Living Planet Index Ecological Footprint

According to Rees, the Ecological Footprint is therefore vital in measuring the amount of water and area of land required to avail the ecosystem services on which people depend (Rees, 2016). On the other hand, the Living Planet index is used to measure biodiversity. The following document focuses on the use of Living Planet Index is assessing the Ecological Footprint. The population growth in developing and less developed countries is drastically straining the already scarce natural resources. Siche asserts that to help meet the population demands of food, shelter, and water there are intensive agricultural practices to produce food (Siche, et al 2008). For instance, with the high population increase, some countries have to depend on others for support so as to ensure that these people receive basic human needs.