Name: Sankalp Saxena

Roll No: H13103

The results of my ecological footprint are as follows:
Ecological Footprint Regenerative Capacity
Past 2 global hectares 1.1
Present 1.4 Global hectares 0.8
Future 2 Global hectares 1.1

What these numbers mean: The result gives me a measure of the demand my lifestyle puts
on earths ecosystems. The first column, ecological footprint, shows the amount of biologically
productive land and sea area necessary to supply the resources that I consume. The second
column gives an estimate of how much of the Earth (or how many planet Earths) it would take
to support mankind if everybody followed my lifestyle.
Implications: On an average, a world citizen has an eco-footprint of about 2.7 global average
hectares while there are only 2.1 global hectare of bio productive land and water per capita on
earth. This means that my past lifestyle at home and my aspirational lifestyle tread on the
borderline of imminent danger for ecosystem. If my aspirations rise any further, and the entire
world starts emulating my lifestyle, world population would overshoot global bio capacity and
start living unsustainably by depleting stocks of Mother Nature.
What efforts should I make to reduce or at least sustain this footprint remains to be seen!