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Mediterranean Brief Media Coverage
Media coverage from Global Footprint Network’s brief, “How can Mediterranean societies thrive in an era of decreasing resources? “ —released in October 2015. Click here for the original article & more. Read the Mediterranean brief in English, French or Arabic. ... Read More
Global Footprint Network and South Pole Group Join Forces to Offer Climate Impact Assessments for Sovereign Bond Investors
Oakland, CA, USA, and Zurich, Switzerland—Global Footprint Network, an expert in natural resource accounting, announced an agreement with carbon footprinting provider South Pole Group to strengthen their respective offerings by collaborating on comprehensive climate and carbon impact assessment services for... Read More
Mediterranean Initiative
The Mediterranean is a unique biodiversity hotspot and tourist destination. One third of all tourists worldwide visit the Mediterranean region every year. Unsustainable consumption and development trends, however, threaten the ecological assets that are the Mediterranean region’s most valuable sources... Read More
New Study: Mediterranean countries fall short of achieving region’s vision of sustainable development
BARCELONA, SPAIN—No country in the Mediterranean region meets two key minimum conditions for global sustainable development: living within the planet’s natural resource budget and satisfactory well-being for its residents, according to a new brief to be launched at the SwitchMed... Read MoreEl Mercurio: La seguridad de los recursos se esta transformando en un parametro de exito economico
“Resource security has been transformed into a parameter of economic success.” —Dr. Mathis Wackernagel, President of Global Footprint Network Read MoreCounterPunch: Capitalism and Sustainable Development
The belief that we can achieve sustainable development in wealthy nations such as the US without dramatically diminishing our levels of material comfort is a form of denial that suggests we can have our cake and eat it too. Read More
Only eight countries meet two key conditions for sustainable development as United Nations adopts Sustainable Development Goals
OAKLAND, CA, USA—Eight countries in the world currently meet two key minimum conditions for global sustainable development: satisfactory well-being for their residents, as measured by the U.N., and living within the planet’s resource budget, according to Global Footprint Network, an... Read More
