Photo Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration By Prof. Pat Hanscom, Mathis Wackernagel, Ph.D., David Lin, Ph.D., and Jenya Kirsch-Posner The devastating fires of the Black Summer of 2019-2020 have turned Australia’s biocapacity reserve into a deficit, according to...
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Watch the event recording On 22nd August, the world marks Earth Overshoot Day – the day when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that period. Over 80 countries marked...
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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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L’impronta ecologica ai tempi del Covid-19. Misurare gli effetti e valutare le strategie per il “dopo” È arrivato prima che ogni ipotesi di “Green Deal” iniziasse a produrre risultati concreti. E lo ha fatto: il rallentamento delle attività umane dovuto...
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The global Pachamama Alliance community came together with Co-founders Lynne and Bill Twist and Dr. Mathis Wackernagel on June 1, 2020, as part of the Resilience and Possibility in These Times conversation series looking at how humanity can come out of the pandemic...
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Dear friends of Global Footprint Network, As an organization, we work to build a world where all thrive within the means of nature. Central to that vision is the idea that all thrive. Without question, racism, exclusion, and oppression are incompatible with...
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OAKLAND, CA, USA — JUNE 5, 2020 — Earth Overshoot Day 2020 lands on August 22, more than three weeks later than in 2019, according to Global Footprint Network. The date reflects the 9.3% reduction of humanity’s Ecological Footprint from January...
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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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