"Growing external resource dependencies are putting countries at significant risk, " said Mathis Wackernagel, President of Global Footprint Network, which collaborated with the WWF and the Zoological Society of London on the report.

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Global Footprint Network and UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, Venice (Italy), with the support of the MAVA Foundation, will launch the report on October 1 at the two-day conference at Palazzo Zorzi.

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Inditex reported higher profit for its fiscal year after the owner of Zara doubled its footprint in China and increased sales across its global network of stores.

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