AFRO-NETS> Africa, some sobering numbers (7)

[Simona Sermoneta <SimonaSermoneta@libero.it>]

Africa, some sobering numbers (7)
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Dr. King wrote:

"Communities outgrowing the carrying capacity of their ecosystems, 
with nowhere to go... (Rwanda, Malawi, etc.)"


The latest report on the ecological footprints of nations (Nov. 2002 
update) seems to indicate quite the opposite - most African countries 
have either a very small deficit or a surplus of per capita available 
biocapacity. Rwanda and Malawi seem to be using about the amount that 
their ecosystems can carry. 

Many of the communities who outgrow the carrying capacity of their 
ecosystems are in other areas of the globe, where high levels of con-
sumption more than make up for relatively small populations. 

See the article and a table showing the ecological impact of 146 na-
tions: 
http://www.redefiningprogress.org/publications/ef1999.pdf

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Simona Sermoneta, MPH
mailto:SimonaSermoneta@libero.it
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