Figure 3.5: Composition of an ecological footprint
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Notes:
(1) ‘Energy land’ is defined as the theoretical amount of land required to be planted in exotic forests to absorb our carbon dioxide emissions.
(2) ‘Fishing land’ is the area required to support the fishing industry and the production of seafood.
Source: Ministry for the Environment.
Text description of figure
This figure is a graphical representation of what makes up an ecological footprint. Generally, an ecological footprint is made up of fishing land, urban land, crop land, grazing land, energy land and forest land.
