Transcript Ecological Footprinting:

Ecological Footprinting: making
educated choices
Ecological Footprint by Category
Transport
84%
Food and Fibre
11%
Venue /
Accommodation
4%
Management &
Admin
1%
Sea Space
0%
Government
Administration
0%
Andrew Rickard
National Centre for Sustainability
Swinburne University
Ecological Footprinting: making
educated choices
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What is the EF?
 Impact Activities and Areas
 Results
 Improvements for tomorrow
Creating ethical communities now:
Footprints, pathways and
possibilities
What is the EF?
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“The ecological footprint is the land area necessary to
sustain current levels of resource consumption and
waste discharge by that population”
(Wackernagel & Rees, 1996:5)
Creating ethical communities now:
Footprints, pathways and
possibilities
Ecological Footprint (hectares per capita)
12
Per Capita Ecological Footprint
Selected Countries
10
8
6
Global
Average
(2.3)
4
2
0
USA
Australia
UK
Japan
Brazil
Creating ethical communities now:
Footprints, pathways and
possibilities
China
Bangladesh
But, what does all of this
mean for the AAEE
conference?
Creating ethical communities now:
Footprints, pathways and
possibilities
Environmental Impact
Areas
AAEE Bi-annual Conference
Impact Activities
1
Office and Administration
2
Venue and Accommodation
3
Transport
4
Food and Fibre
5
Sub Impact Areas: Govt.
Admin, Sea Space,
Biodiversity
Creating ethical communities now:
Footprints, pathways and
possibilities
Impact Areas
EF Results: making educated choices
Impact Area
EF (Hectares)
Management & Admin
1.4
Food & Fibre
9
Venue & Accomm
3.3
Transport
76
Govt. Admin
0.77
Sea Space
0.03
Ecological Footprint by Category
Transport
84%
Food and Fibre
11%
Venue /
Accommodation
4%
Management &
Admin
1%
Sea Space
0%
Government
Administration
0%
Creating ethical communities now:
Footprints, pathways and
possibilities
EF Results: making educated choices
 Identifying
impact areas
 Monitor
 Goals
and objectives
 Educate and communicate
Creating ethical communities now:
Footprints, pathways and
possibilities
Acknowledgements
 Tim
Grant (RMIT)
 Mathis Wackernagel
(Global Footprint Network)
 Krista Milne (EPA Victoria)
 Shiela Brown (DEH SA)
Creating ethical communities now:
Footprints, pathways and
possibilities
Contact Details
Andrew Rickard
National Centre for Sustainability
T: (03) 9214 5958
E: [email protected]
Creating ethical communities now:
Footprints, pathways and
possibilities