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The ecological footprint index is a measure of human deman on the Earth's ecosystems. It compares human deman with planet Earth's ecological capacity to regenerate.
It represents the amount of biologically productive land and sea area needed to regenerate the resources a human population consumes and to absorb and render harmless the corresponding waste.
Using this assessment, it is possible to estimate how much of the Earth it would take to support humanity if everybody lived a given lifestyle.
While the term ecological footprint is widely used, methods of measurement vay. However, calculation standards are now emerging to make results more comparable and consistent.
