1. ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT Beyond Recycling 2010

2. NATURE??

3. SILICA BORON COPPER GOLD OIL LEAD COAL

4. NATURE??

5. LEATHER OIL COAL LATEX COTTON

6. NATURE??

7. OIL RUBBER BAUXITE ORE IRON

8. Its all from nature EVERYTHING we use comes from, and is returned to nature… …but how much can the Earth handle?

9. Definition: ecological footprint The amount of productive land needed to produce all of the things we use and all of the waste we create

10. What exactly is an ecological footprint? It is the IMPRINT we leave on the Earth when we use land for: -Food -Energy -Waste -Water -Transportation

11. What would be included in your ecological footprint?

13. So, how much land is there?? Earth 51 billion hectares

14. What is a hectare (ha)? Unit of measurement Commonly used for measuring land 100m x 100m 2.47 acres Approximately one official soccer field

15. Earth 51 billion hectares

16. PARTIAL LAND

17. PRODUCTIVE

18. Let’s Do the Math… 51 billion hectares LAND: 18% of that is productive land How many hectares of productive land? WATER: 5% of that is productive water How many hectares of productive water?

19. Not a whole lot of room! There are over 6 BILLION PEOPLE who live on the Earth That means there’s only 1.9 hectares available for each of us!!

20. - no car - no water - no electricity - live off the land - no car - no electricity - markets for food - well for water - two cars - 45 lights and 3 TVs - heated swimming pool - grocery stores - two plane trips a year - weekly garbage pickup Every lifestyle has a different footprint

21. Not all Footprints are the same… Every lifestyle has a different footprint, and on average, so does every country… Available 1.9 ha Canada 8.8 ha India 0.5 ha United States 10 HA

22. In Canada, our footprint is That means we are using more land than is available to sustain our lifestyles 8.8 hectares per person

23. Canada What if everyone lived as we do?

25. What if?

26. The planet mapped by footprint size