Ecological footprint challenge

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Ecological footprint challenge

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Introduction
- What is an ecological footprint?
- Sustainability
- The assignment
- Grading and questions

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Ecological footprint
How much nature do we use?

Land/water surface area used for consumption and waste

Compared to how fast nature absorbs waste and generates new resources

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The problem
We consume too much/produce too much waste

Nature cannot keep up with us 

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Earth overshoot day

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The consequences
- Extinction of species
- Rising atmospheric carbon levels
- Fish stock collapse
- Deforestation
- Overgrazing
- Reduced cropland productivity
- Desertification
- Soil erosion
- And more...

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To keep earth liveable, we have to change behaviour

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Calculate your own ecological footprint
https://footprint.wwf.org.uk

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The assignment
- Calculate your footprint
- Discuss with class mates what your most important contributor is
- Challenge yourself (in pairs) what you can do to reduce your footprint in a week
- Complete the challenge by trying to live more sustainable in 1 week time
- Make a vlog (3 - 5 minutes) about what you did to reduce your footprint

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What can you do to reduce your footprint?

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Find the assignment + rubric on Somtoday

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