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UK living well beyond its ecological
means
A new European
Environment Agency sponsored study of 152 national economies
has identified the UK as one of the world’s most ecologically
indebted nations.
It is using proportionately far more resources per person
than could be sustainably produced within its own borders. In
other words, its ecological footprint is substantially higher
than the nationally available biocapacity.
The UK ranks 6th behind the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait,
Cyprus, USA and Israel. Learn more...
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Welcome to this second edition of LOW footprint news.
Our aim is to keep you up to date with the work of Best Foot
Forward and our global partners and associates.
Thank you for
your continued support.
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Have a drink on us! |
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Season's Greeting to all of our readers. We hope 2005 has
been a good year for you and that 2006 brings you happiness on
an even smaller footprint!
To celebrate a successful year at BFF, in particular our
recent Queen's Award, we are giving away limited
edition 'LOW footprint' mugs to the first five readers that
contact us.
The mugs are UK-made white Tams Durham ceramic with a
glossy photo quality finish - a worthy addition to any office.
Offer ends 6th January 2006. |
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Order yours now... |
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Masterclass Training |
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Do you think that ecological footprint analysis is a bit of
a 'black box'? After attending one of BFF's one day
'Masterclass' courses you will be able to hand- calculate
simple footprints and use BFF's Stepwise Tools to analyse
complex lifestyles, regions and companies.
Next course is: 2nd March, Oxford.
On our website you can also register your interest for
other courses. |
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Looking North |
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Our ecological footprint family is growing. Since October
Natural Interest Oy has provided standardised, high
quality environmental consultancy solutions in partnership
with Best Foot Forward.
Based in Helsinki, Natural Interest Oy can now offer
ecological footprint analysis for customers in the Nordic and
the Baltic regions.
Contact tassu@natur alinterest.fi
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Footprinting reaches China |
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Following a recent trip to China by BFF Director Craig
Simmons, at the invitation of the British Council,
Sharing Nature's Interest, by Craig Simmons and Nicky
Chambers with Mathis Wackernagel (Global
Footprint Network), is to be published in China.
BFF have also been invited to input into the design of
several new 'LOW footprint' residential developments.
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See Amazon.com review of
SNI... |
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Mapping Carbon |
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The latest addition to BFF's Regional Stepwise toolkit is a
module which allows tabular outputs to be presented
geographically.
Says BFF Director Craig Simmons; "Maps are a powerful
way of presenting regional data. They bring dry analyses to
life". |
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Find out more about Regional
Stepwise... |
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Solar Congress comes to Oxford |
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BFF are chairing the Business Forum for the 2nd Solar
Cities Congress - one of four fora that make up this
International event. The first Congress was held in Daegu,
South Korea in 2004 and the second will be hosted in Oxford
next year (3-6 April 2006).
The event will also feature a Solar Exhibition for
businesses. |
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Solar Cities
website... |
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