About Dr. Wackernagel
Mathis Wackernagel, Ph.D., is a founder and Executive Director of Global Footprint Network, a charitable research organization with headquarters in California. This organization supports the creation of a sustainable economy by advancing the policy-utility of the Ecological Footprint. The goal is to make ecological limits central to decision-making everywhere. Together with Professor William Rees, he created the “Ecological Footprint” concept, now a widely used sustainability measure.