Please type your answers. Due 11/12

Go to the website http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php.

Click on Footprint for You and take the quiz to determine your footprint. Be as accurate as possible- use the more detailed answer option. I recommend registering so you can save your results and retake the quiz, changing some of the parameters to “improve” your score, i.e., lessen your footprint.

How many globally productive hectares does it take to support you?

How many earths would be required if everyone lived your lifestyle?

What two factors could you change to lessen your footprint the most?

How low could you get your score by changing those factors?

Look at the world’s footprint. What does global overshoot or ecological deficit mean?

What is the global overshoot in % or # of planets?

Currently, the earth has 13.4 billion globally productive hectares. The average person uses 2.1 gha for his/her needs and wants. Assuming all the world’s globally productive ha were used for humans, at the average rate, how many people could the earth support, long term?                   How does this compare to the world’s current population?

Why might we not want to use all the globally productive ha for human purposes?