I used this website while finishing off a writing project during half term.
The site explains something called biocapacity creditors and debtors.
An ecological deficit occurs when the Ecological Footprint of a population exceeds the biocapacity of the area available to that population.
A national ecological deficit means that the country is net-importing biocapacity through trade, liquidating national ecological assets or emitting more carbon dioxide waste into the atmosphere than its own ecosystems absorb.
In contrast, an ecological reserve exists when the biocapacity of a region exceeds its population's Ecological Footprint.
The site explains something called biocapacity creditors and debtors.
This links with the idea of ecological Deficit/Reserve
An ecological deficit occurs when the Ecological Footprint of a population exceeds the biocapacity of the area available to that population.
A national ecological deficit means that the country is net-importing biocapacity through trade, liquidating national ecological assets or emitting more carbon dioxide waste into the atmosphere than its own ecosystems absorb.
In contrast, an ecological reserve exists when the biocapacity of a region exceeds its population's Ecological Footprint.
The countries in red are biocapacity debtors of course.
This is an interesting alternative way of considering the impact of a country on the global environment as a whole. There are some interesting colours to be seen there....
The reasons why countries are red or green would make for some interesting discussions.
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