Why Ecological Footprint Analysis Is Flawed
<p>The idea to measure how much land humanity would need to sustain its current population originates from prof. William E. Rees, an author from whom I learned the most about ecology, and whose work I highly admire. The concept was first floated in his study titled <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/226184045_Revisiting_Carrying_Capacity_Area-Based_Indicators_of_Sustainability" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Revisiting Carrying Capacity: Area-Based Indicators of Sustainability</em></a> published in 1992 — a worthy read, pointing out some very important facts. As usual with many great concepts though, it has been hijacked by international organizations, and now it’s used to massively sugarcoat the predicament we as a human species are in.</p>
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