My personal ecological footprint is hands-on work. Formation of ecological culture of younger schoolchildren

On the eve of the New Year, many sum up what was done good and bad, what they achieved and what they lost, where they were and what they saw. We propose to sum up the environmental results of this year. It is very easy to do this - we will calculate our "ecological footprint"

Let's start with this concept:

| The Ecological Footprint allows us to calculate and compare how many resources the planet (or the territory of our country, the city where we live) can give us, preserving our natural resources, and how much we actually take resources for our needs. By weighing these two values, we can say how wisely we use the riches of our land: how much territory is occupied by housing, industry, waste dumps, parks and forests.

Our planet is very rich and fertile, it has accumulated its natural capital over millions of years. In an ideal world, we would take as much from nature as she could then revive without harming her. Unfortunately, we are taking more from nature than it can replenish, and its wealth is becoming less and less. This happens for two reasons:

| 1. There are a lot of people on the planet.

2. Some people want too much. They consume resources as if we had not one planet, but at least two or three.

Can natural resources be enough for everyone in this case?

Think of resource consumption as a process of dividing a pie. There is only one pie - only one planet. But how many pieces and what sizes everyone gets just allows you to calculate the ecological footprint.

Life on the planet is everywhere, but it is concentrated on about a quarter of the Earth's surface, i.e. suitable for us are only 4% ocean and 18% land area. Let's add this up and get 22% - this surface of the planet is rich in natural resources and is used by mankind for their needs. In this territory we build factories and lay roads, grow grain and graze cattle, here there are places for recreation and garbage dumps.

| If the entire population is located on these lands, then for each person there will be 1.8 hectares of fertile land.

This is how much the planet can allocate today to meet the needs of one person. This is the maximum figure, which does not take into account that other types of living beings also need natural resources. Not only do we live on earth, it is also home to thousands of species of plants and animals. How many resources are we willing to give them? If we do not leave protected lands and turn everything into cities, arable lands, factories, we will destroy the global order that has been formed over many years. million years.

Ecological footprint shows that the main problem- overconsumption, and that's the problem he's working on. Simply put - we see how our daily habits, our choices, our behavior affect the state of environment. The ecological footprint is calculated in conventional units of measurement - the global hectare.

You can calculate it on the siteby clicking on the Planet button labeled "Count your Ecological Footprint". You can also find there helpful tips to reduce their ecofootprint.After the calculation, you will be given the following result:

For those who wish to practice their English, the test can be taken on the website. Here the test is divided into several parts - the carbon footprint, the food footprint, the housing footprint, and the footprint of goods and services. The results will be clearer:

If you guess on New Year a new planet - our wish will not come true. But you can do it yourself so that we don’t need a new planet - you just need to start appreciating it natural resources and live in harmony with the environment.

Anastasia Morozova

Ecology tests for elementary school

Test No. 1 on the topic "Ecology"

1. What is nature?

2. What does nature give to man?

3. Name the protected plants in our area.

4. What animals are included in the Red Book of our country?

5. How do living organisms interact in nature?

6. What medicinal plants do you know?

7. How do you assess the state of the environment in our area?

8. How does a person destroy the environment?

9. What can people do to protect the environment?

Test 2 in the section "Plants"

1. Why houseplants always green?
a) people take care of them
b) brought from warm countries where there is no winter
c) grow in rooms

2. Which of the following plants reproduce by seeds?
a) potatoes
b) cucumbers
c) currant

3. What is the role of the forest in nature?
a) air protection
b) material for making furniture
c) soil protection
d) resting place

4. Which of the listed plants is listed in the Red Book of the Sverdlovsk region?
a) chamomile
b) coltsfoot
c) lady's slipper

5. Cross out the extra word in each group:
a) tradescantia, lily of the valley, begonia, chlorophytum
b) plantain, mint, St. John's wort, aloe
c) narcissus, lilac, tulip, aster

6. What place should be chosen for a fire so as not to harm nature?
a) an open field
b) river bank
c) coniferous young
d) birch grove

7. Learn natural area according to her description: “Wherever you look, grass and grass are everywhere. Trees do not grow here due to lack of moisture. Fescue, feather grass, and wormwood grow in the southern part. The soils are very fertile."
a) tundra
b) steppe
c) forest zone

8. You cut the mushroom and soon you will see that its leg has darkened on the cut, but this one never gets dark. Even when you dry it. Maybe that's why the mushroom got its name. Underline the correct answer:
a) boletus
b) white mushroom
c) boletus
d) oiler

9. Which of these plants can be used to make tea? Emphasize:
St. John's wort, wormwood, raspberry, mint, primrose, linden, crow's eye, currant, dandelion, quinoa.

10. What is the name state reserve located on the territory Sverdlovsk region?

Test 3 in the section "Animals"

1. Domestic farm animals are:
a) mammals, fish, birds, insects
b) animals, birds, amphibians, fish
c) birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish

2. What group do animals belong to, which spend part of their lives on the ground, and part in the water?
a) fish
b) reptiles
c) amphibians

3. Which of these animals are reptiles?
a) toad
b) turtle
c) triton
d) a snake

4. Why can't you touch the eggs in the nests of wild birds?
a) eggs can be damaged
b) the bird will leave the nest
c) the bird is scared

5. Why are swallows and swifts in good weather fly high, and in the damp - above the ground itself?
a) afraid of the rain
b) wings get wet from moist air
c) looking for food

6. What kind of animals will people help if they protect spruces and pines in the forest?
a) crossbilly, squirrel, woodpecker
b) hazel grouse, elk, hare
c) lynx, bear, hawk

7. Food chains end:
a) predatory animals
b) plants
c) herbivores

8. What will happen if people destroy foxes in the food chain "rye - mouse - foxes"?
a) there will be more mice, the yield of rye will decrease
b) there will be more mice, an increase in the yield of rye
c) first there will be more mice, and then the rye yield will decrease, which will lead to a decrease in the number of mice

9. Which of the listed birds are listed in the Red Book?
a) snake-eater
b) kingfisher
c) starling
d) black stork
e) osprey

10. Old hollow trees were cut down in the forest. Soon the young forest died. Explain why?

Test 4 in the section "Nature and Man"

1. What are the names of the places where minerals occur?
a) ravines
b) mines
c) deposits
d) mountains

2. What is the importance of swamps for the purification of natural water?
a) allocate chemical substances refreshing water and improving its taste;
b) passing through a thick layer of peat, thickets of moss and grass, it is freed from dust, harmful substances, microbes;
c) there are more useful minerals in the water.

3. Why is smoke from a fire more dangerous to human health than fire?
a) blinds the eyes
b) makes breathing difficult
c) contains toxic substances - combustion products

4. In what state does water pass when it is cooled to 0 0C?
a) solid
b) liquid
c) gaseous
d) any

5. What stones are called precious?
a) emerald, ruby, sapphire, pearl, amber
b) turquoise, garnet, amethyst, coral
c) rock crystal, emerald, yahont

6. What is the significance of blood for a person?
a) helps to see the cut
b) carry air and nutrients to all organs of the body
c) helps in the treatment of diseases
d) maintain the vertical position of the body

7. What happens to food in the stomach?
a) chewing food
b) digestion
c) mixing with gastric juice

8. How to check if the heart of an unconscious person is beating?
a) according to the pulse of the carotid artery
b) put the ear to the chest
c) breathing

9. What information must be on the packaging of a product that can be bought in a store?
a) weight and composition of the product
b) method of preparation and date of manufacture
c) name, expiration date, ingredients

10. Why do you need to know your body?
a) to maintain and improve their health
b) so that a person can think, speak, work
c) to skillfully use their abilities

At the end of grade 4, students may be offered the following environmental test No. 5

1.What is ecology?

A) weather science

B) the science of wildlife

C) the science of the relationship between living beings and their environment, between man and nature

2.What is the environment?

A) everything that surrounds a person

B) the science of wildlife

C) the place where the person lives

3. What is a reserve?

A) the area where they are bred rare species animals and plants

B) plots of land where all nature is under special protection

C) plots of land where animals are fed

4. What is national park?

A) an open-air natural museum that tourists can visit

B) an area where rare species of animals and plants are bred

C) a place where people rest

5. What is environmental safety?

A) protection of animals and plants from poachers

B) protection of air from pollution

B) protection from harmful effects polluted, damaged environment

6. Which of the following human actions relate to measures to protect nature

A) planting forests, cutting down old and diseased trees

B) drain Wastewater into the river

C) creation of farms, poultry farms

D) construction of treatment facilities

D) creation of reserves, botanical gardens

E) logging

7. What is the Red Book?

A) a book where extinct animals and plants are listed

B) a book that contains information about rare, endangered plants and animals

C) a book that records the plants and animals that were saved

8. Is there a Red Book of the Sverdlovsk region?

B) don't know

9. When sanitary felling forests cut down old hollow trees. The forest began to wither. Why?

A) birds have nowhere to live

B) there were no birds, many insects appeared

10. Read the story of schoolchildren about your campaign. Find and underline the mistakes in their behavior.

« Our teacher fell ill and we decided to go to the forest without her. We safely reached the forest by train. Walking along the path, we met many inedible mushrooms and knocked them down with sticks so that someone would not be poisoned. It was hot in the forest. We lit a fire and warmed tea. How nice it was to look at the fire. After eating, we went home. Leaving, we looked back at the clearing, where we made a halt, there lay plastic bags and tin cans, and the fire winked merrily at us goodbye. On the way to the train, we found a hedgehog and took him home"

Read the question carefully and choose the correct answer.
There may be one or more correct answers. Underline the selected answers.
For example:
What animals are carnivores?
a) hare
b) fox
c) deer

1. What do they mean when they say that it is warm, hot, cold outside?
a) precipitation
b) wind
c) cloudy
d) air temperature

2. What animals are called domestic?
a) all animals that live near humans
b) animals that a person breeds and uses for his own needs
c) all animals from which a person receives food

3. What is made by human hands?
a) clouds
b) spaceship
c) a table
d) grass
e) sparrow
f) Sun

4. How to finish a sentence correctly? “Coniferous plants differ from deciduous ones in that...”
a) always higher than deciduous
b) grow only in the forest
c) do not have leaves
d) have needle leaves

5. What birds of the Urals are sedentary?
a) dove
b) sparrow
c) swift
d) starling

6. What plants have several lignified stems?
a) trees
b) bushes
c) herbs

7. How to correctly settle plants on the floors of the forest?
a) mountain ash - birch - moss - lily of the valley
b) birch - mountain ash - lily of the valley - moss
c) birch - moss - mountain ash - lily of the valley

8. What is the correct food chain?
a) jay - acorns - hawk
b) oak acorns - hawk-jay
c) oak acorns - jay - hawk

9. What will you do if you see a tree from which juice flows?
a) pass by
b) close the wound with clay
c) drink juice and move on.

10. What word is superfluous?
a) ice drift
b) the weather
c) flood
d) river

1. What is the name of the science of mushrooms?

A) mycology

B) ornithology

B) entomology

2. Name the squirrel's home

B) lair

3. What bird breeds chicks in winter?

A) tit

4. Fish that spawns in cold weather

5. What is the name of a sheet with one sheet plate?

A) simple

B) complex

6. Penguin is…

A) a mammal

7. What tree leaf is depicted on the flag of Canada?

B) birch

8. Can I touch bird eggs?

9. What tree indicates the proximity of water?

10. What to do with the garbage in the forest?

A) bury

B) leave

B) take it with you

OLYMPIAD ON ECOLOGY IN 4 CLASS

Test tasks on the topic:

« environmental education junior schoolchildren»

Ecology is:

a) The science of human impact on the environment;

b) The science that studies the structure, functions and development of living organisms in an ecosystem;

c) The science of the influence of the environment on man;

d) The science of rational use natural resources;

e) The science that studies living organisms in nature.

What is the importance of the Earth's ozone layer?
a) protects the planet from meteor impacts
b) protects living organisms from harmful radiation
c) protect the planet from heat loss

Underline what pollutes the air:

soot, dust, oxygen, smoke, car exhaust, factory emissions, water vapour.

Emphasize what pollutes the water.

Household garbage, oil, animals in reservoirs, waste from factories and plants, aquatic plants.

5. What is soil?

a) the land on which the houses stand;

b) what is under our feet;

c) the habitat of plants and animals.

6. How the soil is served earthworms?

a) destroy pests;

b) recycle fallen leaves;

c) dig underground passages.

7. We must not allow the destruction and destruction of the fertile layer, because:

a) there are many plants and animals in the soil;

b) the soil provides food for plants and animals;

c) the soil retains moisture and heat for plants and animals;

d) soil purifies water and air.

8. Setting fire to dry grass in the meadows, we ...

a) let young shoots grow;

b) we increase soil fertility due to ash;

c) causing irreparable harm to the entire community.

9. What will happen if people destroy foxes in the food chain "rye - mouse - foxes"?

a) there will be more mice, the yield of rye will decrease

b) there will be more mice, an increase in the yield of rye

c) first there will be more mice, and then the rye yield will decrease, which will lead to a decrease in the number of mice

Determine if the statements are true. Mark the correct expressions with a “+” sign, the incorrect ones with a “-“ sign.

Plants contribute to the destruction of the soil.

The activity of earthworms destroys the top layer of fertile soil.

In winter, snow retention is not allowed on the fields.

Arable fields with even a slight slope must be plowed across the slope.

Chemical fertilizers should not be applied to the soil in large quantities.

Fallen leaves should be burned in autumn.

Forest strips should not be planted around fields.

During walks, you can not destroy the layer of attacking leaves, destroy insects, tear flowers in armfuls.

Mining enterprises are obliged, upon completion of work, to restore land suitable for agricultural work.

Peat and swamp soils should be destroyed and drained.

Determine what is right and what is wrong.

When you come to the forest, you see many beautiful flowers. You need to collect a huge bouquet and give it to your mother.

From medicinal plants you can collect only those of which there are many in our area!

When you pluck a flower, you must definitely uproot it so as not to spoil the glades!

Do not collect birch sap, it harms the tree!

Underline the absolutely useless, in your opinion, animals: hares, mosquitoes, flies, sparrows, magpies, aphids, dragonflies, wolves, ants, foxes.

Read the story, find ecological mistakes, underline them.

AUTUMN IN THE FOREST

Breathe well in autumn forest! Spacious and light. Among the withering grass, you can find many mushrooms: milk mushrooms, russula, morels, honey agaric. There are very few flowering plants, but insects continue to circle over them: beetles, butterflies, spiders, mosquitoes. They are especially attracted by their aroma of lungwort and clover. There are almost no birds, only occasionally you can hear the sound of a woodpecker and the call of a cuckoo. The plants and animals of the forest are preparing for winter. The last leaves fall from all the trees, squirrels and hedgehogs make supplies, the bear and the mole fall asleep until spring, all insects die, many animals molt. A harsh and long winter is coming soon.

( 9 errors: morels, spiders, lungwort, clover, cuckoo, from all trees, hedgehog, mole, all insects.)

14. Solve environmental problems:

1. Many plants open and close their corollas on a fixed schedule. By 8-9 o'clock in the morning, yellow-brown marigolds and orange marigolds straighten their petals. And the white flowers of fragrant tobacco are still closed at this time, and open only at night (and there is no smell). How to explain such a difference?

(Marigolds and marigolds are pollinated by diurnal insects, and scented tobacco by night. The white flowers of scented tobacco are clearly visible in the twilight of the night, and the strong aroma at night directs insects on the right path.)

The hedgehog and the mole belong to the same order of insectivores. But the hedgehog falls into hibernation, but the mole is not. What explains the differences in animal life?

(The hedgehog feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, in winter he cannot find such food, but the mole has enough food underground)

2.10.2017 article

“Our planet is not made of rubber!” - this is a funny statement at least once in a lifetime each of us had to hear. And meanwhile, despite the comic, this phrase has a much deeper meaning than it might seem at first glance.

The biological capacity of the environment or how many of us are there per square meter?

It's no secret that the density of population in any area is directly related to the level of comfort of this population. For example, in densely populated cities, we feel tired of a large number people around us, and having arrived in a village where the inhabitants are two old women and a dozen geese, we exclaim: what grace!

This happens because a person, being essentially the same biological species as millions of others, subconsciously feels the direct dependence of his well-being on the load on his environment.

The formula is extremely simple: the more people around us and the denser the crowd, the less our chances of getting the maximum of all kinds of benefits from life.

Thus, with increasing population density, the quality of life of each member of society gradually decreases and, to everyone's disappointment, one day turns into anything but quality. That is, living conditions become unacceptable for a normal comfortable existence.

This law applies not only to human race, but also on any biological species, on any population. And the limiting load exerted by a population on a habitat is the number of individuals that can coexist in a given environment without loss of quality of life. This load is called the capacity of the environment, that is, the density of the population that this environment is able to provide with all vital conditions.

In the case of humans, the list of indispensable goods includes not only food and shelter, but also medical care and the ability to maintain an adequate level of hygiene.

Ecological capacity of the environment

For the welfare of the population essential has not only the ability of the environment to support a certain number of individuals, but also its ability to withstand harmful chemical exposure and other anthropogenic pressures without irreversible consequences in the form of soil degradation or destruction of ecosystems.

The ecological capacity of the environment means its ability to self-heal within certain limits.

Simply put, the ecological capacity of the environment means its ability to self-heal within certain limits.

A careful study of the issue of the ecological capacity of the environment allows you to set strict limits on the consumption of natural resources, avoiding a load that exceeds the capabilities of the environment.

However, it is always much easier to make calculations than to put them into practice. That is why in many countries of the world the load on the environment is strictly regulated by law.

Ecological footprint

The concept of an ecological footprint is closely related to the capacity of the environment, and this is quite logical: where we are, there is a footprint. But what is an ecological footprint? Is this footprint really something to be proud of?

The expression "ecological footprint" refers to the degree of influence exerted by a person on his environment, that is, the level of consumption of natural resources that the biosphere has. This includes any human impact on nature, starting from his birth: from the amount of food eaten and oxygen consumed to the piles of garbage thrown out over a lifetime and the number of liters of fuel burned while using transport.

carbon footprint

The impact that humans have on the environment is extremely diverse. It can include things that are specific to certain regions (such as using wood to heat a home) or certain peoples (such as eating a lot of seafood).

A medium-sized passenger car emits an amount of carbon dioxide equal to its weight, that is, about 1.5 tons, into the atmosphere per year.

However, there is a sphere of influence exerted on the environment by every inhabitant of the planet without exception: the consumption of oxygen and the emission of CO 2 into the atmosphere. In this case, we are talking not only about breathing, but, first of all, about the consequences of the operation of transport and power plants, industrial enterprises designed to ensure a decent existence for humanity.

Thus, the concept of "carbon footprint" refers to the area of ​​land planted with forests, necessary to assimilate all the carbon dioxide emissions produced by the inhabitants of the planet. And the size of these emissions is increasing in scale every year.

water footprint

Drawing a simple analogy with the carbon footprint, it is easy to understand what a water footprint is: it is the volume of consumption water resources necessary for the implementation of a particular human activity - from elementary hygiene procedures to the production of aircraft.

Global Ecological Footprint

The term "global" comes from the word "globe", emphasizing its comprehensive, global meaning. Thus, it is easy to guess that when it comes to the global ecological footprint, it means the impact on the planet that all of humanity as a whole has - huge, staggering numbers ...

Why do we need to calculate the global ecological footprint and the footprint left on the planet by individual nations and large industrial companies? The answer is obvious: these data are extremely important in developing a strategy for companies that will prevent irreparable harm to the Earth's ecology.

On the one hand, the life of human society cannot be imagined without the existence of millions of industrial enterprises, transport companies and power plants. On the other hand, they are the ones that cause the greatest harm to the environment, and this obliges business leaders to take active steps towards studying the ecological footprint of companies and providing this information to the general public. In addition, it is business, oddly enough, that is driving force capable of correcting the current ecological situation.

Ecological footprint calculation

Ecological footprint calculations are carried out by an international research institute called the Global Footprint Network (GFN) with branches in Europe, Asia and North America. The work of the institute, carried out jointly with WWF (World wildlife), allows you to find out the ecological footprint not only of cities or enterprises, but also of entire countries or each person individually. Everyone can calculate their ecological footprint today using the calculator on the website World Fund wildlife.

Measuring the Ecological Footprint and Environmental Capacity

The unit of measurement of the ecological footprint, like the capacity of the environment, is global hectares (gha) - units of area that indicate the size of the territory required to meet the needs of a single person or an entire group.

It should be noted that the ecological footprint of each individual person is significantly different from that which our planet can provide us, that is, its biocapacity. For example, according to statistics, back in 2005, the ecological footprint of a person was equal to 2.7 hectares, but the Earth was able to provide each of us with only two hectares with a small tail.

Even then, we exceeded the capabilities of our planet, creating an unbearable burden for it. To date, ecologists' calculations confirm that humanity lacks just a little to replenish the consumed resources - another half of the planet Earth. That is, the ecological footprint of mankind has grown so much that the entire territory of the planet is not enough to meet our needs. Mankind is faced with the most difficult problem: the discrepancy between the global ecological footprint and the biological and ecological capacity of the environment.

Heirs of the planet: how much have you personally inherited here?

The habit of shifting responsibility ecological situation planet to large enterprises gives us a false sense of the importance of the ecological footprint ordinary person. But in fact, you will be amazed to know that the result of the usual Everyday life people (household) account for 68% of the global ecological footprint. After all, all products manufactured by enterprises that we used to blame for polluting the environment are produced for the needs of ordinary people.

According to statistics, the water footprint of one cup of black coffee is 140 liters. This is how much water is required to grow, collect, process, pack and transport a handful of coffee powder. A kilogram of sugar has a footprint of 1500 liters, while a standard loaf of bread has 650 liters.

The importance of a single person's global footprint is excellently illustrated in films created by the National Geographic Channel.

Why do we need to know this?

He who is warned is armed - the wise man once said and hit the mark. Knowing what kind of footprint we leave on this earth, each of us can, to the best of our ability, influence the scale of this footprint. At the same time, literally every little thing matters: how economically you use water, whether the engine of your car is working, and in what packaging you prefer to buy products.

Even refusing to buy bottled water can bring huge benefits, not to mention proper disposal garbage, avoiding the use of disposable items such as plastic bags and dishes, and at least a partial transition to reusable diapers for the baby.

According to statistics, 1 child in the first couple of years of his life uses 2.5 tons of disposable diapers, which will take years to decompose. Growing up, babies will be doomed to live on a land poisoned by the contents of millions of rotting diapers in landfills.

Dear friends!

If you want to know what your personal Ecological Footprint is, answer the quiz questions. To calculate your Ecological Footprint, you must select the statement that matches your lifestyle and add/subtract the number of points shown to the right. By summing up the scores, you get the Ecological Footprint.

1.Housing.
1.1 The area of ​​​​your housing allows you to keep a cat, but a dog of normal size would be cramped +7
1.2 Large, spacious apartment + 12
1.3 Cottage for 2 families +23
Divide the points you got for answering the housing question by the number of people living in it.
2. Energy use
2.1. Oil is used to heat your home, natural gas or coal +45
2.2. Water, solar or wind energy is used to heat your home +2
2.3 Most of us get electricity from fossil fuels, so add yourself +75
2.4. The heating of your home is designed so that you can regulate it depending on the weather -10
2.5. In the cold season at home you are warmly dressed, and at night you cover yourself with two blankets -5
2.6. When you leave a room, you always turn off the light in it -10
2.7. You always turn off your Appliances without leaving them in standby mode -10
3. Transport
3.1. You drive to work public transport +25
3.2. You go to work on foot or by bike +3
3.3.You drive an ordinary car +45
3.4.You are using a large and powerful vehicle with four-wheel drive +75
3.5. On your last vacation you flew +85
3.6. On vacation you traveled by train, and the journey took up to 12 hours +10
3.7. You went on vacation by train, and the journey took more than 12 hours +20
4. Nutrition
4.1.In a grocery store or market, you buy mainly fresh food(bread, fruits, vegetables, fish, meat) of local production, from which you can cook your own lunch +2
4.2. You prefer already processed foods, semi-finished products, freshly frozen ready-made meals that only need to be warmed up, as well as canned food, and do not look at where they are produced +14
4.3. You mostly buy ready-to-eat or almost ready-to-eat foods, but make sure they are produced closer to home +5
4.4. You eat meat 2-3 times a week +50
4.5. You eat meat 3 times a day +85
4.6. Prefer vegetarian food +30
5.Using water and paper
5.1. Do you take a bath daily +14
5.2. You take a bath 1-2 times a week +2
5.3. Instead of a bath, you take a daily shower +4
5.4. From time to time you water your garden or wash your car with a hose +4
5.5. If you want to read a book you always buy it +2
5.6. Sometimes you borrow books from the library or borrow from friends -1
5.7. After reading a newspaper, you throw it away +10
5.8. Newspapers you subscribe or buy are read by someone else after you +5
6. Household waste
6.1. We all create a lot of garbage and garbage, so add yourself +100
6.2. Per last month Have you ever handed over bottles of -15
6.3. By throwing out the garbage, you put waste paper in a separate container -17
6.4. You hand over empty cans of drinks and canned food -10
6.5. You throw away plastic packaging in a separate container -8
6.6. You try to buy mostly not packaged, but loose goods; use the packaging received in the store on the farm -15
6.7. You make compost from household waste to fertilize your yard -5
If you live in a city of half a million or more, multiply your overall result on 2.

Summing up:
Divide the resulting material by 100 and you will find out how many hectares earth's surface you need to satisfy all your needs, and how many planets would it take if all people lived like you!

1.8 ha *
3.6 ha * *
5.4 ha * * *
7.2 ha * * * *
9.0 ha * * * * *
10.8 ha * * * * * *

For all of us to have enough one planet, 1 person should have no more than 1.8 hectares of productive land. For comparison, the average US citizen uses 12.2 hectares (5.3 planets!), the average European - 5.1 hectares (2.8 planets), and the average Mozambican - only 0.7 hectares (0.4 planets). Average Resident Russia uses 4.4 ha (2.5 planets).

How else can the questionnaire be useful for you?

If you want to reduce your ecological footprint, the survey will help you see which areas of your life contribute the most to your footprint. You can also think about and decide which areas of your life you are ready to change. Maybe you have long dreamed of changing your lifestyle - riding a bike, switching to healthier food, optimizing your household or summer cottage - the ecological footprint will not only make your dreams come true, but also help the planet.