Ecological Footprint
Once again, it’s not about kabonfootprint, I’m really confuse how to define this word. So, I wrote about Ecological Footprint. What is all about ?
Based on wikipedia, the ecological footprint is a measure of human demand on the Earth’s ecosystems. It compares human demand with planet Earth’s ecological capacity to regenerate it.
The signs of this environmental degradation are everywhere. Loss of forest cover, collapsing fisheries, accumulation of CO2 in the atmosphere, depletion of fresh water systems, and the build-up of wastes and pollutants are just a few noticeable examples. Today, humanity’s demand on nature, its Ecological Footprint, is over 25 percent greater than the planet’s ability to meet this demand. It now takes the Earth one year and three months to regenerate what we use in a year. This global “ecological deficit” or “overshoot” is depleting the natural capital on which life depends.
If continued, overshoot will permanently reduce the Earth’s ecological capacity and will lead to ecological collapse. While these trends affect us all, they are having a disproportionate impact on the poor, who cannot buy themselves out of the problem by getting resources from elsewhere.
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