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Updated May 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

In December 2006, Switzerland became the first country to work with Global Footprint Network to examine and understand its Ecological Footprint and biocapacity results<\/a>. Since then, more than a dozen other countries have followed suit. The Swiss government published the initial review in a report titled Switzerland’s Ecological Footprint – A Contribution to the Sustainability Debate<\/a>. The report and its technical background study were written by INFRAS<\/a>, a leading Swiss policy research institute., \u00a0By comparing the international data sources used by Global Footprint Network to the statistics used by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office, they concluded that the data sets were largely consistent. A second review in 2018<\/a> reconfirmed Global Footprint Network\u2019s results with a very small margin of difference (shown in Figure 70 on page 87 of the technical report<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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The Federal Office of Spatial Development and the Statistical Office used the Ecological Footprint in the Swiss government\u2019s \u201cSustainable Development Report 2012<\/a>\u201d launched at Rio+20 (page 54). The Ecological Footprint also went on to become an official indicator in Switzerland\u2019s sustainable development monitoring system, and since 2008, it has been published annually by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office. They maintain a webpage with key statistics on the Swiss Footprint<\/a> and recognize that \u201calmost three planet Earths would be needed if everyone lived like the Swiss population\u201d.\u00a0 The Swiss Federal Office for the Environment<\/a> also maintains a webpage about Switzerland\u2019s Ecological Footprint results.<\/p>\n

In 2014, BakBasel and Global Footprint Network were invited by the Swiss government to explore\u00a0The Significance of Global Resource Availability to Swiss Competitiveness<\/a>, which was presented in a report of the same name and is available in\u00a0English<\/a>\u00a0(3 MB), \u00a0German<\/a>\u00a0(3 MB) and\u00a0French<\/a> (3 MB). It was the focus of the Swiss Sustainable Development Dialogues in 2014 (with presentations available in French<\/a> and German<\/a>).<\/p>\n

In the fall 2016, Switzerland made history as the first country to vote on whether to implement a green economy into its constitution<\/a>, with the goal of living within the means of one planet by 2050, based on Ecological Footprint accounting. 36% of the voters were in favor and more information about this historic vote is available in French<\/a> and German<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To advance this conversation, Global Footprint Network invited Switzerland with a proposal \u201cWatch Out, dear Switzerland<\/a>\u201d that outlines how Switzerland could tackle its growing resource fragility.<\/p>\n

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Click here to learn about Switzerland\u2019s ecological performance<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cI strongly commend Global Footprint Network for advancing such a comprehensive resource accounting system. This tool is critical for building a sustainable and prosperous future\u201d<\/span>
\n<\/em>MAYA GRAF, former President and current member of the National Council of Switzerland<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can find more information about Global Footprint Network-Switzerland<\/a> here.<\/p>\n

Switzerland Fact Sheet<\/a> with key data about Switzerland\u2019s ecological performance.<\/p>\n

achtung-schweiz.org<\/a>: Global Footprint Network\u2019s proposal for a resource secure Switzerland. Produced originally in 2016 in the context of the Swiss vote on a “green economy”.<\/p>\n

How Switzerland made history with green economy vote. Global Footprint Network Blog Post (2016)<\/a><\/p>\n

Switzerland’s ecological footprint<\/a>, Swiss Federal Statistical Office, 2020.<\/p>\n

Earth Overshoot Day perspective for Switzerland<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Switzerland’s ecological footprint: A contribution to the sustainability debate<\/a>, Federal Office for Spatial Development \/ Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation \/ Federal Statistical Office \/ Federal Office for the Environment, 2006.<\/p>\n

Environmental Footprints of Switzerland<\/a>, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, 2018.<\/p>\n

\u00abAb heute leben wir auf Pump<\/a>\u00bb, Neue Z\u00fcrcher Zeitung, July 30, 2019, (German).<\/p>\n

\u00abMathis Wackernagel: “Privilegien und Resignation \u2013 ein toxisches Gemisch<\/a>“\u00bb, swissinfo, Mach 2022. (English<\/a>, French<\/a>, Italian<\/a>, Portuguese<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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