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New research published by Nature Food reveals food is primary driver of the EU-27’s outsized Ecological Footprint
One quarter of food consumed in the EU-27 originates from outside the region, highlighting the vulnerability of the EU’s food system GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – 14 SEPTEMBER – New research coordinated... More ›
Slovenia’s Ministry of Environment, Climate and Energy announce One-Hour Initiative at Earth Overshoot Day launch event
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – AUGUST 1 – Marking a new chapter in environmental stewardship, Slovenia’s Environment Minister Bojan Kumer, recognizes the Ecological Footprint as a pivotal metric. This tool drives environmental action,... More ›
March 13th: A Big Day for the U.S.
At least it’s not Friday the 13th—but on March 13, the U.S. will reach its Overshoot Day for the year 2025. What is this Overshoot Day? If everyone in the... More ›
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Humanity’s escalating ecological overshoot—demanding over 70% more from nature than ecosystems can regenerate—has led to climate disruption, biodiversity loss, and resource depletion, undermining global stability. While climate change understandably dominates... More ›
🎵 I love Paris… 🎵
This romantic song Cole Porter wrote in 1953 stands in sharp contrast to the current U.S. administration’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. This decision reflects the administration’s... More ›Events
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Overshoot is humanity’s second largest risk in the 21st century. This event will explore the options that we have once we accept our context. Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity has exhausted nature’s budget for the year. In 2022, Earth Overshoot Day fell on Thursday 28 July. Human demand on nature can be...
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EVENT: How ecological overshoot is shifting economic rules
Overshoot is humanity’s second largest risk in the 21st century. This event will explore the options that we have once we accept our context. Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity has exhausted nature’s budget for the year. In 2022, Earth Overshoot Day fell on Thursday 28 July. Human demand on nature can be...
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TUSKER 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... More ›FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Wie Unternehmen ihren Fußabdruck verkleinern
Sebastiaan Krol könnte es sich einfach machen. Als Vertreter der Kreislaufwirtschaft hat der Geschäftsführer von Interzero ohnehin einen Nachhaltigkeitsaufkleber auf der Stirn. Sein Unternehmen, das der gebürtige Niederländer seit Anfang... More ›THE ECONOMIST: Humans tip into an ecological overdraft
Wednesday marks Earth Overshoot Day, the day on the calendar on which humans have used more resources than ecosystems can generate for the whole year. From now until January 1st... More ›Videos
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Tools for a Greener Future: Measuring the Environmental Impact of Ecotourism in Protected Areas
Measuring the environmental impact of tourism is essential to understand and address any potential damage to the environment in our... More ›
«3 Fragen zum Klima» | Folge 1: Mathis Wackernagel
Mathis Wackernagel ist ein Schweizer Vordenker im Bereich Nachhaltigkeit. Er ist Präsident der Organisation «Global Footprint Network», einer internationalen Forschungsgruppe... More ›
DIRECTO: Alessandro Galli, protagonista de la nueva Conferencia del ciclo Ciencia y SOS-tenibilidad
El ciclo de conferencias Ciencia y SOS-tenibilidad que inauguramos en 2020 ha permitido conocer algunos de los lideres en activismo... More ›