Imagine that planet Earth had a bank account of natural resources — forests, water, fertile soil, carbon absorption capacity — and that all of humanity withdrew from this account every day. The uncomfortable but necessary question is: are you withdrawing more than the planet can replenish? That’s exactly what the ecological footprint measures. And the […]
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Ecological Footprint: What It Is and Why It Matters
Ecological Footprint: What It Is and Why It Matters Imagine that Earth is a company with a fixed budget of natural resources. Every tree cut down, every liter of water consumed, every ton of carbon released into the atmosphere represents a withdrawal from that account. The problem is that, for decades, humanity has been spending […]