Mathis Wackernagel, Executive Director of Global Footprint Network (http://www.footprintnetwork.org/) and co-creator of the Ecological Footprint will be in Halifax for two public events. Mathis has worked on sustainability issues for organizations around the world, and has lectured for community groups, governments and their agencies, NGOs, and academic audiences at more than 100 universities. Mathis has authored or contributed to over fifty peer-reviewed papers, numerous articles and reports, and various books on sustainability that focus on the question of embracing limits and developing metrics for sustainability. After earning a degree in mechanical engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, he completed his Ph.D. in community and regional planning at The University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, where he created the Ecological Footprint concept with Professor William Rees.
Please join us and hear Mathis speak:
Keynote at the 9th annual Resource Recovery Fund Board Nova Scotia Mobius Environmental Awards
The Mobius Environmental Awards recognize the achievements of innovative Nova Scotians who have helped make our province a leader in waste reduction, recycling and composting
Luncheon, awards ceremony and keynote
11:30 – 2:00 pm
Brightwood Golf and Country Club, 227 School St., Dartmouth
Donations received at the luncheon will benefit Feed Nova Scotia
For more information or to order tickets, please contact RRFB Nova Scotia at 1-877-313-RRFB (7732) or info@rrfb.com, or check the website, www.rrfb.com
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