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The Daily Herald: Country running at ‘ecological deficit’

COLE BAY―A lack of local food production, unrestricted and uninspected development, insufficient use of renewable energy, solid waste issues, no terrestrial conservation areas, and ineffective public transport have resulted in St. Maarten running at an ecological deficit,”says environmental agency St.... Read More

Has humanity’s Ecological Footprint reached its peak?

Humanity’s total Ecological Footprint—a measure of global demand for natural resources—remained virtually constant in 2014 compared to 2013, according to new data released by Global Footprint Network today at an event at Oxford University. In another positive sign, the global... Read More

El Nuevo Siglo: Un planeta sediento

A mediados de año pasado la prestigiosa organización no gubernamental Global Footprint Network reveló un curioso indicador: el 2 de agosto de 2017 la humanidad ya habría consumido la totalidad de recursos que el planeta podía renovar en un año.... Read More

5 Things you didn't know about Ireland

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! With Ireland on our minds, we wanted to share a few Footprint facts about the Emerald Isle. We would need 2.8 planets if everyone in the world used natural resources at the same rate as Ireland.... Read More

7th International Convention of Environmental Laureates

Mathis Wackernagel, Global Footprint Network CEO will be a keynote speaker at the European Environment Foundation’s 7th International Convention of Environmental Laureates. The lecture is open to the public and will be in English. Tickets to lectures: 9 € /... Read More

Save the date:
Webinar on new Footprint data

We’re proud to announce the launch of the National Footprint Accounts 2018 Edition on our Footprint Explorer open data platform on Wednesday, March 28! We would like to invite you to two webinars to learn about our latest Footprint data and... Read More

Save the date:
Webinar on city Footprinting

We’re proud to announce the launch of the National Footprint Accounts 2018 Edition on our Footprint Explorer open data platform on Wednesday, March 28! We would like to invite you to a webinar to learn about our latest Footprint data and... Read More

Medium: Our economy is a degenerative system

Our ecological footprint exceeds the Earth’s capacity to regenerate. A number of useful indicators and frameworks have been developed to measure the ecological impact that humanity and its dominant economic system with its patterns of production, consumption and waste-disposal are... Read More

Data for One Planet Living - Skoll Week Event

Global Footprint Network and Bioregional would like to invite you to an interactive session and expert panel, Data for One Planet Living, at the Oxford Martin School on April 9 at 4 p.m. This event will directly precede the Skoll... Read More