From the Figure Below We Can Interpret the Following

question 53

Multiple Choice

From the figure below we can interpret the following:

• A)We currently have an ecological surplus of almost half an earth that can support increased population or consumption in the future.
• B)We have an ecological overshoot as we are living beyond the 11.4 billion hectares of productive land and water that is available on earth.
• C)We are in a sustainable condition for while the human ecological footprint has been increasing over time we have simultaneously been using technology to not exceed the earth's biocapacity.
• D)Due to human ingenuity the availability of resources per person has increased steadily from 0.5 earths per person to about 1.4 earths per person today.

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