NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Ecological Footprint of a person is calculated by adding up all of people’s demands that compete for biologically productive space, such as cropland to grow potatoes or cotton, or forest to produce timber or to sequester carbon dioxide emissions.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Ecological Footprint tracks the use of productive surface areas. Typically these areas are: cropland, grazing land, fishing grounds, built-up land, forest area, and carbon demand on land.

Detailed explanation-3: -"The footprint calculation does not consider whether stocks of natural resources are decreasing or increasing as a result of human consumption. This question is critical for understanding ecological impacts."

Detailed explanation-4: -The six demand categories considered are: cropland, grazing land, fishing grounds, forest products, carbon and built-up land Footprints.