Ecological Footprint

Overview

Earths ecological footprint is big and it continues to increase dramatically. Ecological Footprint is defined
as the impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to
sustain their use of natural resources. After having defined the ecological footprint, we know that it's an
important indicator for measuring sustainability. Therefore, knowing what it is used for helps us
understand what happens if we extract more natural resources from the planet than can be regenerated
naturally.

The purpose of this indicator is to measure the productive land used and to determine if the planet is
capable of taking on the waste that is generated afterwards. Currently, this balance indicates that
resource consumption and waste production are higher than the planet's biocapacity, hence the
importance of measures aimed at caring for the environment and preserving natural resources.

Ecological Footprint Calculation

By measuring the human ecological footprint, we can determine the sustainability of our lifestyle and the
Earth's biocapacity. It's a good starting point for assessing the current situation and limiting the impact of
people's activities to protect and care for the environment.

My Ecological Footprint

My Ecological Footprint for the year 2023 was 6.6 gha (global hectare)*per capita, This means that if
everyone lived based on my standard living we would currently require the equivalent of 4.1 Earths to
support the world population.

According to the Global Footprint Network, we currently consume more resources per year that our planet
can produce in the same timeframe.

Their calculation show that it takes the planet 18 months to regenerate everything we use in a 12-month
period.