FLOWPLAYER
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Bio-loading reflects how the Human Ecological Footprint [demand on the biosphere] compares to the planet's Biocapacity [shorthand for biological capacity, which is the ability of an ecosystem to produce useful biological materials (for Human consumption) and to absorb wastes generated by Human activity i.e. carbon dioxide emissions]...
Overall, we are currently operating in excess of 150%; Which means, in its simplest form, that we are living 'beyond our means'.Click for more information from the Global Footprint Network...
Current 'developed economy' lifestyle model is un-sustainable. Immediate action required to avoid catastrophic life support system failure.