The Ecological Footprint (EF) measures the amount of biologically productive land and water area required to produce all the resources an individual, population or activity consumes and to absorb the waste they generate, given the prevailing technology and resource management practices. This area can be compared with biological capacity or biocapacity, the amount of productive area that is available to generate these resources and to absorb the waste. The ecological footprint related to biocapacity, a measure of the earth's bioproductivity, tells us whether we are living within the earth's means.
The ecological footprint of all African countries increased by 240 per cent between 1961 and 2008 as a result of growing populations as well as increased per capita consumption in a minority of countries. The average per capita footprints in Africa in 2008 is now rapidly approaching the available per capita biocapacity within Africa's borders of 1.5 gha. This report presents examples of solutions that promote the creation of wealth and alleviation of poverty through more sustainable management of the natural capital of the continent.
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