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Colombian Parliament Honors Mathis Wackernagel
On October 23, 2024, in the context of COP16, the UN biodiversity conference held in Calí, Colombia, Mathis Wackernagel was honored by the Colombian Congress with the “Gran Cruz con Placa de Oro” on recommendation of the honorable representative Julia Miranda.... Read More
Nobel Sustainability Trust Bestows Sustainability Awards upon our Co-Founder Mathis Wackernagel
The Nobel Sustainability Trust just announced the winners of this year’s Sustainability Awards. One of the three awards will be given to Global Footprint Network co-founder Dr. Mathis Wackernagel, recognizing his leadership in implementing sustainability measures. As co-originator of the... Read More
The Biocapacity Blind Spot in National Security Strategies
By Abigail Robinson and Mathis Wackernagel First published on Medium Climate change is not the problem. The future has never been more predictable. This is not a statement that national security experts often make, but in this case it’s... Read More
Global Footprint Network among researchers from the innovative EUSTEPs teaching module recognized for sustainability research with AASHE award
Dr. Alessandro Galli and Dr. Serena Mancini were instrumental in Global Footprint Network’s contributions to the EUSTEPs project and are authors of the award-winning research. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, DECEMBER 7, 2023 – The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher... Read More
New research published by Nature Food reveals food is primary driver of the EU-27’s outsized Ecological Footprint
One quarter of food consumed in the EU-27 originates from outside the region, highlighting the vulnerability of the EU’s food system GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – 14 SEPTEMBER – New research coordinated by Global Footprint Network’s sustainability scientists in collaboration with food... Read More
Slovenia’s Ministry of Environment, Climate and Energy announce One-Hour Initiative at Earth Overshoot Day launch event
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – AUGUST 1 – Marking a new chapter in environmental stewardship, Slovenia’s Environment Minister Bojan Kumer, recognizes the Ecological Footprint as a pivotal metric. This tool drives environmental action, guides the country’s development trajectory, and serves as a compass... Read More
It’s official: Footprints for monitoring biodiversity health
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... Read More
The Stockholm Syndrome
What does the Stockholm syndrome have to do with resource security? Read on! 50 years ago, from June 5–16, 1972, the United Nations held its largest ever gathering on development and environment: the Conference on the Human Environment, which convened... Read More