I love GAIA, this unique journal, powered by committed people. The world needs it to fill one of the most significant knowledge gaps of humanity: actionable understanding of what it takes to thrive within the means of our planet. The...
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In many ways, humanity’s relationship with the planet is like a marriage. We need to exist in close harmony with each other and if we constantly try to take more out of the relationship than it can sustain, huge damage...
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C’est une date fatidique, symbole de la pression exercée par les humains sur la planète. Cette année, le « jour du dépassement de la Terre », qui marque le jour où l’humanité a consommé toutes les ressources que les écosystèmes...
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Brauchen wir immer Krisen oder Katastrophen um umzudenken? Mathis Wackernagel gilt als einer der globalen Vordenker im Bereich Nachhaltigkeit, der Schweizer Wissenschaftler erfand den „ökologischen Fußabdruck“ als Maßeinheit für Ressourcenverbrauch. Im OOOM.TV-Interview sagt der Präsident des Global Footprint Network mit...
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Os 11 concelhos da Comunidade Intermunicipal da Região de Aveiro (CIRA) aderiram ao projeto da Pegada Ecológica dos Municípios Portugueses, numa cerimónia realizada nesta segunda-feira no Centro Municipal de Interpretação Ambiental de Aveiro, em que o protocolo de adesão foi...
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The United States is pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement. This sets a destructive example. It is especially destructive for the United States because climate action is not just a noble deed for humanity. It is economically necessary and...
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Ponzi (or pyramid) schemes are scams in which you rob Peter to pay Paul. But no individual has been greater at implementing a Ponzi scheme than Bernie Madoff: his scheme vaporized $65 billion of client money. He relied on a...
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There is only one Earth, but humans are consuming biological resources as if there were more Earths available. Last year, Global Footprint Network marked ‘Earth Overshoot Day’ on 1st August; humanity had used our budget of resources for the year...
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People in Europe are snatching more than their fair share of the world’s resources, a report says today. It says Europeans emit too much carbon, eat too much food, use large amounts of timber and occupy too much built space....
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Der Schweizer Wissenschaftler Mathis Wackernagel erfand den „ökologischen Fußabdruck“ und gilt als einer der globalen Vordenker im Bereich Nachhaltigkeit. Der Präsident des Global Footprint Network geht mit Österreich hart ins Gericht: Der Ausbau des Wiener Flughafens sei ein totaler Rückschritt...
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