1	Footprint greeting
2	Growth trends since 1950
3	The size of the human enterprise has become large in comparison to the biosphere. Much evidence indicates we are reaching ecological limits.
4	What IS Sustainability?
5	Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs or the health of the planet.
6	Sustainability is related to the quality of life in a community -- whether the economic, social and environmental systems that make up the community, business, or household are providing a healthy, productive, meaningful life for all, both present and future.
7	"Finding ways to secure satisfying..." Finding ways to secure satisfying lives for all within the means of nature – not living within our ecological means leads to the destruction of humanity’s home
8	People are diminishing nature’s capacity to generate and regenerate its functions and services
9	What is Natural Capital?
10	An economy needs four types of capital to function properly: Human Capital labor & intelligence, culture & organization Financial Capital cash, investments & monetary instruments Manufactured Capital: infrastructure, machines, tools & factories Natural Capital resources, living systems & ecosystem services
11	Ecosystem Services Provided by Nature: Production of oxygen Maintenance of biological and genetic diversity Purification of air and water Storage, cycling and global distribution of freshwater Regulation of the chemical composition of the atmosphere Maintenance of migration and nursery habitats for wildlife Decomposition of organic wastes Sequestration and detoxification of human and industrial waste Natural pest and disease control by insects, birds, bats and other organisms
12	Production of genetic library for food, fibers, pharmaceuticals and materials Fixation of solar energy and conversion into raw materials Management of soil erosion and sediment control Flood prevention and regulation of runoff Protection against harmful cosmic radiation Regulation of the chemical composition of the oceans Regulation of the local and global climate Formation of topsoil and maintenance of soil fertility Production of grasslands, fertilizers and food Storage and recycling of nutrients
13	What does constant natural capital mean?
14	What’s wrong with this picture?
15	What is Carrying Capacity?
16	Turn carrying capacity upside down
17	Resources to economy to waste
18	The ecological capacity necessary to sustain people’s activities is called humanity’s ecological footprint
19	Before analyzing how much bio-capacity we require, let’s look at how much there is on our planet.
20	Each person’s little island would cover 4.2 acres
21	Italy’s footprint is over 3 times larger than its biocapacity.
22	Wanted . . . Three more livable planets!
23	Global Natural Resource and Environmental Trends (figures from Worldwatch State of the World 2004)
24	Environmental Indicator #1: Fossil Fuels and Atmosphere Global use of coal, oil, and natural gas was 4.7 times higher in 2002 than in 1950. Carbon dioxide levels in 2002 were 18 % higher than in 1960, and estimated to be 31% higher since the onset of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. Scientists have linked the warming trend during the twentieth century to the buildup of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gasses.
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30	Biggest Eco-Footprints
31	Italian footprint as seen from outer space. Many historic cities offer high-density living, leading to smaller footprints.
32	Smallest Eco Footprints
33	Why should Mexico care about footprints?
34	National ecological deficits
35	Humanity’s consumption is 80% larger than humanity’s share of nature can regenerate on a continuous basis
36	Estimates show 20% of the world’s population is occupying around 2/3 of the global footprint. If we leave 1/3 of the bio-capacity for other species, we are already using over 80% more than can be regenerated by nature.
37	In today’s ecologically overloaded world, we are all in competition for the finite flow of natural capital produced by the ecosphere. Our lifestyles matter!
38	One thing is obvious . . . Humanity as a whole needs to reduce its resource consumption and waste production, but in a way in which the quality of our lives is secured.
39	Only those projects can move us toward sustainability which . . . (a) reduce humanity’s ecological footprint and, at the same timee, (b) secure or even improve people’s well-being. If people feel worse off through new sustainability initiatives, they will oppose them.
40	Let’s look at 3 complimentary strategies to reduce our ecological footprint
41	A useful characteristic of the footprint is that it can be applied to every scale, thereby linking the global with the local
42	“The path to sustainability is specific, and identifiable as well as measurable. There exists today 5.4 acres of bio-productive space per person on the planet. If we leave a meager third to the other 30 million species, we can use an average of 3.7 acres per person for our purposes. It’s simple . . . Just Use Less Stuff!!!!” --Dr. Mathis Wackernagel, co-creator of the ecological footprint concept
43	There is a lot of evidence that we can improve the quality of life while living on a reduced footprint.
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45	Footprint time series
46	Living Planet Report Summary
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