Ecological Footprinting: making educated choices Andrew Rickard National Centre for Sustainability Swinburne University

Creating ethical communities now: Footprints, pathways and possibilities Ecological Footprinting: making educated choices  What is the EF?  Impact Activities and Areas  Results  Improvements for tomorrow

Creating ethical communities now: Footprints, pathways and possibilities What is the EF?  “The ecological footprint is the land area necessary to sustain current levels of resource consumption and waste discharge by that population” (Wackernagel & Rees, 1996:5)

Creating ethical communities now: Footprints, pathways and possibilities USAAustraliaUKJapanBrazilChinaBangladesh Ecological Footprint (hectares per capita) Global Average (2.3) Per Capita Ecological Footprint Selected Countries

Creating ethical communities now: Footprints, pathways and possibilities But, what does all of this mean for the AAEE conference? But, what does all of this mean for the AAEE conference?

Environmental Impact Areas

Creating ethical communities now: Footprints, pathways and possibilities AAEE Bi-annual Conference Impact Activities 1 Office and Administration 2 Venue and Accommodation 3Transport 4 Food and Fibre 5 Sub Impact Areas: Govt. Admin, Sea Space, Biodiversity Impact Areas

Creating ethical communities now: Footprints, pathways and possibilities EF Results: making educated choices Impact Area EF (Hectares) Management & Admin 1.4 Food & Fibre 9 Venue & Accomm 3.3 Transport76 Govt. Admin 0.77 Sea Space 0.03

Creating ethical communities now: Footprints, pathways and possibilities EF Results: making educated choices  Identifying impact areas  Monitor  Goals and objectives  Educate and communicate

Creating ethical communities now: Footprints, pathways and possibilities Acknowledgements  Tim Grant (RMIT)  Mathis Wackernagel (Global Footprint Network) (Global Footprint Network)  Krista Milne (EPA Victoria)  Shiela Brown (DEH SA)

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