Sign in

Global Footprint Network

@footprintnetwork.bsky.social
117 followers 115 following 62 posts

🌏A research organization changing how the world manages its natural resources to build a #sustainablefuture #movethedate #EarthOvershootDay #EndOvershoot footprintnetwork.org/our-work/earth-overshoot-day/

PostsRepliesMedia
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
What resources does your country, city or company depend on? Where do they come from? How vulnerable are those supply chains? And where are the opportunities we’re overlooking? Our blog argues for Overshoot Task Forces: footprintnetwork.org/2026/07/25/t...
footprintnetwork.org
What can a country do?
The recommendation in a nutshell: It is in each country's self-interest to build a cross-cutting task force specifically to inquire whether its economic strategy has a resource security blind spot
100
Reposted by Global Footprint Network
Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Human activity is causing species of animals & plants to disappear at 1,000 times the normal rate that scientists have declared a sixth mass extinction, also called the #Anthropocene or Holocene extinction. 👇 populationconnection.org/why-populati...
011
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
What if tackling ecological #overshoot isn’t about sacrifice, but self-interest? Why prepare for a future of tighter resources, rising costs & greater uncertainty? Sometimes the smartest thing we can do for the world is also the smartest we can do for ourselves. footprintnetwork.org/2026/08/12/w...
footprintnetwork.org
Countries miss out on their best interest
Interview with Mathis Wackernagel explaining why countries are missing out on their best self interest.
000
Reposted by Global Footprint Network
Jérôme OLLIER @jeromeollier.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Earth Overshoot Day 2026 Falls on July 30 - Earth Overshoot Day via @footprintnetwork.bsky.social overshoot.footprintnetwork.org/newsroom/eod...
overshoot.footprintnetwork.org
Earth Overshoot Day - countries’ national strategy and overshoot risks
Earth Overshoot Day 2026: An analysis by Global Footprint Network and Greenings shows that no country’s national strategy meaningfully recognizes ecological overshoot, despite growing evidence that re...
021
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
We need food, shelter & more to survive. Our planet’s ecological resources helps. But how many do we consume? Answer=Ecological Footprint. On the map, many countries are “in the red,” meaning they use more natural resources (#EcologicalFootprint) than their ecosystems can regenerate (biocapacity).
142
Reposted by Global Footprint Network
Seppo @sepponet.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
It's the #EarthOvershootDay Let's see action for #climate #nature and #sustainable #future overshoot.footprintnetwork.org/newsroom/eod...
05219
Reposted by Global Footprint Network
Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Today is Earth Overshoot Day. Humanity has used up the planet’s annual budget of renewable resources. We're utilizing nature faster than it can regenerate. While the date has become a familiar benchmark, this year’s observance comes with a new warning.
113
Reposted by Global Footprint Network
Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
We had a powerful conversation with David Lin, Chief Science Officer at @footprintnetwork.bsky.social. We explored what it means to live beyond our planet’s means and what it will take to bring humanity back into ecological balance. ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=urr0...
youtube.com
Earth Overshoot Day: Is Overshoot Your Burden?
YouTube video by Population Connection
121
Reposted by Global Footprint Network
ReLondon @relondon.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🌍 #EarthOvershootDay2026 is here in July - a stark reminder of our urgent need to reduce raw material extraction & overconsumption. ♻️ #CEweek2026 (12-18 Oct) brings together change-makers to mobilise action towards a circular economy. Get involved: zurl.co/OfiEn 📸 @footprintnetwork.bsky.social
011
Reposted by Global Footprint Network
Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
@footprintnetwork.bsky.social argues that governments are failing to prepare for the consequences of resource depletion, despite mounting evidence that #ecologicalovershoot poses a threat to food security, infrastructure, economies & national resilience. 👇 populationconnection.org/blog/earth-o...
populationconnection.org
Moving Earth Overshoot Day by Protecting the Planet
Earth Overshoot Day serves as a reminder that humanity is utilizing nature faster than it can regenerate.
011
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Today is #EarthOvershootDay. It means that humanity has demanded as much from nature as Earth’s ecosystems can regenerate this year. We're currently using nature 73% faster than ecosystems can regenerate, the equivalent of living off 1.73 Earths. 👇 overshoot.footprintnetwork.org/newsroom/eod...
031
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
🍽️ Climate action starts on your plate. Join the #FoodOdyssey and turn climate anxiety into solutions for a smarter, fairer, more sustainable food future.
012
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Today is #EarthOvershootDay. Falling on July 24th means that humanity is currently using nature 1.8 times faster than Earths ecosystems can regenerate. #OvershootDay
31214
Reposted by Global Footprint Network
Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Join us for a powerful conversation with Dr. David Lin, @footprintnetwork.bsky.social, as we explore what it means to live beyond our planet’s means and what it will take to bring humanity back into ecological balance. #EarthOvershootDay populationconnection-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
041
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Join us today 4 a discussion in preparation of #EarthOvershootDay 2025. 👇 www.clubofrome.org/events/eod20... By this Thursday, 24 July, humanity will have used more from nature than Earth can regenerate in a year. That means we’re living as if we had 1.8 planets & pushing well past nature’s limits.
020
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
In ten days, we are in #overshoot. We will have used up nature’s entire annual budget of ecological resources and services. #EarthOvershootDay
111
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
In recognition of #WorldPopulationDay, we’re taking a closer look at one of the key solutions in our Power of Possibility resource: population. Is it okay to talk about population? We think it’s essential to #EndOvershoot. studio.youtube.com/video/WBdJ4Q...
studio.youtube.com
YouTube
Share your videos with friends, family, and the world.
110
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Our founder, met today with Vice President Carolina Cosse, who is currently serving as acting president in the absence of President Orsi (Uruguay). Their discussion focused on the growing importance of biocapacity in a predictable future shaped by climate change and increasing resource constraints.
110
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
#PopulationVoices #WorldPopulationDay #EarthOvershootDay 👇 www.overshootday.org/solutions/po...
020
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Today’s #PopulationVoices post features four passionate advocates from Latin America and South Asia, each bringing their own lens to the population and sustainability conversation. 🧵 www.overshootday.org/jayani-and-s...
110
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Also from the U.S., Anne and Paul Ehrlich - pioneers in bringing population issues into the environmental spotlight. “Our global population is already well above what is sustainable in even the medium term, as Earth Overshoot Day makes perfectly clear. 🧵 #WorldPopulationDay #PopulationVoices
110
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Happy July 4th to our friends in the USA, where today’s #PopulationVoices spotlight comes from. Genevieve Tarino challenges the notion that talking about population is “anti-human”: “I’d say that it is anti-human not to discuss population.
110
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
“The key for me is to understand the problem as one of resource security: how much do we have in our country and how much do we spend? This is what we refer to as #biocapacity.” #EarthOvershootDay www.lanacion.com.ar/sociedad/la-...
lanacion.com.ar
“La Argentina es rica y no lo sabe”. El análisis de un referente mundial del ambientalismo sobre el futuro “verde” del planeta
Mathis Wackernagel es el creador del concepto de huella ecológica, un indicador clave para la biodiversidad; en una entrevista con LA NACIÓN insta a crear una suerte de “OPEP” para defender los recurs...
010
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
#PopulationVoices features Phil Fulton whose quote underscores how sidestepping the population conversation isn’t just damaging to sustainability it carries real economic consequences. Link to full piece in comments. #WorldPopulationDay #EarthOvershootDay overshootday.org/phil-fulton-...
010
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
"But what happens when all countries start to raise their life expectancies, GDPs, and technological advancements? What happens when those now in poverty rise, and everybody around the world starts to reach material levels many enjoy now? 🧵 #worldpopulationday
100
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
"I believe in a bottom-up strategy that integrates education and women empowerment instead of reactionary one-child policies. The ignorant idea that women´s purpose in society is to reproduce and give birth has caused too much suffering already & should be contested globally. 🧵👇 #WorldPopulationDay
110
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
The next #PopulationVoices spotlight is on Florence, a passionate advocate who campaigns and communicates about the interconnectedness of population, health, and the environment.⁣ ⁣ #WorldPopulationDay
111
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
“How can we help people to make the best decisions and do what is best for them, society, and the planet?” - Sérgio Ribeiro⁣ ⁣ Today’s #WorldPopulationDay #PopulationVoices spotlight is on Sérgio, who says sustainability is synonymous with “care”. ⁣ 🧵👇 www.overshootday.org/sergio-ribei... ⁣
110
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Starting on July 1, we’re sharing powerful stories from people across the globe who are making population a key part of the sustainability conversation. Join us from July 1–11 for #PopulationVoices, culminating on #WorldPopulationDay 👇 overshoot.footprintnetwork.org/solutions/po...
110
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
In June, more countries reached their Overshoot Day - when they exhausted their share of Earth’s resources for the year. 🇭🇺June 2 – Hungary 🇮🇷June 13 – Iran 🇬🇪June 17 – Georgia 🇹🇷June 18 – Türkiye 🇫🇯June 24 – Fiji Where's your country? 👇 overshoot.footprintnetwork.org/newsroom/cou...
011
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
📢 Join us for The Food Odyssey Final Conference: Learning Through Play! 🎲🌱 An EU Climate Pact Satellite Event! EU Climate Action Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
100
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
#EarthOvershootDay 2025 lands on July 24, the date when humanity will have used up nature’s entire annual budget of ecological resources and services. Every year on #WorldEnvironmentDay (June 5), we announce the date of #Overshoot. It has come eight days earlier than in 2024.
132
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Romania reaches #OvershootDay – closing out May’s List of resource-intensive nations. May 31st, marks Romania's #Overshoot Day - the point at which the country has used up its share of Earth’s natural resources for the year, if everyone on the planet lived like the average resident in Romania.
110
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Imagine living on credit - not financially, but ecologically. A country’s #overshootday marks the date when #EarthOvershootDay would fall if all of humanity consumed at the same level as the people in that country. This April, several countries reach this critical threshold. 👇
010
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
It's #EarthDay madness in the U.S.! Rumors swirl that the U.S. administration plans to symbolically undermine environmental NGOs and philanthropic organizations, possibly on Earth Day, mirroring its recent heavy-handed threats against Colombia www.footprintnetwork.org/2025/04/21/s...
footprintnetwork.org
Earth Day 2025 madness: The U.S. Can’t Afford to Silence Its Environmental Watchdogs - Global Footprint Network
The US administration's harassment of NGOs and Universities is destructive and puts America last, say Sandrine Dixon-Declève & Mathis Wackernagel
100
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
How many planets does it take to support your lifestyle? Try our new Footprint Calculator at www.footprintcalculator.org to find out your #EcologicalFootprint and personal #EarthOvershootDay and learn about solutions to help us all tread more lightly on the Earth.
footprintcalculator.org
How many planets does it take to sustain your lifestyle?
Calculate your Ecological Footprint. Find out how many planets would be needed if everyone in the world lived like you?
011
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
The Ecological Footprint framework addresses #climatechange in a comprehensive way beyond measuring carbon emissions. It shows how they compare & compete with other human demands on our planet, such as food, fibers, timber, and land for dwellings and roads. 👇 www.footprintnetwork.org/our-work/cli...
footprintnetwork.org
Climate Change & the Carbon Footprint - Global Footprint Network
The Ecological Footprint framework addresses climate change in a comprehensive way beyond measuring carbon emissions. Learn more here.
000
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Humanity’s escalating #ecologicalovershoot — demanding over 70% more from nature than ecosystems can regenerate—has led to climate disruption, # biodiversity loss, and resource depletion, undermining global stability. Global Footprint Network's approach? 👇 www.footprintnetwork.org/2025/02/01/o...
footprintnetwork.org
The Global Footprint Network approach
By upframing the climate challenge to all demands on the biosphere, by using overshoot as the concern, the incentive to act becomes more obvious.
010
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
If you thought the U.S. reaching overshoot on March 13 was alarming, eight more countries have since joined the ranks of top overshooters. Leading the list is Oman, followed by the UAE, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Belgium, Lithuania, and Austria. #movethedate
100
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Today the University of Siena will award Mathis Wackernagel, our founder, with an honorary degree in ecotoxicology and sustainability. As part of the ceremony, he will deliver a *lectio magistralis* (a formal lecture). “How predictable is our future?” Tune in here. ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMk3...
110
Reposted by Global Footprint Network
Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
If the whole world consumed natural resources at the level of the average American, #EarthOvershootDay would fall on March 13 - today. In other words, we'd need 5 Earths to meet everyone's resource demands without destroying nature. How embarrassing for a country that claims to be a world leader.
151
Global Footprint Network @footprintnetwork.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
🌍 Hello, Bluesky! We’re Global Footprint Network. We track humanity’s demand on nature versus what Earth can regenerate. You might know us from #EarthOvershootDay — the date when we’ve used up nature’s budget for the year. Spoiler: It’s always way too early. www.footprintnetwork.org
footprintnetwork.org
Home - Global Footprint Network
Global Footprint Network is a research organization that is helps cities, companies, and countries manages its natural resources and responds to climate change.
161