3. 1.ECO-FOOTPRINTS INTRODUCTION ECO-FOOTPRINTS-BASICS METHODOLOGY ECO-FOOTPRINTS BY A COUNTRY 2.EFFECTS OF ECO FOOTPRINTS 3.REDUCE YOUR ECO-FOOTPRINTS WATER ENERGY WASTE DIET TRANSPORT

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5. The ecological footprint is a measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems. It compares human demand with planet earth’s ecological capacity to regenerate. It represents the amount of biologically productive land and sea area needed to regenerate the resources a human population consumes and to absorb and render harmless the corresponding waste. Using this assessment, it is possible to estimate how much of the earth it would take to support humanity if everybody lived a given lifestyle. For 2005, humanity's total ecological footprint was estimated at 1.3 planet Earths - in other words, humanity uses ecological services 1.3 times faster than Earths can renew them. Every year, this number is recalculated - with a three year lag due to the time it takes for the UN to collect and publish all the underlying statistics

6. Humanity needs what nature provides, but how do we know how much we’re using and how much we have to use? The Ecological Footprint has emerged as the world’s premier measure of humanity’s demand on nature. It measures how much land and water area a human population requires to produce the resource it consumes and to absorb its wastes, using prevailing technology. It now takes the Earth one year and four months to regenerate what we use in a year. Conceived in 1990 by Mathis Wackernagel and William Rees at the University of British Columbia, the Ecological Footprint is now in wide use by scientists, businesses, governments, agencies, individuals, and institutions working to monitor ecological resource use and advance sustainable development.

7. There have been differences in the methodology used by various ecological footprint studies. Examples include how sea area should be counted, how to account for fossil fuels, how to account for nuclear power (many studies simply consider it to have the same ecological footprint as fossil fuels), which data sources used, when average global numbers or local numbers should be used when looking at a specific area, how space for biodiversity should be included, and how imports/exports should be accounted for. However, with the new footprints standards the methods are converging

8. The total world ecological footprint is 2.7 global hectares per capita and the ecological reserve, or biocapacity - the amount of land available for production, is in deficit at 0.6 global hectares per capita. BACK TO CONTENTS

10. SOME EFFECTS OF ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINTS ARE : Resource Depletion Habitat destruction Pollution Atmospheric issues: Ozone depletion and Global warming Resource depletion: non-living resources

11. Fossil fuels/ nonrenewable- will not be renewed in our lifetime; Should use renewable resources as much as possible (wind, biomass etc) Water use-renewable resource but problems due to availability of fresh water; ground water Pollution Atmospheric issues: Ozone depletion and Global warming Fossil fuels/ nonrenewable- will not be renewed in our lifetime;

12. Acid rain Oil spills Biological magnification Groundwater contamination Also affects human health (air and water) habitat destruction Poaching BACK TO CONTENTS

14. Reducing your demand for water will reduce Your Ecological Footprint. Install a flow reduction washer in your Shower head. Call the Our Water Our Future hotline on 136 186 for a Water Savers Pack that includes a free flow-Restricting washer. Choose plants that are adapted to the soils. And climate in Bayside for the garden, they Will require less water to survive. Kill the drips: Fix leaking taps. Continuously dripping tap can waste up to600 liters of water per day. Install a rainwater tank and use it as a Substitute to the high quality drinking water You are currently using to flush your toilet And water your garden. Rebates of $150 are Currently available from The State Government for approved rainwater tan Installations.

15. Reducing your gas and electricity bill will Reduce your Ecological Footprint. Consider as many sustainable housing Options as possible when you build a new Home. Make sure your home is well insulated. A 5 Star energy efficient house will be 5 degrees Warmer in winter and 10 degrees cooler in Summer than the average home. Stand-by power (like the little red light on Your TV and stereo) can account for up to 10% of your household’s electricity bill. Save energy and money by switching all Appliances off at the wall when they are not Used.

16. Reduce the amount you consume in the first Place that cannot be re-used or recycled. Look at the amount of packaging that is on The product that you are purchasing Look For those with minimal or recyclable Packaging. Kitchen scraps often account for up to 50% Of a household’s waste. This waste can be Turned into great garden mulch and fertilizer Through a worm farm or a compost heap. Increase the amount you recycle.

17. What you eat, where it comes from and how It is produced will effect the size of your Footprint. Choose locally produced organic Produce (you can ask your green grocer Where things have come from) – this cuts Down on transport costs and the use of Chemicals in the natural environment. Try and minimize the amount of meat in Your diet. Meat has a high input of Resources in its production compared to fruit And vegetables alternatives.

18. Every kilometer you travel under petrol or diesel power increases your Ecological Footprint, the alternatives, cycling, walking, Ride sharing or using public transport also Cut down on pollution, traffic congestion And air pollution. Ride sharing is especially effective in Reducing your Ecological Footprint as the Vehicle’s emissions are shared between each Person. BACK TO CONTENTS

20. Some causes of eco footprints.

24. Save water, reduce eco-footprints

25. This is one of the products launched by U.S.A. government to reduce eco footprints. Eco friendly wine

26. Mobile which gets charged by solar energy. To reduce eco-footprints.

27. Eco- friendly dinner set.

28. Eco friendly bag.

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