Basics of Ecological Footprint || How many planets do we need?

In this Video, we will cover the basics of Ecological Footprint and what is global hectares (Gha).

0:00 What is Ecological Footprint?
2:08 How big is one Hectare (ha)?
2:57 Why do we need ecological footprint?
3:47 How much Gha are we consuming ?

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Ecological Footprint analysis measures the aggregate land area required for a given population to exist in a sustainable manner.

The idea was Conceived in 1990s by Mathis Wackernagel and William Rees at the University of British Columbia, the Ecological Footprint launched the broader Footprint movement which is nowadays widely used in sustainability studies.

How big is one Hectare: (ha)
The word Hectare is made up of Hect and are.
Hect means 100, its from the same root our 100 Hundred is derived &
Are means 100 Sq. meter area (10 *10 Meter)

Can you Visualise it ?
1 hectare generally on an average can occupy space of 1.25 Football fields.
Equals to 2.47 acres of land and
There are 100 ha in 1 Sq.km (1 * 1 Km )
Ecological footprint is calculated in hectares and we call it as gha- global hectares.

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References:
1. Global Footprint Network : https://www.footprintnetwork.org/
2. Ecological Footprint Atlas 2010, Global Footprint Network, pn8,
3. Image William Rees- http://williamrees.org/
4. Foot ball field dimensions- Football History.org
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