The Eco-squared index of nations
On February 20, 2012, the final day of the annual American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) meeting, Dr. Rashid Sumaila unveiled his team’s “Eco2 Index”, which offers a joint measure of ecological and economic performance of nations. UBC partnered with the Global Footprint Network, an international think tank, to compile the list. “We […]
Global News: Vancouver scientists unveil global index measuring economy and ecology
While Canada has an abundance of resources from forests to fisheries to oil sands, scientists suggest that the country is edging closer to the limit of using up our environment. At the moment, Canada ranks 15th out of 150 countries in the Eco2 Index, which measures the overall economic and ecological “health” of the globe’s […]