ecological footprint

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002020",
  "term": "ecological footprint",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "An ecological footprint is a measurement of the area, whether land- or water-based, required to support a certain level and/or type of consumption by an enterprise, activity, individual or population. The footprint calculation assesses the resources (e.g.the amount of water, energy, nutrients or land, [natural capital]) required for the production of what is being consumed and the resources required to assimilate the resulting waste.",
  "synonyms": [
    "environmental footprint"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "environmental sustainability",
    "environmental assessment",
    "environmental impact",
    "life cycle assessment",
    "industrial ecology",
    "ecological value",
    "carrying capacity",
    "environmental markets",
    "carbon footprint",
    "water footprint"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "huella ecológica"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/ecological-footprint/"
}