Ecobytes: Beef and Brazil’s declining biocapacity
This blog post is part of the Ecobytes series, where we explore interesting topics from Ecological Footprint and biocapacity data conducted and authored by our wonderful interns. This week, Camille Kawawa-Beaudan dives into data on Brazilian beef. Camille, a recent... Read More
City Footprinting in Portugal is featured at Eurocities Environment Forum 2021
How can we downscale one-planet thinking to the city level? How can planetary boundaries act as a supplement to local level planning? What does ‘living within the means of our planet’ mean for urban planning? Those are questions which Dr.... Read More
Ecobytes: What can data tell us about the world’s natural resource producers and consumers?
By David Lin, Ph.D., Chief Science Officer, Global Footprint Network This is part of the Ecobytes series where we explore interesting topics from Ecological Footprint and biocapacity data. Future installments will cover a wide range of topics. This first blog,... Read MoreGREENREPORT: Oggi è l’Overshoot day italiano: ecco perché il nostro debito col pianeta continua a peggiorare
Qual è il significato dell’Overshoot day, e come viene calcolata la sua cadenza annuale? «L’Earth Overshoot day, o in italiano il giorno del sovrasfruttamento della Terra, viene calcolato a partire dai dati dell’impronta ecologica e della biocapacità delle nazioni del... Read More
Forget about Climate Commitments…
By Mathis Wackernagel, Global Footprint Network In the third installment of our ongoing series “Three Decades & Counting: Insights from successes and failures in 30+ years of communicating about sustainability,” Mathis Wackernagel discusses the importance of making human wellbeing and... Read MoreDAILY FT: Natural resource security is key for development success in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, currently, we have a precious window of opportunity to choose an economic path that is either sustainable or one that deviates us from true success. Sustainable development in simple terms means socio-economic development for all within the possibilities... Read More
From "free-riding" to having "skin in the game"
by Mathis Wackernagel, Co-Founder and President In the second installment of our ongoing series “Three Decades & Counting: Insights from successes and failures in 30+ years of communicating about sustainability,” Mathis Wackernagel explores the perceptions and misperceptions of climate action... Read More