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THE ECONOMIST: Human beings are wreaking havoc on the Earth’s biodiversity
“HUMAN BEINGS have overrun the world.” So laments Sir David Attenborough, a world-famous nonagenarian naturalist, in his new film, “David Attenborough: A Life on our Planet”. The film charts the “devastating changes” that humans have wrought on the planet’s biodiversity.... Read More
7th Portuguese town announces its Footprint results
Portugal’s City Footprinting initiative marked a new milestone yesterday, as the second cohort of municipalities to join the program started publishing the results of their Footprint assessment yesterday. In the city of Barcelos, masked elected officials and researchers from the... Read More
Japan: Two Decades of Ecological Footprinting
Updated April 2023 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... Read MoreEXPRESSO: Mais de 70% dos alimentos que comemos vêm de fora
Comemos em excesso, importamos demasiado e desperdiçamos muito. Tudo isso leva-nos a ultrapassar os limites da capacidade de regeneração dos recursos naturais do território e do mar que nos circunda. Para satisfazer tanta “gula”, importamos 73% dos alimentos, e só... Read More
VIRTUAL EVENT: Daring Cities 2020
The Daring Cities 2020 global virtual forum will run from October 7-28. Daring Cities is a three-week event comprising of high level and visionary speakers, a series of informative workshops and personal networking opportunities in a variety of virtual formats... Read More
WEBINAR: What One-Planet Prosperity offers to architects
Join Global Footprint Network co-founder Mathis Wackernagel for BETA – bienala timişoreană de arhitectură’s webinar “What One-Planet Prosperity offers to architects” on October 19th at 8:00 AM PDT / 3:00 PM UTC. No registration is needed for this event, but... Read More
WEBINAR: MEET Network Learning Tools for Ecotourism Development in Mediterranean Protected Areas
On 28 October at 14:30 CEST, join the MEET Network Learning Tools Webinar to learn about the MEET Network approach to ecotourism development and the tools used to support ecotourism in Mediterranean Protected Areas. Attendees will be introduced to a... Read More
Lessons from the Coronavirus?
“COVID-19 teaches us that we are one biology. Hence our fates are intertwined. You protect everybody, by protecting yourself. The same holds true for climate and sustainability.” Who would have thought that the world would be transformed by a microscopic... Read More