Greetings, dear readers and guests of my blog!
I want to devote my new article to the problem of nature conservation and tell you about such an indicator as the human ecological footprint. Do you know what it is?
What is the human ecological footprint
The ecological footprint of a person is the size of the natural territory (area) that is required to reproduce all the resources consumed by humans and absorb the waste produced.
Over the past 50 years, people have consumed far more natural resources than the planet can replace. Today we consume 50% more than our biosphere is able to replenish!
In order to meet all our annual needs, now it takes 1.5 planet Earth, and if our appetites continue to grow, then by 2050 we will need 3 such planet Earth! Moreover, if every inhabitant of the planet lives like the average Russian, then 3.3 planets will already be needed!
In addition to the fact that our appetites are growing, the number of people on the planet is also growing! If in 1800 the number of inhabitants was approximately one billion, then by 2015 the number reached 7.5 billion. According to UN forecasts, by 2050 there will be about 10 billion people on Earth. And we spend the resources that the planet provided us with for the year much faster.
This phenomenon is called “Ecological Debt Day”. Now I’ll explain what it is: this is the day of the calendar when we waste all the resources given to us by the planet for the year. In 2017, this day was August 2, in 2018 it was August 1, and in 2019 it was July 29! It turns out that since the end of July, having squandered all our resources, we have been living on debt on the planet!
Footprint calculations are carried out by the Global Footprint Network (GFN), a research institute with branches in North America, Europe and Asia. In Russia, the calculation is carried out jointly with WWF. On the WWF website you can go through
The unit of measurement for this indicator: “Global hectare” is a conventional unit that is equal to a hectare of natural territory with the world average reproduction capacity of natural resources.
- Arable lands, for agricultural products.
- Pastures for meat production.
- Scaffolding, for wood and paper.
- Built-up lands.
- Marine biological resources necessary for obtaining fish and seafood.
- Carbon footprint. This is the amount of land (mostly forests and oceans) needed to dissolve or sequester CO2 emissions. Today this is the main type of waste.
How we influence our ecological footprint
About 70% of the ecological footprint is the result of ordinary, everyday life of people. Not so long ago, a loincloth and a sharpened stick were enough for people, but now everything has changed very dramatically. Of course, people in different countries influence this indicator differently; the more developed the country, the higher the influence.
Here is a list of how much the average resident of a European country consumes in his entire life (for the calculation, we took the average life expectancy for this region: 78 years.) Just look at these numbers! They can't even wrap their heads around them!
| Index | Quantity |
| Milk | 9064 liters. |
| Diapers | 3800 pcs. |
| Cows | 4 things. |
| Sheep | 21 pcs. |
| Pigs | 15 pcs. |
| Chickens | 1200 pcs. (or even more) |
| Eggs | 13345 pcs. |
| Bread | 4283 loaves. |
| Apples | 5270 pcs. |
| Carrot | 10866 pcs. |
| Chocolates | 10000 pcs. |
| Toilet paper | 4230 rolls. |
| Soap | 656 pieces. |
| Shampoo | 198 bottles. |
| Deodorant | 272 pcs. |
| Toothpaste | 276 tubes. |
| Toothbrushes | 78 pcs. |
| Creams (skin care) | 411 pcs. |
| Perfume | 37 bottles. |
| Nail polish | 28 pcs. |
| Pomade | 21 pcs. |
| Tampons and pads | 11000 pcs. |
| Washing machines | 3 pcs. |
| Refrigerators | 3.4 pcs. |
| Microwaves | 3.2 pcs. |
| TVs | 4.8 pcs. |
| Computers and laptops | 15 pcs. |
In addition to the needs presented above, here is another trace a person leaves:
- 7163 washes (this is about 1 ml. liters of water)
- 8.5 tons of packaging is thrown away.
- Throws out 40 tons of waste.
- 2865 kg. excretes feces.
- 35815 l. releases gases.
- He washes his hair 11,500 times.
- Has sex 4230 times.
- Watches TV 2944 times. Imagine, this is about 8 years!
- Reads 533 books. (If, of course, he reads them, they calculated that 40% of all people do not open books at all)
- Reads 2455 newspapers.
- 24 trees go towards all the books and newspapers that a person will read.
- Drinks 74,802 cups of tea.
- Takes 30,000 tablets.
Imagine, friends, what grandiose numbers are obtained over the entire human life! This is how we act on planet Earth, this is the ecological footprint of every person and it gives nothing in return!
And behind each such figure there are very serious consequences.
For example, diapers! It's very convenient, no doubt about it! But imagine, it only lasts a few hours and then goes in the trash! A huge amount of resources are spent on their production. And the plastics used to make it can take up to 500 years to decompose! And therefore, by the age of 2.5 years, children in developed countries are more responsible for carbon dioxide emissions than, for example, a Tanzanian in their entire life!!!
And in order to produce one computer you need 240 kg. fuel, 22 kg. other chemicals and 1.5 tons of water! How many computers are there in the world now? These are just huge numbers! It's mind boggling!
And when you, for example, buy a cup of coffee on the street, be aware that it takes 200 grams to produce. drink, requires 200 liters of water! Water is necessary for the cultivation and production of coffee beans, and for the production of milk, and for the production of a cup!
Russia is one of the largest consumers of imported beef in the world, mainly imported from South America. Every day, (Can you imagine? That is, every day!!!) in Paraguay alone, 1400 hectares are destroyed. tropical forests, in order to increase the area of pastures and soybean crops for livestock feed!
Another very popular product recently is palm oil, it is used in cosmetics and food products. Malaysia and Indonesia currently produce 87% of all palm oil, the remaining 13% are from African countries. Tropical deforestation on the island of Borneo (Malaysia's largest island) is happening just to expand oil palm plantations.
But the rain forests of the island of Borneo contain the largest number of animal and plant species on Earth. And if deforestation continues to the same extent as now, then in 10 years these forests will be completely destroyed. It's sad, isn't it?
About 68% of Russia's ecological footprint comes from CO 2 emissions. Imagine! Just one passenger on a Moscow-New York flight produces so much CO 2 that 4 trees will have to compensate for the damage caused to nature for a hundred years!
How to reduce your ecological footprint
Consuming resources responsibly can help reduce our footprint and preserve our planet.
Here are some principles that will help reduce our impact on nature:
- Try to travel by train instead of flying.
- Use public transport, bike or walk instead of driving a personal car.
- Give preference to local and seasonal products. Products brought from afar, due to long transportation, also cause damage to nature.
- Make a shopping list in advance and buy only the products you need, 1/3 of all products in the world are simply thrown away! This is while 800 million people on the planet are chronically undernourished.
- Don't throw away good things, even if you don't need them, most likely someone else will find them very useful. Give them away, donate them, sell them.
- Save water and electricity, it will benefit not only the environment, but also your wallet! Turn off the tap when brushing your teeth and take a shower rather than a bath. Turn off all devices, do not leave them in standby mode!
- Choose products with minimal packaging.
- Save paper. Print only what is necessary.
- Use a bag instead of disposable bags.
These, friends, are simple principles, but they can greatly improve the situation on the planet.
We have changed the planet a lot, maybe it's time to change ourselves? At least there's something left of her!
If you want to change the world, start with yourself, because everyone can make our planet cleaner. The beginning of the Year of Ecology is the reason why you should start developing eco-habits. Minister of Ecology of the Chelyabinsk Region Irina Gladkova told why every South Urals resident should use an ecological footprint calculator, and Gubernia compiled a list of useful habits that will help save the Earth.
- Each of us first needs to think about how to make our impact on nature easier, so that the planet can process the waste that we leave behind. Assessing our own consumption will help us understand where and how we can save and consume less, says Irina Gladkova.According to the Minister of Ecology, to assess the human impact on nature, scientists have introduced such a concept as an ecological footprint. This is a measure of human impact on the environment. The ecological footprint indicates how quickly humanity consumes natural resources - clean air, water, uses the bowels of the Earth, consumes plants and animals. According to a 2014 report by the non-profit organization Global Footprint Network and WWF, for more than 40 years, human consumption of natural resources has exceeded the Earth's ability to reproduce, resulting in a biocapacity deficit, i.e. the planet's ability to recover and absorb waste, including CO 2 .
To attract interest in the problem, conservationists and ecologists are organizing the “World Environmental Debt Day” campaign. The day is determined on which the amount of renewable resources used by humans per year begins to exceed the amount that the Earth is capable of reproducing in the same time. After this day, the world continues to live for the rest of the year, consuming the planet’s resources “on credit,” continuing to reduce the reserves accumulated by nature over the entire previous history and accumulating carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
The first “World Environmental Debt Day” was recorded on December 29, 1970, when the resource shortage was only two days. Every year this day comes earlier: in 2000 this line was passed at the beginning of October, in 2015 - on August 13, and in 2016 this day already falls on August 8.“Scientists have developed a special “calculator” that allows them to determine the impact each person has on the world around them,” says Irina Gladkova. - When calculating, the most significant needs of a person are taken into account, for example, what kind of food he consumes, grown by himself or produced by the food industry. How much money a person spends on clothes, medicines, what types of transport he uses. As a result, when calculating the environmental impact, human-needed arable lands, pastures, forests and developed lands intended for the construction of buildings and road construction are taken into account, that is, all the infrastructure that ensures a person’s modern way of life. Thus, each person can calculate what impact he personally has on the environment. Assessing our own consumption will help each person understand where and how we can save and consume less. For example, there are resources that can be recycled and reused. These are waste paper, clothing, glass, metal, some types of plastic, old furniture can be recycled. Every city has recycling collection points. Every person can contribute to the reproduction of natural resources, for example, by greening the planet. The volume of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere exceeds the Earth’s ability to process it, and plants are consumers of CO2, as well as sources of oxygen necessary for people. We often observe that people themselves cut down forests and cause forest fires, thereby only aggravating the burden on nature. Change your attitude towards the forest, help it increase its resources. Humanity must plant so many trees to cover the number of deaths. Then the ecological footprint of a person will become less significant.
Reassessing their impact on nature is what every South Ural resident should do for the ecology of their native land. Finding a balance between consumption and renewal of the biological resources of our planet - this process depends on each of us. A personal calculation of resource consumption in quantitative terms can be done using the Ecological Footprint Calculator, which can be found on the Internet.To form new eco-friendly habits, Gubernia has put together useful tips that will help preserve the Earth. We suggest you start using them right now.
What eco-habits should every South Urals resident develop?
Don't throw away old things
Don't clutter your home with useless things. If you think seriously, a person needs a minimum of things, but at the same time, our closets, shelves and mezzanines are filled with various rubbish, which then lies in a landfill. Don’t throw away unnecessary things - give them to charity or recyclingDon't be greedy in supermarkets
Buy only as much food as your family needs for a certain period. Unfortunately, the recycling sector, in particular organic waste, has not yet been developed in Russia. Remember that with your food you are throwing away the water, electricity and human labor that went into creating your food.By the way, give preference to local products. When transporting from other countries and regions, a large amount of carbon dioxide is generated, which, as is known, accumulates in the atmosphere, creating a greenhouse effect.
Go to the store with a string bag
Traveler Fyodor Konyukhov, who crossed the Atlantic and Pacific oceans alone, bitterly said that the world's waters are filled with plastic bags. It is believed that polyethylene can take up to 400 years to decompose. Try not to use bags or disposable packaging. Remember Soviet times, when every family had a string bag. Today there is a modern alternative - bright cotton bags with unusual prints.Give preference to products with little or no packaging. If you are used to taking water with you, it is better to use the same bottle every time, rather than buying new water in a new plastic package every time.
Donate batteries and lamps
Recycle waste paper, plastic and aluminum cans. If your locality has containers for separate waste collection, use them. Take batteries and mercury-containing lamps to specialized collection points.
Don't turn on the water while brushing your teeth
Take a shower, not a bath. If possible, use a dishwasher. It is believed to reduce water consumption by 35 percent. Use water wisely - only run your washing machine or dishwasher when it's fully loaded. Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or washing dishes. It is also better to wash dishes and food in containers, only then rinse under running water.Do not leave the “charger” in the outlet
Use energy-saving lamps, purchase energy-efficient equipment marked A. Do not forget about the simplest rules of frugality - turn off the lights if you leave the room, especially the house; Do not leave your computer in standby mode or household appliances plugged in unnecessarily: they also consume electricity in standby mode. The same applies to a mobile phone charger left in the electrical socket.Buy furniture carefully
Choose building materials and wooden furniture with the FSC label. These are products from forests where responsible forest management is carried out.Print on both sides
These tips apply more to office workers: when printing, use paper on both sides; If possible, use electronic versions of documents; Dispose of unnecessary magazines, newspapers, advertising brochures, and office paper into waste paper.By the way. 54 kg of recycled newsprint saves one tree;
Plant a tree
It’s not enough to do no harm, you can also help the planet. Everyone can plant a tree in their yard, a neighboring park, or take part in citywide and regional events. You can do this with the whole family, making it a good tradition.Walk more often
Use transport less, including your personal car. If you live close to work, take a walk. This is both charging and helping the planet. In the summer, if possible, replace a trip in a stuffy minibus with a bicycle.Relax in nature, not in restaurants
While relaxing, also do not forget about Mother Earth. The best way to relax would be a walk through the forest, a bike ride, or roller skating. Instead of going to a club or restaurant, go to nature, have romantic evenings under the starry sky, picnics. By the way, this is a good saving for the family budget. Just do not forget about the basic rules of behavior in the lap of nature - do not scatter garbage, take it with you, put out the fire, etc.
To calculate your impact on the planet, go to the online calculator: http://www.wwf.ru/footprint/calculator
Ecological Footprint: Resource Calculator for Your Needs
01.04.2011 12:43 |
If you want to find out what your personal ecological footprint is, take the quiz.
In order to calculate your ecological footprint, you need to select the statement that corresponds to your lifestyle and add/subtract the number of points indicated on the right. By adding up the points you get your ecological footprint.
1.1. The area of your home allows you to keep a cat, but a normal-sized dog would be a bit cramped +7
1.2. Large, spacious apartment +12
1.3. Cottage for two families +23
Divide the points received for the first question by the number of people who live in your apartment or in your house.
2. Energy use
2.1. Oil, natural gas or coal +45 is used to heat your home
2.2. To heat your home, water, solar or wind energy is used +2
2.3. Most of us get our electricity from fossil fuels, so give yourself +75
2.4 The heating of your home is designed so that you can regulate it depending on the weather -10
2.5. At home you are dressed warmly, and at night you cover yourself with two blankets -5
2.6. When leaving a room, you always turn off the light -10
2.7. You always turn off your household appliances without leaving them in standby mode -10
3. Transport
3.1. Go to work by public transport +25
3.2. You walk or ride a bike to work +3
3.3. You drive a regular car +45
3.4. You are using a large and powerful vehicle with all-wheel drive +75
3.5. On your last vacation you flew by plane +85
3.6. You went on vacation by train, and the journey took up to 12 hours +10
3.7. You went on vacation by train, and the journey took more than 12 hours +20
4. Food
4.1. In a grocery store or market, you buy mostly locally produced fresh products (bread, fruits, vegetables, fish, meat), from which you prepare your own lunch +2
4.2. You prefer already processed foods, semi-finished products, freshly frozen ready-made meals that only need to be heated, as well as canned food, and do not look at where they are produced +14
4.3. You mostly buy ready-to-eat or almost ready-to-eat foods, but try to ensure that they are produced closer to home +5
4.4. You eat meat 2-3 times a week +50
4.5. You eat meat three times a day +85
4.6. Prefer vegetarian food +30
5. Use of water and paper
5.1. You take a bath daily +14
5.2. You take a bath once or twice a week +2
5.3. Instead of a bath, you take a shower every day +4
5.4. From time to time you water your garden plot or wash your car with a hose +4
5.6. Sometimes you borrow books from the library or borrow from friends -1
5.7. After reading a newspaper, you throw it away +10
5 8 The newspapers you subscribe to or buy are read by someone else after you +5
6. Household waste
6.1. We all create a lot of waste and rubbish, so give yourself: +100
6.2. Have you returned -15 bottles at least once in the last month?
6.3. when throwing out garbage, you put waste paper in a separate container -17
6.4. You hand over empty drink and canned food cans -10
6.5. You throw away plastic packaging in a separate container -8
6.6. You try to buy mostly loose goods rather than packaged ones; You use the packaging received in the store on the farm -15
6.7. You make compost from household waste to fertilize your plot -5
If you live in a city with a population of half a million or more, multiply your total by 2.
Let's summarize:
Divide the result by one hundred and you will find out how many hectares of the earth's surface are needed to satisfy all your needs, and how many planets would be needed if all people lived the same way as you!
For one planet to be enough for all of us, there should be no more than 1.8 hectares of productive land per person.
By comparison, the average US resident uses 12.2 hectares (5.3 planets!), the average European uses 5.7 hectares (2.8 planets), and the average Mozambican uses just 0.7 hectares (0.4 planets!).
The average resident of Russia uses 4.4 hectares (2.5 planets).
And I got 1.8 (The Earth loves me....)
Practical work No. 5.
"Personal Ecological Footprint"
/ )(compiled based on materials from http://www.studfiles.ru
Answer the questions in the questionnaire and calculate your points:
In the block of questions (1) “Housing” you must select one option from 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 (! divide the points received by the number of people who live in your apartment or house).
In all other blocks of questions (2 - 6), it is necessary to evaluate each statement with the corresponding addition or subtraction of points.
| № n\n | Statement | Number of points | Your result |
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| Housing |
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| Your home area is small | ||||
| Large, spacious apartment | ||||
| Energy use |
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| Use oil, natural gas or coal to heat your home | ||||
| At home you are dressed warmly, and at night you cover yourself with two blankets | ||||
| The heating of your home is designed so that you can regulate it depending on the weather | ||||
| Most of us get our electricity from fossil fuels | ||||
| The energy you use is generated by water power at hydroelectric power stations or other renewable sources (wind, sun) | ||||
| When leaving a room, you always turn off the light in it. | ||||
| You always turn off household appliances without leaving them in standby mode | ||||
| Transport |
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| You travel to the technical school by public transport. | ||||
| You drive a regular car | ||||
| You are driving a large and powerful car with all-wheel drive | ||||
| You walk or ride a bicycle to college or work | ||||
| On vacation you fly by plane | ||||
| During the holidays you traveled by train, and the journey took up to 12 hours | ||||
| You went on vacation by train, and the journey took more than 12 hours | ||||
| Nutrition |
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| In a grocery store or market, you buy mostly locally produced fresh products (bread, fruits, vegetables, fish, meat), from which you cook your own lunch | ||||
| You prefer already processed foods, semi-finished products, fresh-frozen ready-made meals that only need to be heated, as well as canned food, and do not look at where they are produced | ||||
| Mostly you buy ready-made or almost ready-to-eat products, but try to ensure that they are produced closer to home | ||||
| You eat meat 2-3 times a week | ||||
| You eat meat three times a day | ||||
| Do you prefer vegetarian food? | ||||
| Using water and paper |
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| You take a bath once or twice a week | ||||
| Do you take a bath daily? | ||||
| Instead of a bath, you take a shower every day | ||||
| From time to time you water your garden plot or wash your car with a hose. | ||||
| Books you borrow from the library or exchange with friends | ||||
| It happens both equally often (clauses 5.5 and 5.6) | ||||
| After reading the newspaper, you throw it away | ||||
| The newspapers you subscribe to or buy are read by someone else after you. | ||||
| Household waste |
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| We create a lot of waste and garbage, so immediately add 100 | ||||
| Have you returned bottles at least once in the last month? | ||||
| When throwing out garbage, you set aside waste paper to hand it over to a collection point | ||||
| You hand over empty beverage and canned food cans | ||||
| You throw away plastic packaging in a separate container | ||||
| You try to buy mainly not packaged goods, but loose goods; you try to use jars, boxes, bags and bottles received in the store at home | ||||
| You make compost from household waste to fertilize your plot. | ||||
| Sum | ||||
Divide the result by 100 and you will find out how many hectares of the earth's surface are needed to satisfy all your needs: _______mha.
Calculate how many planets would be needed if everyone in the world lived like you. To do this, divide the resulting value by 1.9 hectares per person: ______.
Draw a conclusion on how you can reduce your ecological footprint based on which area of activity makes the greatest contribution to its increase.
In ecology, the concept of “environmental impact” is well known as any change in the environment, which may be fully or partially the result of economic or other activities. Environmental impact assessment involves analyzing an activity in terms of its associated environmental consequences.
In education for sustainable development, thanks to scientists and teachers from the UK, the concept of “ecological footprint” appeared (ecological footprint on Earth, ecological footprint from energy, ecological footprint from transport, etc.).
“Ecological Footprint” is a new indicator that allows you to present the load on the environment exerted by an individual, a large settlement, for example, a city or an entire state.
The ecological footprint shows how much biologically productive land, as well as water surface, is needed to maintain the standard of living of a particular person or state and is used for the production of resources: food, paper, clothing, building materials, energy and other goods, products, products (including including clean water and clean air), as well as for the disposal of waste generated in the process of production and consumption.
The ecological footprint is measured in units called global hectares.
1 global hectare is an area of 100 x 100 meters with average biological productivity for the Earth and the ability to absorb carbon dioxide.
1 hectare of forest = 1.7 global hectares .
The greatest biological productivity is typical for areas covered with evergreen tropical forests. The lowest biological productivity is for areas covered with tundra and dry deserts. Temperate forests, common in Russia, have average productivity.
Target:
Target: Using testing, determine your own environmental footprint and the area of activity that causes the greatest damage to the environment.
To calculate your ecological footprint, you need to select the statement that corresponds to your lifestyle and add/subtract the number of points indicated on the right. By adding up the points you get your ecological footprint.
1.1 The area of your home allows you to keep a cat, but a normal-sized dog would be a bit cramped +7
1.2 Large, spacious apartment + 12
1.3 Cottage for 2 families +23
Divide the points received for answering the question about housing by the number of people living in it.
2.1. Oil, natural gas or coal +45 is used to heat your home
2.2. To heat your home, water, solar or wind energy is used +2
2.3 Most of us get our electricity from fossil fuels, so give yourself +75
2.4. The heating of your home is designed so that you can regulate it depending on the weather -10
2.5. During the cold season at home you are dressed warmly, and at night you cover yourself with two blankets -5
2.6. When leaving a room, you always turn off the light -10
2.7. You always turn off your household appliances without leaving them in standby mode -10
3.1. You go to work by public transport +25
3.2. You walk or ride a bike to work +3
3.3.You drive a regular car +45
3.4.You are using a large and powerful car with all-wheel drive +75
3.5.On your last vacation you flew by plane +85
3.6. You went on vacation by train, and the journey took up to 12 hours +10
3.7.You went on vacation by train, and the journey took more than 12 hours +20
4.1.In a grocery store or market, you buy mostly locally produced fresh products (bread, fruits, vegetables, fish, meat), from which you prepare lunch yourself +2
4.2. You prefer already processed foods, semi-finished products, freshly frozen ready-made meals that only need to be heated, as well as canned food, and do not look at where they are produced +14
4.3. You mostly buy ready-to-eat or almost ready-to-eat foods, but try to ensure that they are produced closer to home +5
4.4. You eat meat 2-3 times a week +50
4.5. You eat meat 3 times a day +85
4.6. Prefer vegetarian food +30
5.1. You take a bath daily +14
5.2. You take a bath 1-2 times a week +2
5.3. Instead of a bath, you take a shower every day +4
5.4. From time to time you water your garden plot or wash your car with a hose +4
5.5. If you want to read a book, you always buy it +2
5.6. Sometimes you borrow books from the library or borrow from friends -1
5.7. After reading a newspaper, you throw it away +10
5.8. The newspapers you subscribe to or buy are read by someone else after you -5
6.1.We all create a lot of waste and garbage, so give yourself +100
6.2. Have you returned -15 bottles at least once in the last month?
6.3. When throwing out garbage, you put waste paper in a separate container -17
6.4. You hand over empty drink and canned food cans -10
6.5. You throw away plastic packaging in a separate container -8
6.6. You try to buy mostly loose goods rather than packaged ones; You use the packaging received in the store on the farm -15
6.7. You make compost from household waste to fertilize your plot -5
If you live in a city with a population of half a million or more, multiply your total by 2.
Divide the result by 100, and you will find out how many hectares of the earth's surface would be needed to satisfy all your needs, and how many planets would be needed if all people lived the same way as you!
Ecological Footprint Necessary of Planet Earth
1.8 hectares *
3.6 hectares * *
5.4 hectares * * *
7.2 hectares * * * *
9.0 ha * * * * *
10.8 hectares * * * * * *
the average US resident uses 12.2 hectares (5.3 planets!),
average European – 5.1 hectares (2.8 planets),
the average resident of Mozambique is only 0.7 hectares (0.4 planets),
The average resident of Russia uses 4.4 hectares (2.5 planets).
If you want to reduce your environmental footprint, a questionnaire will help you see which areas of your life contribute the most to your footprint. You can also think and decide which areas of your life you are ready to change. Maybe you have long dreamed of changing your lifestyle - getting on a bike, switching to healthier food, optimizing your home or country house - the ecological footprint will not only make your dreams come true, but also help the planet.
The laptop is connected to the projector when accessing the site http://www.earthday.net/Footprint/index.asp Everyone fills out the test together, explaining each stage - the questions are answered in a circle to get the average result for the group. The results are discussed (how they compare with the average results for the Russian Federation and the world).
