what is the ecological footprint?
<answer> It is defined as the area of productive land and water ecosystems required to produce the resources that the population consumes and assimilate the wastes that the population produces. <context> The Ecological Footprint is defined as the area of productive land and water ecosystems required to produce the resources that the population consumes and assimilate the wastes that the population produces, wherever on Earth the land and water is located..