigns to establish the Ecological Footprint as a key parameter for sustainability in politics and economics.

Rete Lilliput is a network of people, organizations and other networks working to change the economic laws that rule the current international trade. Rete Lilliput works to change humans’ life styles and actions by proposing a new way to manage the natural environment and natural resources (such as water, energy and matter). This new way of management is based on the understanding of the Earth’s ecological limits and the reduction of humanity’s Ecological Footprint, while ensuring, at the same time, the international principles of equity and solidarity.

Sustainable Earth Initiative (SEI) is an Oakland-based nonprofit dedicated to promoting sustainable practices. Currently they are working on Environmental Management System (EMS) development, Sustainability workshops, and Green Fleets research. Sustainable Earth Initiative is also one of eleven Local Resource Centers designated by the U.S. EPA to provide EMS implementation services to public sector organizations.

The Sustainable Scale Project is an NGO which provides educational resources to assist government decision makers, civil society organizations and students to understand the implications of the sustainable scale concept and how to integrate attractive solutions into relevant policy decisions.

The Web of Hope is a registered U.K. charity specialising in environmental education, using a database of proven role models as the inspiration for a variety of educational projects, campaigns and consultancy services, all of which offer sustainable lifestyle solutions to individuals, communities and businesses. They currently specialise in two areas: Footprinting events and festivals; and providing Footprint advice to property developments.

Together is a solutions-based, global consumer-engagement campaign that unites a powerful combination of brands, cities and NGO's in an unprecedented effort to help millions of people tackle the most pressing issue of our time: climate change. Together partners are committed to delivering and promoting simple, easy ways to save energy, save money and save the planet. Together is in the UK, US and Australia and is endorsed by former Prime Minister Tony Blair, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Together is an initiative of The Climate Group.

The Utah Population and Environmental Coalitions is an educational and research organization dedicated to further understanding and cooperation regarding environmental and population issues. The organization works to promote the concepts of sustainability for individuals, organizations, and communities primarily in Utah. There study, Utah Vital Signs, focused on the consumption of the human population within the political boundaries of the state of Utah. The state of Utah was the first state in the USA to calculate the Ecological Footprint.

The mission of the Water Footprint Network is to promote the transition towards sustainable, fair and efficient use of fresh water resources worldwide by:

Advancing the concept of the ‘water footprint’, a spatially and temporally explicit indicator of direct and indirect water use of consumers and producers; increasing the water footprint awareness of communities, government bodies and businesses and their understanding of how consumption of goods and services and production chains relate to water use and impacts on fresh-water systems; and encouraging forms of water governance that reduce the negative ecological and social impacts of the water footprints of communities, countries and businesses.

WWF Japan was established in Tokyo in 1971. It grapples with various national and international issues that Japan is involved - conservation of Nansei Shoto Archipelago (including the coral reef in Shiraho in Ishigaki Island) and tidal flats in many places, promotion of forestry certification scheme and environmental education, prevention of global warming through promotion of natural energy and policy advocacy on the cities.

WWF (also know as World Wide Fund for Nature) is one of the largest and most experienced independent conservation organizations, with almost 5 million supporters worldwide. A global organization covering over 90 countries, their ultimate goal is to build a future where people live in harmony with nature.