Ana Jiménez, Fernanda Medel, Mariana Pérez

The overshoot day

The overshoot day refers to a specific day in which humans have exhausted all the natural
resources that the Earth can regenerate for the year. This is calculated by the Global
Footprint Network in an effort to help the human economy to run within the Earth’s limits.

Overconsumption: the consumption of resources that cannot be regenerated or be

sustained at the rate they are consumed. Ecosystems have been affected due to this
excessive extraction, affecting all the living things and showing the effects of the decrease of
natural resources, ending with the Earth’s bio capacity.

Biocapacity

Refers to the capacity of ecosystems to produce useful biological materials and to absorb
waste materials generated by humans.

There are two types:

Direct - Refers to renewable natural resources directly used by humans, such as crops and
forests.

Indirect - Includes the provision of essential life-sustaining ecological services, such as water
purification or a school desk.

Both are crucial to assess the relationship between human demand and the Earth's ability to
maintain said demand sustainably.

Ecological Footprint

It estimates the biologically productive land and sea needed to provide the renewable
resources that a population consumes and to absorb the wastes it generates.

What to do?
1. Reduce Your Use of Single-Use, Disposable Plastics.
2. Eat less meat.
3. Drive less.
4. Support local markets.

If you want to calculate your EF, click on here:

https://www.footprintcalculator.org/home/es

ILACSD. (2017). 8 Ways to Reduce Your Ecological Footprint. Retrieved from: https://cleansd.org/2017/04/27/8-ways-to-reduce-your-ecological-footprint/

Hayden A.(n.d.). ecological footprint. Retrieved from:

https://www.britannica.com/science/ecological-footprint

How the Earth Overshoot Day 2023 was calculated - Earth Overshoot Day. (2023, 4 junio). Earth Overshoot Day. Retrieved from:

https://www.overshootday.org/2023-calculation/

Terrapass. (2022, 19 agosto). Overconsumption of natural resources | The problems we face. Retrieved from:

https://terrapass.com/blog/overconsumption-of-natural-resources/#:~:text=Many%20of%20the%20natural%20resources,rate%20we%20are%20consuming

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