biocapacity

The ecological footprint analysis, produced by GFN, shows that we have exceeded global "biocapacity" - a measure of Earth's ability to produce resources and capture our emissions.

Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2008

With carbon in the “danger zone” and humanity increasingly running out of biocapacity to exploit, Obama comes into power at just about the last possible second to save us all from the eco-apocalypse — I hope.

Al Gore for Eco-Czar « Gerry Canavan 2008

On average, the 5.5 billion people living in low - and middle-income countries still use less than the biocapacity which we all have available.

Peter Bosshard: We're Borrowing Half A Planet From Our Kids 2009

The human economy now exerts a larger Footprint than the planet has biocapacity.

Ecological footprint 2008

Export of biocapacity from China, Japan and Thailand 2001; Table 1: Export of biocapacity from three Asia-Pacific countries, 2001, million gha.

One Lifeboat~ Chapter 2 2008

A very large part of the biocapacity of China, domestic or imported, is consumed by end-users in Europe and the U.S.

One Lifeboat~ Chapter 3 2008

On average, each American uses over 23 acres of biologically productive land and water (biocapacity) per year.

Through a Glass, Darkly 2008

It has been scientifically estimated that the global footprint of mankind exceeded the Earth's biocapacity in the mid 1980's, and that since that time we have been operating in an "overshoot" mode, meaning that we are consuming the planet's resources faster than they are regenerating.

Matthew Stein: How Did Things Get so Bad So Quickly? (Sustainability Primer Part 1) 2008

The 2006 Report also noted that in 2003, the world exceeded biocapacity by 25%.

Masculine Pathology and the Death of Capitalism 2008

The 2005 Asia-Pacific report on ecological footprints [6] compares the export of biocapacity (biological capacity) [7] from Asian countries (see Figure 1), which provides a clear notion of the fact that, contrary to common perceptions in the West, China as yet is not a high-consuming country for natural resources per se, but an increasingly important manufacturer of goods consumed elsewhere in the world.

One Lifeboat~ Chapter 2 2008