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Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint
How big is your footprint?How big is your footprint?
What is a footprint?What is a footprint?
FootprintFootprint – a mark – a mark left on the Earth, left on the Earth, varying in size from varying in size from person to personperson to person
Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint – your impact on the – your impact on the Earth, varying in size Earth, varying in size from person to personfrom person to person
How is a eco-footprint measured?How is a eco-footprint measured?
DietDiet TransportationTransportation WasteWaste HousingHousing Energy sourcesEnergy sources Appliances Appliances
Footprint by CountryFootprint by Country
Published in 2008 by the Global Footprint Network
United Arab
Emirates
Dubai’s World Islands
Source: Source: EcologicalEcological FootprintFootprint of Nations, 2004 of Nations, 2004
CountryCountry Eco-Footprint Eco-Footprint (hectares per (hectares per
person)person)
U.S.U.S. 9.579.57
CanadaCanada 8.568.56
FranceFrance 5.745.74
UKUK 4.724.72
El SalvadorEl Salvador 1.721.72
EthiopiaEthiopia 0.670.67
Eco-Footprint by CountryEco-Footprint by Country
Why is the average eco-footprint in Why is the average eco-footprint in the U.S. so much higher than in the U.S. so much higher than in countries like El Salvador and countries like El Salvador and Ethiopia?Ethiopia?
