Footprint Network News
The newsletter of Global Footprint Network
Issue 61, October 25, 2017
New Data Stories video series launches
We are excited to be launching a new video series called “Data Stories” to showcase the myriad ways our Footprint data is used around the world. Watch our debut segment to find out what we’re “disclosing.” We also share some interesting information on Russia’s evolving ecological wealth and why the country may be in the hot seat in the future for more than just interfering with US politics. WATCH VIDEO
Philippines Footprint Report: A look at Northern Mindanao
Global Footprint Network collaborated with the Philippine government and the Agence Française de Developpement to undertake a study of the Northern Mindanao/Bukidnon river basin region to understand the benefits of integrating Ecological Footprint and biocapacity frameworks into climate resilient land use and local development planning. READ MORE
Fair winds and following seas to our teammate
After twelve years of supporting Global Footprint Network, we bid farewell to our IT wizard Robert Williams. He has been pivotal for our tech infrastructure and the maintenance of our growing Ecological Footprint database. Find out more about Robert’s invaluable contributions to Global Footprint Network and his plan to reduce his Footprint on a sailboat in this blog post. READ MORE
Attend our lecture at ETH Zürich
If you are in Switzerland, please join Mathis Wackernagel, our co-founder and CEO, for a presentation at ETH Zürich on 6 November 2017. The title of his talk is “Examining Resource Security: Is Switzerland undermining its competitiveness?” Mathis will address a number of questions in his talk: What does an ecological deficit mean for a country? Under which conditions does it affect an economy’s performance? Does Switzerland meet these conditions? And what are Switzerland’s options? The event is open to the public and will be held in ETH’s main building (Hauptgebäude der ETH Zürich, Rämistrasse 101, 8092 Zürich) in Hörsaal HG E 5. (For more background, read www.achtung-schweiz.org).