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UAE, U.S. Top List of Pressures on Nature, WWF Finds

 

October 24, 2006 — By Reuters

Following is a ranking issued by the WWF conservation group on Tuesday of the 10

nations whose inhabitants place most demands per capita on the world's natural

resources.

 

It said in a report that humans were stripping nature at an unprecedented rate

and would need two planets' worth of natural resources every year by 2050 on

current trends.

 

Nations with the biggest per capita " ecological footprints " were: 1. United Arab

Emirates 2. United States 3. Finland 4. Canada 5. Kuwait 6. Australia 7. Estonia

8. Sweden 9. New Zealand 10. Norway

 

People in the United Arab Emirates, for instance, needed the equivalent of

almost 12 hectares (29.65 acres) per person of productive land or seas in 2003

to provide natural resources they used and to re-absorb their waste.

 

The global average demand was 2.2 hectares, far above the available supply of

1.8 hectares per person.

 

The " ecological footprints " , calculated by the WWF, comprise use of fossil

fuels, nuclear power, cropland, grazing land, built-up land, fishing grounds,

forests. For the top nations, emissions from using fossil fuels were the main

component.

 

Source: Reuters

 

 

As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances,

there's a twilight where everything remains seemingly unchanged, and it is in

such twilight that we must be aware of change in the air, however slight, lest

we become unwitting victims of the darkness.

William O. Douglas

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Hi Fraggle

 

That's an interesting article, and certainly some surprising things.... not least that the Worldwide Fund for Nature, who's main aim is protection of endangered species, have done the research!

 

But I do find it interesting that UAE is above the US and the UK... and I'm amazed that the UK isn't on the top 10 at all - particularly when Sweden and Norway (which have all sorts of environmentally friendly laws) are!

 

 

BB

Peter

On 24/10/06, fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote:

UAE, U.S. Top List of Pressures on Nature, WWF FindsOctober 24, 2006 — By ReutersFollowing is a ranking issued by the WWF conservation group on Tuesday of the 10 nations whose inhabitants place most demands per capita on the world's natural resources.

It said in a report that humans were stripping nature at an unprecedented rate and would need two planets' worth of natural resources every year by 2050 on current trends.Nations with the biggest per capita " ecological footprints " were: 1. United Arab Emirates 2. United States 3. Finland 4. Canada 5. Kuwait 6. Australia 7. Estonia 8. Sweden 9. New Zealand 10. Norway

People in the United Arab Emirates, for instance, needed the equivalent of almost 12 hectares (29.65 acres) per person of productive land or seas in 2003 to provide natural resources they used and to re-absorb their waste.

The global average demand was 2.2 hectares, far above the available supply of 1.8 hectares per person.The " ecological footprints " , calculated by the WWF, comprise use of fossil fuels, nuclear power, cropland, grazing land, built-up land, fishing grounds, forests. For the top nations, emissions from using fossil fuels were the main component.

Source: ReutersAs nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there's a twilight where everything remains seemingly unchanged, and it is in such twilight that we must be aware of change in the air, however slight, lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness.

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Hi Fraggle

 

I've just found this article on BBC, which has completely different figures....

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6080074.stm

 

Puts US at no 1, and UK at no 3. Have to say, this one looks a bit more like what I'd expected to see...

 

BB

Peter

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i would guess the UAE tops the list, because in basically a generation, they gone from a semi-nomadic culture, based on oasis farming and livestock herding, into this ultra-modern society...

and all the ills that brings with it...intense modern farming(in a desert), loss of groundwater, pollution, waste, garbage, sewage, loss of habitat for native life...

Peter Kebbell Oct 24, 2006 10:34 AM Re: now if we could just find that other earth to use up

Hi Fraggle

 

That's an interesting article, and certainly some surprising things.... not least that the Worldwide Fund for Nature, who's main aim is protection of endangered species, have done the research!

 

But I do find it interesting that UAE is above the US and the UK... and I'm amazed that the UK isn't on the top 10 at all - particularly when Sweden and Norway (which have all sorts of environmentally friendly laws) are!

 

BB

Peter

On 24/10/06, fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: UAE, U.S. Top List of Pressures on Nature, WWF FindsOctober 24, 2006 ? By ReutersFollowing is a ranking issued by the WWF conservation group on Tuesday of the 10 nations whose inhabitants place most demands per capita on the world's natural resources. It said in a report that humans were stripping nature at an unprecedented rate and would need two planets' worth of natural resources every year by 2050 on current trends.Nations with the biggest per capita "ecological footprints" were: 1. United Arab Emirates 2. United States 3. Finland 4. Canada 5. Kuwait 6. Australia 7. Estonia 8. Sweden 9. New Zealand 10. Norway People in the United Arab Emirates, for instance, needed the equivalent of almost 12 hectares (29.65 acres) per person of productive land or seas in 2003 to provide natural resources they used and to re-absorb their waste. The global average demand was 2.2 hectares, far above the available supply of 1.8 hectares per person.The "ecological footprints", calculated by the WWF, comprise use of fossil fuels, nuclear power, cropland, grazing land, built-up land, fishing grounds, forests. For the top nations, emissions from using fossil fuels were the main component. Source: ReutersAs nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there's a twilight where everything remains seemingly unchanged, and it is in such twilight that we must be aware of change in the air, however slight, lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness. William O. DouglasTo send an email to -

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I agree with my namesake, The UK should be in there somewhere? doesnt being an island push up your rating in these sort of things?having to import everything, and grow as much as possible? The Valley Vegan.............fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: i would guess the UAE tops the list, because in basically a generation, they gone from a semi-nomadic culture, based on oasis farming and livestock herding, into this ultra-modern society... and all the ills that brings with it...intense modern farming(in a desert), loss of groundwater, pollution, waste, garbage, sewage, loss of habitat for native life... -----Original

Message----- Peter Kebbell Oct 24, 2006 10:34 AM Re: now if we could just find that other earth to use up Hi Fraggle That's an interesting article, and certainly some surprising things.... not least that the Worldwide Fund for Nature, who's main aim is protection of endangered species, have done the research! But I do find it interesting that UAE is above the US and the UK... and I'm amazed that the UK isn't on the top 10 at all - particularly when Sweden and Norway (which have all sorts of environmentally friendly laws) are! BB Peter On 24/10/06, fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: UAE, U.S. Top List of Pressures on Nature, WWF FindsOctober 24, 2006 ? By ReutersFollowing is a ranking issued by the WWF conservation group on Tuesday of the 10 nations whose inhabitants place most demands per capita on the world's natural resources. It said in a report that humans were stripping nature at an unprecedented rate and would need two planets' worth of natural resources every year by 2050 on current trends.Nations with the biggest per capita "ecological footprints" were: 1. United Arab Emirates 2. United States 3. Finland 4. Canada 5. Kuwait 6. Australia 7. Estonia 8. Sweden 9. New Zealand 10. Norway People in the United Arab Emirates, for instance, needed the equivalent of almost 12 hectares (29.65 acres) per person of productive land or seas in 2003 to provide natural resources they used and to re-absorb their

waste. The global average demand was 2.2 hectares, far above the available supply of 1.8 hectares per person.The "ecological footprints", calculated by the WWF, comprise use of fossil fuels, nuclear power, cropland, grazing land, built-up land, fishing grounds, forests. For the top nations, emissions from using fossil fuels were the main component. Source: ReutersAs nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there's a twilight where everything remains seemingly unchanged, and it is in such twilight that we must be aware of change in the air, however slight, lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness. William O. DouglasTo send an email to -

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take it up with the WWF people

and be nice, er they'll sick their panda on you

peter VV Oct 24, 2006 11:17 AM Re: now if we could just find that other earth to use up

I agree with my namesake, The UK should be in there somewhere? doesnt being an island push up your rating in these sort of things?having to import everything, and grow as much as possible?

 

The Valley Vegan.............

As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there's a twilight where everything remains seemingly unchanged, and it is in such twilight that we must be aware of change in the air, however slight, lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness. William O. Douglas