{"id":1042,"date":"2018-05-28T20:13:40","date_gmt":"2018-05-28T20:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rescuetheworld.net\/?page_id=1042"},"modified":"2019-08-25T00:11:45","modified_gmt":"2019-08-25T00:11:45","slug":"eco-footprint-measures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rescuetheworld.net\/?page_id=1042","title":{"rendered":"Eco Footprint Measures"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#GDP\"><strong>Eco Footprint vs GDP<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#nation\"><strong>Impact by Nation<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#foot\"><strong>Global Carbon Footprint<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#trees\"><strong>Challenges of Deforestation Measurement<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">The<\/span> <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Global Footprint Network &#8211; GFN<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #003366;\">.org &#8211; defines both<br \/>\n&#8212;-&gt; (a) the demand for resources (ecological footprint) and<br \/>\n&#8212;-&gt; (b) the world&#8217;s bio capacity to supply resources,<br \/>\nin terms of Global Hectares (gha or gH). This allows quantitative or measured comparison of what we consume, relative to what the earth can provide or re-generate over time. The concept is captured on the GFN website, in a chart like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rescuetheworld.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Footprint-vs-Bio-Capacity.jpg\" width=\"386\" height=\"348\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Titles in this\u00a0 chart (created by\u00a0GFN)\u00a0 have been increased in size to make them readable.\u00a0 One or two were modified in minor ways to distinguish between consumption (demand) and bio capacity (supply).<\/span><br \/>\n<a name=\"GDP\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#top\">Return to the top<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>FootPrint vs GDP per Capita<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">An excellent chart showing this relationship for many nations follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rescuetheworld.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/EFvsGDP.jpg\" width=\"374\" height=\"264\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Source: Page at<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.democraticunderground.com\/discuss\/duboard.php?az=view_all&amp;address=115x220140\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Democratic Underground.com<\/a>. <span style=\"color: #003366;\">The scatter graph clearly shows that most countries with a higher GDP per capita (most developed, generally, or oil rich) also have a higher Ecological Footprint &#8211; EF. The average EF for the planet of 7 billion people is <em><strong>less than two<\/strong><\/em>. Developed countries are spending more resources than they can sustain. Clearly there is a serious challenge in balancing being affluent and sustainable at the same time. The view is expanded next:<\/span><br \/>\n<a name=\"nation\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#top\">Return to the top<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Size of Nations and Impact on GDP versus Ecological Footprint<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Some of the points on the chart above are big nations like China, India, the USA and Indonesia. Their relative impact is higher, as seen in the similar chart below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rescuetheworld.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Footprint-HDI.jpg\" width=\"378\" height=\"293\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Here, Human Development Index, HDI, is largely comprised of GDP per Capita (as above), plus education and opportunity factors for citizens. This chart was based on data and modelling by the Global Footprint Network. <\/span><span style=\"color: #003366;\">A final comment on Bio Capacity and Ecological Footprint: Standards for these measurements are continuously being improved. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em><strong>If the World Economic Forum would focus more attention on Bio Capacity, It would be a great thing for the Planet Earth and all its people (us). <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"foot\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#top\">Return to the top<\/a><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Global Carbon Footprint<\/span><\/h5>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rescuetheworld.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/carbon-foot.jpg\" width=\"200\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"250\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">A miniature view of one of the many brilliant and effective graphics seen at the designer&#8217;s website:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Source:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/stanfordkaystudio.com\/information.html\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Stanford Kay<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"color: #003366;\">Information-graphics and illustration group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">The image was developed for Newsweek&#8217;s International Edition and later published in the April issue of the Atlantic Monthly. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Click the Stanford Kay link to see the full size image and their website information.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Source:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/stanfordkaystudio.com\/information.html\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Stanford Kay<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"color: #003366;\">Information-graphics and illustration group.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a style=\"color: #003366;\" name=\"trees\"><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"#top\">Return to the top<\/a><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Challenges of Deforestation Measurement<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">The map below appears in a<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/e360.yale.edu\/features\/conflicting-data-how-fast-is-the-worlds-losing-its-forests#\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Yale Education<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"color: #003366;\">study of variations in reporting forest losses. Satellite data by World Resource Institute (WRI.org) measures forest loss, but not causes. National reporting has trouble being accurate via &#8220;land use&#8221; categories. Results vary widely in the two views, satellite vs reporting. But in both views of the planet, deforestation continues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rescuetheworld.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/forest.jpg\" width=\"431\" height=\"161\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eco Footprint vs GDP Impact by Nation Global Carbon Footprint Challenges of Deforestation Measurement The Global Footprint Network &#8211; GFN.org &#8211; defines both &#8212;-&gt; (a) the demand for resources (ecological footprint) and &#8212;-&gt; (b) the world&#8217;s bio capacity to supply resources, in terms of Global Hectares (gha or gH). This allows quantitative or measured comparison &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/rescuetheworld.net\/?page_id=1042\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Eco Footprint Measures<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1861,"parent":64,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1042","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Eco Footprint Measures - RescueTheWorld.net<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"how bio-capacity is measured\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/rescuetheworld.net\/?page_id=1042\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Eco Footprint Measures - RescueTheWorld.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"how bio-capacity is measured\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/rescuetheworld.net\/?page_id=1042\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"RescueTheWorld.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-08-25T00:11:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/rescuetheworld.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/foot3.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"196\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rescuetheworld.net\\\/?page_id=1042\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rescuetheworld.net\\\/?page_id=1042\",\"name\":\"Eco Footprint Measures - RescueTheWorld.net\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rescuetheworld.net\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rescuetheworld.net\\\/?page_id=1042#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rescuetheworld.net\\\/?page_id=1042#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rescuetheworld.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/foot3.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-05-28T20:13:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-08-25T00:11:45+00:00\",\"description\":\"how bio-capacity is measured\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rescuetheworld.net\\\/?page_id=1042#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/rescuetheworld.net\\\/?page_id=1042\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rescuetheworld.net\\\/?page_id=1042#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rescuetheworld.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/foot3.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rescuetheworld.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/foot3.jpg\",\"width\":700,\"height\":196},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rescuetheworld.net\\\/?page_id=1042#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rescuetheworld.net\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Home &#8211; 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