1. 14th Meeting of the Mediterranean Commission on Sustainable Development Alessandro Galli Global Footprint Network Budva (Montenegro) 30 May 2011

2. Biocapacity: How much bioproductive area is available to us? Ecological Footprint: How much bioproductive area do we demand?

3. Humanity’s Ecological Footprint (1961 – 2007) # of planets

4. Ecological Creditors and Ecological Debtors: 1961

5. Ecological Creditors and Ecological Debtors: 2007

6. GOALS of the Initiative –Bring ecological limits to the policy debate –Identify risks resource limitations pose to economic and social well-being What do we offer? –Ecological bank statement for countries, reflecting resource trends with potential economic, environmental and social consequences. GLOBAL FOOTPRINT NETWORK’S MEDITERRANEAN ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT INITIATIVE

7. Ecological Footprint Biocapacity 1961 2007

11. Are Mediterranean nations and their economies ready for a resource constrained world?

12. BiocapacityEcological Footprint What if this were a business – if this were income and expenditures? ExpenditureIncome

14. Biocapacity Ecological Footprint Shrinking Ecological Credit Risk of increasing Ecological and Social Instability

15. Ecological Footprint Biocapacity Deficit ITALY

16. Ecological Footprint Biocapacity Deficit ITALY 2007

17. Next Steps Development of a biocapacity-based socio-economic risk assessment framework: Linking BC and EF (and sub-components) to key indicators and trends (e.g., debt/GDP ratio) What are the vulnerabilities (e.g., supply disruption, price volatility, instability, food /energy insecurity) Pilot in Mediterranean Region We invite you to engage with us

18. Timeline of the project Launched in January 2010 Interim Report available since May 2011 June-August 2011: Consultation Phase Development of a Risk Evaluation Framework: ongoing January 2012: Mediterranean Footprint Report ready

19. Thank You ! For more information please visit: http://www.footprintnetwork.org/med Alessandro Galli, PhD. Senior Scientist Global Footprint Network alessandro@footprintnetwork.org