Kōrero: Economy and the environment

New Zealand’s ecological footprint, 2008

New Zealand’s ecological footprint, 2008

New Zealanders are not clean and green. An ecological footprint calculates the resources humans use and the amount of waste they generate. This is measured in terms of global hectares (a hectare with world-average ability to produce resources and absorb wastes) per person. New Zealand had the sixth highest figure (7.7 hectares) in the world, only slightly lower than one of the worst offenders the United States (9.4 hectares), and much higher than the world average (2.7 hectares).

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Source: Global Footprint Network

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Eric Pawson, 'Economy and the environment - New Zealand’s ecological impact', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/diagram/21674/new-zealands-ecological-footprint-2008 (accessed 25 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Eric Pawson, i tāngia i te 11 Mar 2010