This year, Earth Overshoot Day falls on August 2nd. That’s the consequence of humanity demanding 70% more than Earth’s ecosystems are able to regenerate. Food makes up a large part of our Ecological Footprint – feeding humanity currently takes just...
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Acqua, cibo e anche legno o gas. La lista delle risorse naturali è lunghissima e l’umanità le consuma a un ritmo impressionante. Il giorno in cui l’umanità esaurisce le risorse che il Pianeta è in grado di rigenerare nel corso...
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Il 22 aprile 1970, il giorno in cui si è celebrata la prima Giornata della Terra, di pianeta ce ne bastava uno solo. Oggi, a 53 anni di distanza, ne servirebbero quasi due per soddisfare i consumi della popolazione mondiale....
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In 1996, Japan was the first country to officially adopt the Ecological Footprint. Now, Global Footprint Network works with Ecological Footprint Japan to serve Japan’s cities, businesses, regional governments, national ministries, research organizations, and NGOs. Jump to: Government Engagement ...
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Tomorrow, April 21st 2023, marks Ireland’s Country Overshoot Day. To explain what that means and Earth Overshoot Day, Dr. Alessandro Galli, Senior Scientist and Director of the Mediterranean-MENA Program with the Global Footprint Network chats with Susanne Rogers about how this date...
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The concept of Earth Overshoot Day is featured in author, illustrator, and designer of several critically acclaimed children’s books Carme Lemniscates’ latest book Listen to the Earth. Fun children’s activities based on the book, including a coloring page and puzzles, are...
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Prof. Peter Victor, our colleague from York University, has authored a book about the 21st century’s most debilitating disease: global overshoot. His book reveals the symptoms of persistent overshoot, delivers many options for addressing the problem, and assures us that...
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By Dr. Mathis Wackernagel, Dr. Anita Frehner, Dr. Lucas Grob, Dr. Adrian Müller, Dr. David Lin Global Footprint Network, FiBL, & Swiss Food Research [sw_button url=”#deutsche” color=”secondary” target=”_self”]DEUTSCHE VERSION UNTEN[/sw_button] This piece provides background to Swiss Deficit Day, or the...
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On 16 February 2023 in Brussels and online, the Sustainable Development Observatory (SDO) of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will host a hybrid public event to assess the extent of the EU’s current ecological overshoot. It will look into proposals from organised...
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The World Economic Forum convened its 53rd Annual Meeting in January to reaffirm the value and imperative of dialogue and public-private cooperation, not only to navigate the current cascading crises but, more importantly, to drive tangible, system-positive change for the...
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