Executive summary
Campo Grande’s Ecological Footprint The average Ecological Footprint of an inhabitant of the city of Campo Grande is 3.14 global hectares. That means that if everyone in the world were to consume in the same way as Campo Grande dwellers, almost two planets would be needed to keep up their style of living. To adequately supply the 787,204 inhabitants of Campo Grande with renewable natural resources, an area corresponding to 2,471,821 global hectares would be needed. The city’s Ecological Footprint is 8% bigger than the Brazilian one, 10% higher than the footprint for the state of Mato Grosso do Sul and 14% larger than the world average. In turn, the state of Mato Grosso do Sul’s footprint is 3% larger than the Brazilian average which is 2.9 global hectares per person. On comparing ecological resources we can see that the consumption of resources in Campo Grande is similar to the overall Brazilian pattern in the its distribution average and it mainly calls for areas of pastureland , cropland and forests. There is less pressure for CO2 absorption than the global average mainly due to the low emissions associated to the energy matrix and the intensive use of biofuels in Brazil (figure 2).
Figure 2: Comparisons by ecological resources in gha/capita
3,50
Key
3,00 2,50
Energy and CO2 Absorption
2,00
Built up Areas Fisheries
1,50
Forests Pastures
1,00
Agriculture 0,50 0.0 Campo Grande
Mato Grosso do Sul
Campo Grande Ecological Footprint 2012 p.
Brazil
16
World