It also includes the area of forest needed to absorb carbon dioxide emissions that cannot be absorbed by the ocean. Carbon from burning fossil fuels has been the dominant component of humanity’s ...

Ecological overshoot is measured using ecological footprint analysis, which assesses humanity’s total demand on nature’s services over a one-year period compared to the capability of biologically ...

WWF believes this is a direct consequence of increasing human demand for food, fibre, energy and water. Sharpened and enhanced data confirm the trend WWF pointed out in previous Living Planet reports.

Mathis Wackernagel is the co-creator of Ecological Footprint, an open-source tool measuring human impact on the environment. He currently lives in California but attributes his passion for ...

Despite the fevered dreams of Elon Musk and others, there is no ‘Planet B,’ which means we need to drastically reduce our ...

At the same time, humanity's Ecological Footprint ? the demand people place upon the natural world ? has increased to the point where the Earth is unable to keep up in the struggle to regenerate.

This trajectory fosters a dangerous illusion of resilience as if humanity can ensure smooth sailing through the tumultuous waters of the ecological crisis. In this context, we find ourselves ...