8. Do you depend on biodiversity?

9. Ecosystem-services

10. Ever wondered how much “nature” your lifestyle requires? You’re about to find out.

12. After answering 27 easy questions you’ll be able to compare your Ecological Footprint to others’

13. What it measures

14. What it also measures

15. Ecological Footprint Student groups

16. Robert Andersson B146  Sefa (Turkey)Hanna (Sweden)  Angelica (Estonia)Sofia (Sweden)  Hamori (Hungary) Oskar (Sweden)  Valeria (Austria)Emma (Sweden)  Ingleif (Iceland)Agnes (Sweden)

17. Marcus Herbinger B146  Inez (Germany)John (Sweden)  Emanuele (Italy)Lisa (Sweden)  Vojtech (Czech Republic) Mikael (Sweden)  Eva (Spain)Emma (Sweden)  Ewelina (Poland) Carl-Joar (Sweden)

18. Britt-Marie Forsgren B166  Nedim (Turkey)Frida (Sweden)  Monika (Estonia) Emelie (Sweden)  Varga (Hungary) Muhammad (Sweden)  Jeanette (Austria)Nina (Sweden)  Victoria (Iceland)Tina (Sweden)

19. Marcus Erhagen B167  Estha (Germany)Anton (Sweden)  Giambattista (Italy) Ellen (Sweden)  Vladislav (Czech Republic) Lucas (Sweden)  Alva (Spain)Ebba (Sweden)  Aleksandra (Poland)Ellan (Sweden)

20. Conclusion: Are we in balance?  There are only 15.71 global hectares available per person on a renewable basis.  This means we are overshooting the Earth's biological capacity by nearly 50%. To sustain present levels of consumption, we would need:

21. Discussion + ALL GROUPS - Make a personal list of actions to reduce - Make a personal list of actions to reduce Your Ecological Footprint. Your Ecological Footprint. - Then vote for two actions that will make a difference! - Then vote for two actions that will make a difference!  Britt-Marie ”Is it important with biodiversity?” ”Is it important with biodiversity?”  Marcus E ”Is it important to save a threatened species?” ”Is it important to save a threatened species?”  Marcus H ”What kind of ecosystem-services do we need?” ”What kind of ecosystem-services do we need?”  Robert ”Are the human species more important than other species in nature?” ”Are the human species more important than other species in nature?”

22. Reducing footprint - examples  Try not to travel by car  Recycle  Not throw away food  Shorters showers  Turn off lights  Save water  Buy local products  Don´t throw things in nature  Unplug electric devices  Grow your own vegetables

23. Reduce Your Footprint - Voting  Use renewable energy  Recycle as much as possible.  Turn off electronics if you don´t use them.  Recycle more.  Try not to travel by car.  Use local products, like food.  Recycling is easy to do  Swith off electronic devices

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