Making our mark – ecological footprints
Useful sites
Living Planet Report 2006 (WWF International)
Outlines the state of the environment and our impact on the Earth.
Global Footprint Network (USA)
Contains a range of information on ecological footprints.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Carbon bigfoot (Catalyst, 15 November 2007)
Contains information on carbon emitters and carbon offsetters.
Eco footprint (Catalyst, 31 August 2006)
Reports on an Australian approach to ecological footprint measurements.
Environmental auditing (The Science Show, 15 October 2005)
Investigates the concept of environmental auditing.
'Australian dream' killing the country, says scientist (News in Science, 26 November 2002)
Contains information on consumption in Australia and solutions to reduce our ecological footprint.
Discarding the bovver boots: Ecological footprints (Earthbeat, 13 April 2002)
Discusses the ecological footprint of Australians.
The sustainable scale project – ecological footprint (Santa-Barbara Family Foundation, Canada)
A general outline of ecological footprints and their limitations.
Redefining progress (USA)
Ecological footprint
Provides information and a number of resources for ecological footprints.
Ecological footprint of nations 2005 update
Provides an updated approach to address previous limitations of ecological footprints.
The ecological footprint – issues and trends (The University of Sydney, Australia)
An extensive discussion of the value, limitations and modifications to ecological footprints.
British Broadcasting Corporation
Global ecosystems 'face collapse' (BBC News, 24 October 2006)
Looks at the potential effect of current global consumption levels on ecosystems.
The living planet: Facts and figures (BBC News, 24 October 2006)
Provides data on the planet's natural resources and humanity's demands on those resources.
South Australia's ecological footprint (Sustainable Living Choices, Government of South Australia)
Provides information on the ecological footprint of South Australia.
Ecological footprint as an assessment tool for urban development (Centre for Design, RMIT University, Australia)
Explores the effectiveness of ecological footprint analysis for urban development.
Posted December 2008.