High resource consumption and waste production.

If a population's footprint exceeds available resources, it is unsustainable.

Both contribute significantly to environmental problems; addressing both is crucial.

Meat-heavy diets generally have larger footprints than plant-based diets.

Driving and flying increase footprint; biking and public transport reduce it.

Buying new items increases footprint; secondhand reduces it.

Renewable energy reduces footprint; fossil fuels increase it.

Corporations often have larger impacts due to emissions, pollution, and resource use.

A large ecological footprint often leads to faster resource depletion.

It is essential for long-term sustainability and well-being.

Environmental degradation, depletion of resources, and decline in long-term well-being.

Habitat loss, reduced biodiversity, increased carbon dioxide emissions, and soil erosion.

Harm to marine life, ecosystem disruption, and potential human health risks.

Climate change, ocean acidification, and extreme weather events.

Water scarcity, ecosystem damage, and conflicts over water resources.

Increased land use, higher greenhouse gas emissions, and greater water consumption.

Resource depletion, increased waste generation, and environmental degradation.

Greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, and resource depletion.

Loss of biodiversity, ecosystem disruption, and increased risk of species extinction.

Pollution of land and water, resource depletion, and health hazards.

The demand a person, population, or activity places on Earth's ecosystems in terms of the area of biologically productive land and water required to produce the resources it consumes and to absorb the wastes it generates.

Transportation, travel, diet, consumption, energy use, and water use.

Individual impacts are from personal choices, while corporate impacts are from business practices, often dwarfing individual effects.

A population's ecological footprint is larger than the available resources, leading to environmental degradation and resource depletion.

Meat-heavy diets generally have a larger footprint than vegetarian or vegan diets due to the resources required to raise livestock.

Driving and flying increase footprint due to fossil fuel use, while walking, biking, and public transport reduce it.

Buying new items frequently increases footprint, while buying secondhand and reducing consumption decreases it.

Using non-renewable energy sources increases footprint, while using renewable energy sources reduces it.

Excessive water use increases footprint, while conserving water reduces it.

Ecological footprint is a key tool for assessing sustainability; a smaller footprint indicates more sustainable practices.