NEW REPORT SHOWS CHINA’S ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT DOUBLED
WWF-CCICED
10 June 2008
Beijing, China – China’s average ecological footprint has doubled since the 1960s and now demands more than two times what the country’s ecosystems can sustainably supply, a new report released today finds.
The Report on Ecological Footprint in China, jointly commissioned by China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) and WWF, is the first comprehensive report about China’s footprint. It gives an overview of the factors that determine the country’s growing ecological deficit, beginning in mid-1970s, and shows innovative paths for China to achieve its development goals in a sustainable way that ensures the future generations have the natural resources they need to prosper.
According to the report, China now uses 15 per cent of the world’s total biological capacity. The analysis in this report finds that people of China have an ecological footprint of 1.6 global hectares per person in 2003 (the last year for which figures are available), which means each individual needs 1.6 hectares of biologically productive land to support their lifestyle demands. The figure is still lower than the world average of 2.2 global hectares per person, ranking China the 69th of the 147 nations measured that year. But it nonetheless presents challenges, considering China’s large population and the robust economic development.
10 June 2008
Beijing, China – China’s average ecological footprint has doubled since the 1960s and now demands more than two times what the country’s ecosystems can sustainably supply, a new report released today finds.
The Report on Ecological Footprint in China, jointly commissioned by China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) and WWF, is the first comprehensive report about China’s footprint. It gives an overview of the factors that determine the country’s growing ecological deficit, beginning in mid-1970s, and shows innovative paths for China to achieve its development goals in a sustainable way that ensures the future generations have the natural resources they need to prosper.
According to the report, China now uses 15 per cent of the world’s total biological capacity. The analysis in this report finds that people of China have an ecological footprint of 1.6 global hectares per person in 2003 (the last year for which figures are available), which means each individual needs 1.6 hectares of biologically productive land to support their lifestyle demands. The figure is still lower than the world average of 2.2 global hectares per person, ranking China the 69th of the 147 nations measured that year. But it nonetheless presents challenges, considering China’s large population and the robust economic development.
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