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The Huge (or Tiny) Ecological Footprint of Cannabis
What is the Ecological Footprint of pot? Global Footprint Network tackled that question recently in an analysis of the Ecological Footprint of medical cannabis production in three locations—Colombia, Washington, and Colorado—for PharmaCielo, a Colombian medical cannabis producer headquartered in Canada.... Read More
Earth Overshoot Day: Transforming from the Wild West to the Space Age
The earliest Earth Overshoot Day ever, on August 2, was big news in France this year, making the front page of Le Monde and prompting a 3-minute video from Nicolas Hulot, the French Minister of Ecological Transition. Earth Overshoot Day... Read More
We need a new Footprint Calculator!
Are you one of the two million people who used our Ecological Footprint Calculator last year?If so, you know it’s value and impact. You also know an update of the calculator is overdue. Help us make it even more accessible,... Read More
Guimarães Green Week
Alessandro Galli, Director of Global Footprint Network’s Mediterranean-MENA Program, will speak at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 4, on Portugal’s use of natural resources through the lens of Ecological Footprint accounting. He will be joined by Francisco Ferreira, Presidente, ZERO – Associação Sistema... Read More
Highlights from the Footprint Explorer Launch Celebration
What are the barriers to sustainability for a city, an airport? What could Google Earth possibly still need in its quest to apply data to environmental challenges? What would you like a conversation on data and sustainability to sound like... Read More