A pegada ecológica
Example: A pegada ecológica mostra o impacto ambiental das nossas ações.
Definition
"A pegada ecológica" refers to the measure of the environmental impact caused by human activities, indicating how much natural resources are consumed and how much waste is generated in relation to the Earth's capacity to regenerate them.
Etymology
The term "a pegada ecológica" literally means 'the ecological footprint' in Portuguese. It combines 'pegada,' meaning footprint, with 'ecológica,' relating to ecology. The phrase was popularized in the 1990s to describe humanity's demand on the planet's ecosystems.
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the ecological footprint