Earth Overshoot Day, a year long conversation/ GLOBAL FOOTPRINT NETWORK
In 2015 Earth Overshoot Day raised global public awareness of natural resource constraints to new heights. More than 30 organizations joined our efforts to spread the word about natural resource...
View ArticleOops, Earth Overshoot Day 2015 was four days earlier, given China’s revised...
Earlier this year, Global Footprint Network calculated that Earth Overshoot Day—the day when humanity has spent Earth’s budget for the entire year—landed on August 13. But new data on China’s...
View ArticleIt Takes Two to Save the Earth
By Leigh Moyer Population Organizer for the Center for Biological Diversity Time is running out. We’re just two weeks out from Earth Overshoot Day — the day when we humans have used...
View ArticleFood losses and waste: a challenge to sustainable development
By José Graziano da Silva Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations [Read a version of this blog post in Portuguese here.] We are all...
View ArticleThe Personal Reward: Protecting Earth’s Resources Can Boost Your Happiness
By Elisabeth Comere, Director, Environment & Government Affairs, Tetra Pak There’s no question that responsible use of Mother Nature’s resources pays dividends back to the planet. But did you...
View ArticleOur New #pledgefortheplanet: New grant to help one city or region reduce its...
To push Earth Overshoot Day later on the calendar, we need not only individuals but also cities, regions and nations to embrace this challenge. Thanks to a new grant, we...
View ArticleCongratulations to our #PledgeForThePlanet photo contest winners!
Thank you so much to everyone who made a #pledgefortheplanet and helped spread the awareness of Earth Overshoot Day! We are excited to share the winners in the pledge photo...
View ArticleLet’s have the balls to address climate change, says 18-year-old Guess the...
Corneel Nyckees can’t remember the first time he heard about the “Ecological Footprint.” “It’s such an obvious, everyday concept, I feel like I’ve always known about it,” he says. Corneel...
View ArticleEarth Overshoot Day is getting a makeover!
At Global Footprint Network, we’re never short on vision and we never run out of ideas. We are also tremendously grateful when our ideas are met in the world with...
View ArticleWhy past Earth Overshoot Day dates keep changing
Every year, conflicting and confusing accounts of past Earth Overshoot Day dates sprout in media reports and in the blogosphere. Here’s our latest attempt at clarifying this matter, with a...
View ArticleCongratulations to our #movethedate photo contest winner!
We are thrilled to announce Sarah Warner, a high school science teacher in the United States, as the winner of our Earth Overshoot Day pledge photo contest. More than 1700...
View ArticleHighlights: Earth Overshoot Day 2019 campaign
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View ArticleHow will COVID-19 affect the date of Earth Overshoot Day 2020?
Humanity’s efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic, and the resulting economic slowdown, have reduced humanity’s Footprint. However, this is a far cry from the intentional changes we strive for....
View ArticleTree-Planting In Canada Drives Guess-the-Date Contest 2020 Winner
Bruce Smart is planting trees this summer. Fir, pine, larch, spruce. Some 2,000 seedlings per day neatly tucked in the soil near the small community of 100 Mile House, in... The post Tree-Planting In...
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