Meaning & use
ecological footprint
A measure of the resources and land needed to support a person's or population's lifestyle and absorb its waste.
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Driving less and eating locally can shrink a household's ecological footprint significantly.
The report compared the ecological footprint of several countries with different consumption habits.
A note on using this word
Ecological footprint is often expressed in units of land area needed to sustain a given lifestyle.
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