Before we look forward to 2023, let’s look back at all that we achieved in 2022. We launched new tools to help universities and individuals explore paths to sustainability. The first ever online Footprint Calculator for Universities was launched as...
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The world population surpassed 8 billion in November, according to an estimate by the United Nations. The evolution of human civilization has been the driving growth of the global population. Technological progress has led to increased food production and made...
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Mathis Wackernagel ist ein Schweizer Vordenker im Bereich Nachhaltigkeit. Er ist Präsident der Organisation «Global Footprint Network», einer internationalen Forschungsgruppe in Oakland (Kalifornien), die sich mit dem ökologischen Fussabdruck beschäftigt, einer Art Buchhaltungssystem für natürliche Ressourcen. In «3 Fragen zum...
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photo credit: UN Biodiversity All five mechanisms that drive down biodiversity are symptoms of ecological overshoot (see also the adjacent blue box). Overshoot is caused by the human economy’s demand for more resources from nature than nature can regenerate. This...
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El ciclo de conferencias Ciencia y SOS-tenibilidad que inauguramos en 2020 ha permitido conocer algunos de los lideres en activismo medioambiental. Cada día somos más conscientes que como sociedad tenemos un gran reto por delante, y que la solución pasa...
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El ciclo de conferencias Ciencia y SOS-tenibilidad que inauguramos en 2020 ha permitido conocer algunos de los lideres en activismo medioambiental. Cada día somos más conscientes que como sociedad tenemos un gran reto por delante, y que la solución pasa...
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Mathis Wackernagel is Co-founder and President of Global Footprint Network. He created the Ecological Footprint with Professor William Rees at the University of British Columbia as part of his Ph.D. in community and regional planning. Mathis also earned a mechanical...
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Kaum etwas hat unsere Vorstellung von der Klimakrise so geprägt wie der ökologische Fußabdruck. Wie kam die Idee in die Welt? Und sollten wir sie so schnell wie möglich wieder loswerden?
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When global crises in several areas and civil society mobilization for a just transition are multiplying, sustainability of development trajectories and the need for greater consistency of SDGs have risen to the forefront of many debates. Anchored in a context where economic issues often...
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