Global Footprint Network

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About

The Global Footprint Network was established in 2003 and is based in Oakland United States with other offices in Washington D.C. United States, Brussels Belgium and Zürich Switzerland. The aim is "to enable a sustainable future where all people have the opportunity to live satisfying lives within the means of one planet." ^[1]

The Global Footprint Network works togehter with 200 cities, 23 nations, NGO's and individauls from business, science and academia. The network encourgaes a global dialogue about a one-planet future and how we can facilitate change.^[2]

Progress Initiatives

Ecological Footprint

The ecological footprint is a initiative by the Global Footprint Network to measure the human impact on the Earth. The tool measures for example "how much nature we have, how much we use, and who uses what or how close we are to the goal of sustainable living."^[3]

The Global Footprint Network developed an ecological accounting system that calculates the Ecological Footprint and biocapacity of the world and 200 nations from 1961 through the present. The data is updated annually based on the latest complete data sets available.

Some of the most important Footprint findings are the following:^[4]

• World Footprint
• Footprint for Nations Ecological Creditors and Debtors
• Human Development Initiative
• Footprint for Cities
• Footprint for Business
• Carbon Footprint
• Personal Footprint

Mathis Wackernagel and William Rees at the University of British Columbia conceived of the Ecological Footprint in 1990.

References

1. ↑ Global Footprint Network About us Website
2. ↑ Global Footprint Network
3. ↑ Global Footprint Network Website
4. ↑ Further information on the Global Footprint Network's Website

See also

• Footprint Forum: Meet the Winners of the 21st Century

• Development

• Sustainable development

• Environment

• Human Well-Being

External Links

• Global Footprint Network

Progess Papers and Publications

• Securing Human Well-being in a Resource Constrained World: Measuring the Vulnerability of our Societies (Presentation) by Susan Burns, Chief Executive Officer of the Global Footprint Network at the 3rd OECD World Forum, Busan, Korea, 2009