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Visit our websites:    EcoVoyageurs In EcoVoyageurs, your students can learn how to measure the demands we make on our environment. This measure is called the Ecological Footprint. The Ecological Footprint is a metaphor for our human impact on the earth. In their book, “Our Ecological Footprint, Reducing Human Impact on the Earth”, Mathis Wackernagel and William Rees from the University of British Columbia have defined this footprint as a measure of the productive land and water "that would be required to support a person's current lifestyle forever." All that we consume and use, and all the waste resulting from our consumption, is supplied by, and absorbed by nature. Simply stated, the Ecological Footprint is a measure of how much "nature" we need to support ourselves. The average Canadian lifestyle needs almost 8 hectares of land to support it. However, studies have shown that there are fewer than 2 hectares of productive land and sea space for each person on the earth. If everyone on earth lived like a Canadian, it would take 4 planets to support us all. By understanding how much we have, and how much we need, we can move forward on our EcoVoyage to find new ways to live within the earth's limits. Start Now! EcoVoyageur’s four spectacular 24” x 36” colour posters plus 32 pages of stimulating lesson plans and fun student worksheets make the Ecological Footprint concept very accessible to grades 7,8 and 9. Order your free kit today.