{"id":7126,"date":"2016-12-21T23:03:23","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T23:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/footprintnetwork.org\/?p=7126\/"},"modified":"2017-03-24T22:29:27","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T22:29:27","slug":"russia-footprint-report-decline-ecological-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footprintnetwork.org\/2016\/12\/21\/russia-footprint-report-decline-ecological-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"New Report: Russia sees decline in ecological reserve since 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Russia is among a minority of countries w<a href=\"http:\/\/footprintnetwork.org\/documents\/2016_Russia_Report_Eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7130 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/footprintnetwork.org\/content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cover-english-500-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.footprintnetwork.org\/content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cover-english-500-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.footprintnetwork.org\/content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cover-english-500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a>ith more natural resources than its population consumes. However, since 2009, that \u201cecological reserve\u201d\u00a0has declined 16 percent, indicating the start of a troubling trend.<\/p>\n<p>Those are among the findings of a new report, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/footprintnetwork.org\/documents\/2016_Russia_Report_Eng.pdf\">Ecological Footprint of the Russian Regions<\/a>,&#8221; co-authored by Global Footprint Network and WWF-Russia and released in Moscow Dec. 21.<\/p>\n<p>The second Russia Footprint Report, which follows the <a href=\"http:\/\/footprintnetwork.org\/images\/article_uploads\/Russia_EF_2014_English.pdf\">first report<\/a> issued in October 2014, details the Ecological Footprint and biocapacity of the country and Russian regions. The Ecological Footprint measures a population\u2019s demand on nature. It can be compared to biocapacity, a measure of a region\u2019s biologically productive surfaces areas, including forests, cropland, pastures, and fishing grounds.<\/p>\n<p>With 11.5 percent of the world\u2019s landmass, Russia possesses 7.9 percent of the world\u2019s biocapacity\u2014a significant portion of our planet\u2019s renewable resources. Of the world\u2019s ten most populous countries, only Russia and Brazil had ecological reserves in 2012 (the latest year data is available). But Brazil\u2019s reserves declined over 30 times faster than Russia\u2019s reserves between 1992 and 2012.<\/p>\n<p>However, Russia\u2019s Ecological Footprint per person increased 9.1 per cent from 2009 to 2012, to 5.7 global hectares (gha) per person. And the country\u2019s population is still consuming more than what is available per person worldwide. If every inhabitant of the Earth lived like Russians, humanity would need 3.3 planets to meet its demand. This is more than double than the current demand of humanity, corresponding 1.6 Earths, i.e., taking from the planet 60 percent faster than what the ecosystems can renew.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Russia\u2019s biocapacity per person decreased 3.2 percent from 2009 to 2012, to 6.8 gha per person.<\/p>\n<p>The combined Ecological Footprint and biocapacity trends lead to a 16 percent decline in Russia\u2019s ecological reserve from 2009 to 2012. This means that Russia\u2019s Ecological Footprint is only 19 percent larger than its biocapacity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The recent jump in Russia\u2019s Ecological Footprint indicates the country must be vigilant in managing its resource demands to maintain its ecological reserve and consequently its economic resilience,&#8221; says Mathis Wackernagel, CEO of Global Footprint Network.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The reserves of natural capital are unevenly distributed on the territory of our country,&#8221; added Pavel Boev, Pavel Boev, senior program coordinator of WWF-Russia. &#8220;But even where the biological capacity is sufficient for human needs, it is important to remember that it must also ensure the existence of many wild animal species.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia is among a minority of countries with more natural resources than its population consumes. 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