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Global Footprint Network: Measuring Humanity’s Impact on the Planet
The Global Footprint Network is an international nonprofit organisation focused on measuring and tracking ecological footprints. By providing tools and data, it supports governments, businesses, and individuals in making informed decisions that promote sustainability and help live within Earth's ecological limits. The organisation works on ecological footprint accounting, policy support, and public education, offering resources to guide sustainable living and ecological resilience.
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The Global Footprint Network is an international nonprofit organisation that provides tools and data to measure and track ecological footprints. Their work helps governments, businesses, and individuals make informed decisions to live within Earth’s ecological limits and promote sustainability.
Key Areas of Work:
- Ecological footprint accounting: tracks how much natural capital is used by humanity compared to what the planet can regenerate, highlighting areas of ecological overshoot.
- Policy and decision-making tools: offers data-driven insights to support sustainable policy development, resource management, and economic planning.
- Public awareness and education: engages communities and organisations to understand their ecological impact and take steps toward sustainability through tools like the Footprint Calculator.
Relevance:
The Global Footprint Network provides actionable data and insights to guide sustainable living and long-term ecological resilience. It is a valuable resource for addressing environmental care and promoting global sustainability.
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