"ecological footprint" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-ecological footprint.wav Forms: ecological footprints [plural]
Etymology: First used by William E. Rees in 1992 and further refined by Mathis Wackernagel in his PhD thesis. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|William E. Rees|in=1992|nobycat=1|notext=1}} William E. Rees in 1992 Head templates: {{en-noun}} ecological footprint (plural ecological footprints)
  1. A measure of how much biologically productive land and water area an individual, population or activity requires to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates using prevailing technology and resource management practices. Wikipedia link: Mathis Wackernagel Related terms: carrying capacity Coordinate_terms: carbon footprint Translations (measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems): petjada ecològica [feminine] (Catalan), 生態足跡 /生态足迹 (shēngtàizújì) (Chinese Mandarin), ecologische voetafdruk [masculine] (Dutch), ekologia premsigno (Esperanto), ekologia piedsigno (Esperanto), ekologinen jalanjälki (Finnish), ekojalanjälki (Finnish), empreinte écologique [feminine] (French), Ökologischer Fußabdruck [masculine] (German), ökológiai lábnyom (Hungarian), impronta ecologica [feminine] (Italian), 생태발자국 (saengtaebaljaguk) (Korean), ślad ekologiczny [masculine] (Polish), pegada ecológica [feminine] (Portuguese), экологи́ческий след (ekologíčeskij sled) [masculine] (Russian), huella ecológica [feminine] (Spanish), dấu chân sinh thái (Vietnamese)

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