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30 September 2024

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 it’s... Read More

6 March 2020

Le Jour du Dérèglement nous met-t-il sur la bonne piste ?

par Mathis Wackernagel, fondateur et President, Global Footprint Network Mathis Wackernagel Les Français ont désormais l’habitude. Chaque année à une date précise, les habitants de la planète sont informés qu’ils ont dépassé le budget écologique pour l’année. C’est le Jour... Read More

15 January 2020

Top 6 Highlights for 2019 feature active engagements with local governments, businesses, academia, general public

We look back at 2019 with gratitude for what was accomplished and greet 2020 with a heightened urge to amplify the impact through the new decade. Here are some highlights from our work this past year: The 14th Earth Overshoot... Read More

21 November 2019

America chose the path to self-destruction. What about the rest of us?

by Mathis Wackernagel, President and founder of Global Footprint Network This article was originally published by GreenBiz on November 7, 2019. The United States is pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement. This sets a destructive example. It is especially... Read More

4 September 2019

How can we make the need for resource security more obvious to diverse audiences? asks Mathis Wackernagel

Mathis Wackernagel, founder and president of Global Footprint Network Why did you write “Ecological Footprint: Managing Our Biocapacity Budget” now? Bill Rees and I wrote our first Ecological Footprint book in 1995 at a time when our resource-use estimates were... Read More

22 July 2019

Earth Overshoot Day is just one day in the year. Biocapacity feeds us every day.

Earth Overshoot Day is not just one special day of the year. It is an effort to celebrate biocapacity — our planet’s biological power to regenerate life. This primary productivity of nature is the source for all life, including human... Read More

6 May 2019

Guimarães, Portuguese municipalities launch their city Footprint Calculators

By Armando Alves Portugal’s Cities Footprint project, now in its second year, launched the first city Footprint Calculator in Guimarães today. Residents can use it to assess their household’s use of natural resources and compare it with the city average.... Read More

7 July 2016

Center for Mediterranean Integration: Why Mediterranean Cities Need to Become Resource Efficient

Mediterranean countries are among those standing on the frontline of climate change. Environmental and economic risks such as sea-level rise and drought are sure to compound the ecological deficit that the Mediterranean region is already experiencing. Read More

5 July 2016

Can China transform into an ecological civilization?

Creating an economy that operates in harmony with nature is the centerpiece of China President Xi Jinpig’s vision of transforming the country into an ecological civilization. Can China become such a civilization? To find out, we engaged with the Province... Read More

10 May 2016

Global Footprint Network: Constraints Rule a Finite Planet

Every day, more people share this planet. At the same time, people’s expectations for comfort and better lives are rising. Both trends lead to a growing global demand for natural resources and services. Read More

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