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ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IE Costa i Llobera _ Worldhealer Project

1ESO 2010-2011

Our Ecological Footprint IE Costa i Llobera _ Worldhealer Project

1.WhatistheEcologicalFootprint?2.HowcanweknowourEcologicalFootprint?

3. Some Reflec?ons on our Lifestyle: Food,Transporta?on,HomeandRecycling

4.HowmanyEarthsdoweneedtokeepourlifestyle?

Our Ecological Footprint IE Costa i Llobera _ Worldhealer Project

1.WhatistheEcologicalFootprint?The ecological impact of our ac1vi1es and opera1ons on our

environment.We live in a big city andweneednatural resourceslike wood, food, energy to live. A>er using these resources weproducewaste.

TheusewemakeofresourcesandthewasteweleaveintheplanetiscalledEcologicalFootprint.

Our Ecological Footprint IE Costa i Llobera _ Worldhealer Project

1.WhatistheEcologicalFootprint?Whatweeat,howwetravel,whatclotheswewear....ourlifestylehas

animpactonourplanet,theEarth.

Our Ecological Footprint IE Costa i Llobera _ Worldhealer Project

2.HowcanweknowourEcologicalFootprint?Wecanknowourecologicalfootprintstudyinghowwelive.

Therearewebsitesthathelpustocalculatetheresourcesweneedtolivethewaywedo.

hAp://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/personal_footprint/

hAp://myfootprint.org/en/visitor_informa1on/

hHp://calc.zerofootprint.net/youth/#

Our Ecological Footprint IE Costa i Llobera _ Worldhealer Project

2.HowcanweknowourEcologicalFootprint?hHp://calc.zerofootprint.net/youth/#

Our Ecological Footprint IE Costa i Llobera _ Worldhealer Project

3.SomeReflec?onsonourLifestyle:FoodWeeat3largemealsinaday.

Webuyfoodatsupermarkets,conveniencestores,andpreparedfoodsfromrestaurants,andsome1meswebuyecologicalfood.

Wedon’thaveagardenorshareonetogrowourownvegetablesandherbs

Our Ecological Footprint IE Costa i Llobera _ Worldhealer Project

3.SomeReflec?onsonourLifestyle:Transporta?onInayearwetravelbycar,taxisandcarpoolslike3.000km

Inayearwetravelbybusandmetrolike1000km

Inrails,subwaysandcrosscountrytrainslike100km

Wetravellike2000kmbyplane

Our Ecological Footprint IE Costa i Llobera _ Worldhealer Project

3.SomeReflec?onsonourLifestyle:HomeWeliveinabuildingwith5‐20apartments

Someof thematerials inourhousesare recycled, forexamplewoodandglass.

Inourhouseweuse:Weuselowflowtoiletsandweuselowflowshowerheadsandfaucets

Wehavewatersavinghabits:Weminimizeshower1meandtoiletflushing.Besides,werunclothes

anddishwashersonlywhenfull.Ourparentswashcarsrarely

Our Ecological Footprint IE Costa i Llobera _ Worldhealer Project

3.SomeReflec?onsonRecycling

RecyclinghelpsustoreduceourEcologicalFootprintbecausewedon'twastenaturalresources

Werecyclepaper,plas1c,glassandelectronics,butaluminumrarely.

Wegenerallylivewithinourmeansandweusesomeitemsforyears,otherswereplacebeforeweneedtoo.

Weuseoneormorebin’sinaweek.

Our Ecological Footprint IE Costa i Llobera _ Worldhealer Project

4.HowmanyEarthsdoweneedtokeepourlifestyle?

2.82Earths

Our Ecological Footprint IE Costa i Llobera _ Worldhealer Project

Barcelona = 2.82 Earths Hong Kong = 1.26 Earths

Our Ecological Footprint IE Costa i Llobera _ Worldhealer Project

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