Ecological Footprint in South Australia
How big is my global footprint?
The ecological footprint of an individual, a city, a country, or humanity is a measure of how much productive land and water they require to produce all the resources they consume and to absorb all the waste they generate, using prevailing technology. This land could be anywhere in the world. The Ecological Footprint is measured in global hectares*. This is one hectare of biologically productive space with world-average productivity. In 1999 the biosphere had 11.4 billion hectares (28.2 billion acres) of biologically productive space corresponding to roughly one quarter of the planet’s surface. For more information on ecological footprinting see the website of the Global Footprint Network (new window) , an organisation established to coordinate research and develop methodological standards for rigorous and comparable footprint accounts. |
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The Government of South Australia has committed to developing an Ecological Footprint account for South Australia as a priority action of South Australia's Strategic Plan (new window) .
The Government of South Australia is also a participating partner in the Global Footprint Network.
Click here to download the South Australian Ecological Footprint brochure (PDF 345 KB) (new window) and summary card (518KB) (new window).
How big is my global footprint?
Check out your own global footprint on one of these sites:
Australian Global Footprint Network Calculator (new window)The Global Footprint Network (new window) - International version
The original Footprint calcultor from the Global Footprint network.
ACF's 'Eco-calculator' is easy to use and invites you to join the Green Home challenge to reduce your impact on our environment.
Eco-footprint calculator (new window)
The Victorian Government's Eco-footprint calculator is simple and relevant to Australia (although Adelaide is missing from the seven possible cities).
Best Foot Forward (new window)
(UK-based consultancy) - simple but effective. But just a touch cluttered.
| * A global hectare is the common unit of measurement used in ecological footprint accounting. |
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28 April, 2008