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Footprint analysisFootprint analysis
Growing crops- 3.2 billion acres of Growing crops- 3.2 billion acres of croplandcropland
Pasture land- 11.4 billion acres of pasturePasture land- 11.4 billion acres of pasture Timber harvesting- so much wood/acre…Timber harvesting- so much wood/acre… Built-up infrastructureBuilt-up infrastructure Burning fossil fuels- each source releases Burning fossil fuels- each source releases
so much CO2/unit, and you need so many so much CO2/unit, and you need so many acres of forest to sequester that.acres of forest to sequester that.
Ecosystem services in Ecosystem services in citiescities
Air quality regulationAir quality regulation Water regulationWater regulation RecreationRecreation Consumption point for most other Consumption point for most other
ecosystem servicesecosystem services