Ecological footprint (SCP Indicator 28)

The per person ecological footprint is a nation’s total ecological footprint divided by the total population of the nation. To live within the means of our planet’s resources, the world’s ecological footprint would have to equal the available per person biocapacity of our planet, which currently stands at 1.7 global hectares. Hence this indicator measures how much of the regenerative capacity of the biosphere is occupied by human demand for resources and services (at country or individual level), compared to the amount and distribution of capacity available planet-wide. This indicator is tracked by MedWaves (UNEP/MAP SCP/RAC) and is part of the Regional Action Plan on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) in the Mediterranean. For more information, please check the Action Plan on SCP in the Mediterranean Factsheet n.28 (Ecological footprint) available at https://switchmed.eu/policy/indicator-factsheets-on-scp-in-the-mediterranean/