Sat, Oct 23, 2004 - Page 6 News List

Nature's capital running out, warns WWF

IRREVERSIBLE The World Wildlife Fund says that people around the world consume an average 20 percent more resources than the planet can provide for regeneration

AP , GENEVA

The impact of an average North American is double that of a European, but seven times that of the average Asian or African.

Residents of the United Arab Emirates, who use air conditioning extensively, leave a 9.9-hectare footprint, two-thirds caused by fossil fuel use.

The average US resident leaves a 9.5-hectare footprint, also largely from fuel.

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