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Ecological Footprint: Canada
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Vancouver
- Trying to become the "greenest city in the world."
- implementing plans to reduce its ecological footprint by 33%.
- Lowest carbon footprint in any city in North America.
Ecological Footprint
- An ecological footprint is the impact of human activities measured in terms of the area of biologically productive land and water required to produce the goods consumed and to assimilate the wastes generated.
- How much a nation consumes vs. how much they actually have
Canada
- Canada's Ecological Footprint, measured in global hectares, is 7.01
- The biocapacity is 14.92, leaving an ecological remainder of 7.91
- They consume less than what is produced.
Ontario
- The province of Ontario is home to about 40% of Canada's population
- Higly industrialized.
- Has a higher Ecological Footprint than Canada as a whole.
- Larger carbon footprint and a larger cropland footprint.
Canada
- Canada has the 8th largest ecological footprint in the world.
- If every person on Earth lived like a Canadian, it would take 3.5 Earths to support the demand.
- Food is the largest contributor to the Ecological Footprint.
The End
Conclusion
- Canadians are using 3.7 times their share of the Earth's annual productivity.
- The growing popultion is leading to an increase in demand for resources.
- This trend is putting major pressures on the Earth's biodiversity, and threatens the balance of the ecosystems and economic opportunities.
Ecological Footprint: Canada
Nicole Thomas Pd.5
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