1. Ecological Footprint

2. Ecological Footprint Difference Between Wants & Needs Your Impact
Reducing Our Footprint

3. YOUR Ecological Footprint
Ecological Footprints are a measure of human impact on the Earth. The footprint equals the Earth’s cost to sustain one person. It’s measured in hectares (or global hectares “gha”) and represents the land area needed to provide resources and absorb waste and greenhouse gases produced by an individual.

4. Ecological Footprint & Bio-capacity
Bio-capacity = The Earth’s ability to meet human demands.

5. Ecological Footprint & Bio-capacity by Region
Country/Region
Total Ecological Footprint (gha per person)
Total Bio-capacity (gha per person)
World
2.69
2.06
Africa
1.37
1.80
Middle East & Central Asia
2.32
1.28
Asia - Pacific
1.62
0.82
Latin America & Caribbean
2.44
4.80
North America
9.19
6.49
Europe (EU)
4.69
Europe (Non-EU)
3.52
5.81
Canada
7.07
20.05

6. Canada’s Current Footprint

7. Ecological Footprint of Nations
The map on the following slide shows various countries and regions of the world proportionate to their production and consumption of commercially traded fuels.
All figures are in million metric tons of oil equivalent.

8. Ecological “Fuel” Footprint of Nations

9. Ecological Footprint of Nations
World Average – hectares
Biggest Footprint – United States – 9.6 hectares
Smallest Footprint – Bangladesh – hectares
Average Canadian Footprint – 8.6 hectares
Canada has the 3rd highest footprint in the world!
Why is Canada’s average footprint so big?
What can we do to reduce our footprint?

10. Patterns of Consumption

12. Calculate your footprint!

13. What you can do!