Great Britain & America Eating The World Up Faster Than It Can Make More Food--Disaster Is Assured
"...The report says humans currently consume 20% more natural resources than the Earth can produce, and that populations of terrestrial, freshwater and marine species fell on average by 40% between 1970 and 2000.
Dr Claude Martin, director-general of WWF International, said: "We are spending Nature's capital faster than it can regenerate.
"We are running up an ecological debt which we won't be able to pay off unless governments restore the balance between our consumption of natural resources and the Earth's ability to renew them."
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The report says our ecological footprint has increased two and a half times since 1961. It says the average global footprint is 2.2 hectares (5.4 acres) per person, while there are only 1.8 hectares (4.4 acres) of land to provide resources for each of the planet's people..."
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Dr Claude Martin, director-general of WWF International, said: "We are spending Nature's capital faster than it can regenerate.
"We are running up an ecological debt which we won't be able to pay off unless governments restore the balance between our consumption of natural resources and the Earth's ability to renew them."
Hair shirts not needed
The report says our ecological footprint has increased two and a half times since 1961. It says the average global footprint is 2.2 hectares (5.4 acres) per person, while there are only 1.8 hectares (4.4 acres) of land to provide resources for each of the planet's people..."
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