Global Footprint NetworkAnna NaidenkoIryna LiubymaAsta DaunorineJana Bergmann

AGENDA1. NATIONAL FOOTPRINT2. CITY FOOTPRINT3. FINANCE FOOTPRINT4. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

How does Global Footprint Network relate to what is happening right now in the world?

1. NATIONAL FOOTPRINTThe Ecological Footprint

is a resource accounting tool that helps countries understand their ecological balance sheet and gives them the data

necessary to manage their resources and secure their future.

National governments using the Footprint are able to:•Assess the value of their country’s

ecological assets •Monitor and manage their assets •Identify the risks associated with

ecological deficits •Set policy that is informed by ecological

reality and makes safeguarding resources a top priority

•Measure progress toward their goals

Per-person Ecological Footprint and biocapacity in Germany since 1961

• Biocapacity per person varies each year with ecosystem management, agricultural practices (such as fertilizer use and irrigation), ecosystem degradation, and weather, and population size.

• Footprint per person varies with consumption amounts and production efficiency.

• The assessment is scored on a 1-6 scale, and is provided for the country.

Per-person Ecological Footprint and biocapacity in Lithuania since 1961

Per-person Ecological Footprint and biocapacity in Ukraine since 1961

The case of Aral Sea

2. FOOTPRINT FOR CITIES

Footprint Government

Ecological Footprint accounts•allow governments to track a city or

region’s demand on natural capital•give governments the ability to answer

more specific questions about the distribution of these demands within their economy

London 4.6

- Global average 2.6

San Francisco 7.1

Canada 8.9

Ecological footprint (gha)

NPV+

•Vehicles

•Weatherization

•Land Conservation

•Facilities

3. FINANCE FOOTPRINTidentification, quantification & integration of environmental risks in decision-making

GLOBAL FOOTPRINT NETWORK

ECONOMIC PERFORMANC

ERESOURCE

COSNTRAINTS

SOVEREIGN CREDIT

RATINGS

3. FINANCE FOOTPRINTPRICE VOLITALITYof (non-)renewable resources

LONG TERM LOSS OF INCOME overuse and degradation of bio-productive assets

FINANCIAL LOSSESclimate change

STRANDED ASSETSnation’s dependence on fossil fuels and use of carbon-intensive technologies

UNCOVERING ECOLOGICAL RISKS

3. FINANCE FOOTPRINT

4. HUMAN DEVELOPMENTEnsuring Human Well-being

“Thinking INSIDE the box”

HDI index + Ecological Footprint = clear minimum conditions for sustainable human development

FOOD

SHELTER

MOBILITY

GOODS

SERVICES

GOVERNANCE

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Sustainable human development will occur when all humans can have fulfilling lives without degrading the planet.

Ultimate goal (belief):

THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION.