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California has the same size Ecological Footprint as France. How do other states and countries compare?
Thanks to a Twitter prod from a friend, we created this map above comparing the Ecological Footprints of the US states with those of seven countries. (No, the Tweet was not from the most infamous Tweeter in the US today.... Read More
North Rhine-Westphalia releases Ecological Footprint analysis
If the global population lived like citizens of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), we would need 3.3 Earths, according to a report presented by the German state’s environmental minister in a press conference in Düsseldorf in December. The Ecological Footprint was the... Read More
Achtung, Liebe Schweiz!
The carbon concentration in the atmosphere is rising fast; the Paris Climate Agreement requires us to leave the fossil fuel economy well before 2050; and Earth Overshoot Day is already in early August. Could it be that climate change and... Read More
Switzerland
Updated May 2022 In December 2006, Switzerland became the first country to work with Global Footprint Network to examine and understand its Ecological Footprint and biocapacity results. Since then, more than a dozen other countries have followed suit. The Swiss... Read More
New Report: Russia sees decline in ecological reserve since 2009
Russia is among a minority of countries with more natural resources than its population consumes. However, since 2009, that “ecological reserve” has declined 16 percent, indicating the start of a troubling trend. Those are among the findings of a new report,... Read More
Building global trust for a future that works for all
It is an understatement to say that everybody, in Europe, the US, Asia, Africa, the Americas, and possibly in Antarctica was surprised today. All life depends on healthy ecosystems. Depleting the natural capital that supports us hurts everybody: Republicans and... Read More
Guiding sustainability in Montenegro
In the wake of last month’s elections in Montenegro, we are confident the new government will maintain its commitment to the 3.5-year-long process of revising the country’s National Strategy for Sustainable Development (NSSD), which, through many consultations with diverse stakeholders,... Read MoreKABC Los Angeles: Living Planet Report
Vertebrae species are suffering big declines in numbers, according to the latest bi-annual Living Planet Report. “The smaller the populations get, the higher the likelihood that you have species extinction,” says Mathis Wackernagel, CEO of Global Footprint. Read More