Ecological Footprint

Ecological footprint is an important measurement tool for local authorities who want to address sustainable development. The bottom line for sustainable development is that we need to live within the capacity of the ecosystems that support us, both as individuals and communities. The ecological footprint…

Introducing a new method to calculate productivity factor of EF model based on NPP. • Calculating China s productivity factors of 4 bio-productive land types. • Calculating the productivity factors of different land types in China s 34 provinces. • Comparing of productivity factors derived from this…

© Susetta Bozzi / WWF China Beijing, China - Increasing consumption associated with economic growth and urbanization are placing growing pressure on China’s natural environment, reveals the 2012 edition of WWF’s China Ecological Footprint Report, a biennial survey on the country’s demand on nature. Produced…

New Report Looks at Africa’s Fast-Growing Ecological Footprint Dear Friends Global Footprint Network congratulates African Development Bank (AfDB) and WWF for The Africa Ecological Footprint Report: Green Infrastructure for Africa’s Ecological Security. This benchmark study of the health of Africa’s…

There seems to be a snowball effect when you start living your life more intentionally. For me, it started with money. I was desperate to get out of debt, so I looked for as many ways as I could to reduce our expenses. Eventually, that led me to natural health. Which led me to greener living. And that…

Last month, we unveiled a brand new action for the world’s largest environmental service campaign, A Billion Acts of Green®. We asked our followers to pledge to Slay Vampire Energy by unplugging household appliances when they’re not being used. As it turns out, appliances continue to consume energy and…

Community Contributor | Clancy Wolf, PhD – IslandWood, WA The other day as I walked along a sandy beach, I noticed a series of footprints from a bird. Two things struck me. First, that even a small bird weighing just a few ounces left a clear footprint showing where it had been. Second, I saw that the…

Newly published Global Footprint Network data show that high-income countries’ average demands on nature dropped sharply at the onset of the global financial crisis in 2008. In 2010 the per person Footprint started to grow again only in a few high-income countries as governments began spending billions…

The Happy Earth Index, discussed yesterday, relies on the ecological footprint to measure environmental sustainability. The footprint, widely regarded as “the world’s premier measure of humanity’s demand on nature, ” is defined as “the amount of biologically productive land and sea area needed to regenerate…