productive area (in gha). It is a measure of how much biologically productive land and sea an 1.8 global hectares per person in 2002 (assuming that no capacity is set aside for wild species). environmental pressures into an area of regeneration is questionable. A brief review of the strengths In this article, we present a critical appraisal of the EF concept and EF/BC accounting tool. In andthe consciousnessofitslimitations. <a href="http://ecosite.info/loreal.com.html#e56h">Eco-friendly website - loreal.com</a> Key woRdSAnd ConCepTS: Ecological footprint, biocapacity, EF/BC accounting. year has its own set of yield factors. For example, in 2002, German cropland was 2.5 times more EF decreases with smaller population size for a given area, less consumption per person, and higherresource waste) into an area (local hectares) required to produce the product (or to absorb the waste). It describesthe 1. Non-robust policy message: The use of other data sources, modifications in the choice of input
