Gr.12 Environment and Resource Management Ecological Footprint devised in 1990 by a team of researches at UBC has become a global standard for measuring

Gr.12 Environment and Resource ManagementGr.12 Environment and Resource Management Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint

Ecological Footprint• devised in 1990 by a team of researches at UBC• has become a global standard for measuring

human demands on Earth’slife systems - air,water, soil, land,habitats & ecosystems.

• measurement inhectares of landrequired to meet thedemands of yourlifestyle

Ecological Footprint• devised in 1990 by a team of researches at UBC• has become a global standard for measuring

human demands on Earth’slife systems - air,water, soil, land,habitats & ecosystems.

• measurement inhectares of landrequired to meet thedemands of yourlifestyle


Take the Ecological Footprint challenge at

www.myfootprint.org

You will need to know…• how far your family travels in a year by car, bus,

train and air• you may need to check with your parents about

driving distance, house size and lot size• for air travel, use www.airtimetable.com/Air_mile_calculator.htm

Take the Ecological Footprint challenge at

www.myfootprint.org

You will need to know…• how far your family travels in a year by car, bus,

train and air• you may need to check with your parents about

driving distance, house size and lot size• for air travel, use www.airtimetable.com/Air_mile_calculator.htm

http://www.myfootprint.org/

http://www.airtimetable.com/Air_mile_calculator.htm

http://www.myfootprint.org/

http://www.airtimetable.com/Air_mile_calculator.htm






Click on the link.

Use the information there to come with a 10-point personal plan for reducing your ecological footprint.Put these points into an “Declaration of Intent” resolution worded like a UN resolution document.

Click on the link.

Use the information there to come with a 10-point personal plan for reducing your ecological footprint.Put these points into an “Declaration of Intent” resolution worded like a UN resolution document.


Visit footprintnetwork.org• Have a look at “World Footprint” and note the

significant points• Visit Footprint Science > Data & Results to find

Canada’s footprint• How do we compare to a selection of other nations?• What industrialized region of the world is always

ahead of us?• Look at “Ecological Debtors and Creditors”

• What is significant about Canada?• Why might that be when our national footprint is

so high?• Take the “ Personal Footprint” quiz → you will need

to select United States as the Canada footprint is not yet available

• compare your results to myfootprint.org

Visit footprintnetwork.org• Have a look at “World Footprint” and note the

significant points• Visit Footprint Science > Data & Results to find

Canada’s footprint• How do we compare to a selection of other nations?• What industrialized region of the world is always

ahead of us?• Look at “Ecological Debtors and Creditors”

• What is significant about Canada?• Why might that be when our national footprint is

so high?• Take the “ Personal Footprint” quiz → you will need

to select United States as the Canada footprint is not yet available

• compare your results to myfootprint.org


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Gr.12 Environment and Resource ManagementGr.12 Environment and Resource Management Value of NatureValue of Nature

What economic value do we enjoy from nature?i.e. What is the value of the tasks nature performs for us for free?What does nature do for free?

• filters drinking water• marshlands protect coastal areas from erosion• forests provide lumber• farmers rely on insects for pollination

What economic value do we enjoy from nature?i.e. What is the value of the tasks nature performs for us for free?What does nature do for free?

• filters drinking water• marshlands protect coastal areas from erosion• forests provide lumber• farmers rely on insects for pollination

Gr.12 Environment and Resource ManagementGr.12 Environment and Resource Management Value of NatureValue of Nature

But if nature is doing these things for free then why worry about about? Why bother costing it out?

But if nature is doing these things for free then why worry about about? Why bother costing it out?

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Gr.12 Environment and Resource Management Ecological Footprint devised in 1990 by a team of researches at UBC has become a global standard for measuring