biocapacity
noun [ S ] environment specialized uk/ˌbaɪ.əʊ.kəˈpæs.ə.ti/ us/ˌbaɪ.oʊ.kəˈpæs.ə.t̬i/
生态承载力
the ability of a particular area to support human life in terms of the amount of food, fuel, etc. it can produce and the amount of waste it can deal with
Humanity now requires the biocapacity of almost 1.5 planets to survive, he said. 他说，人类现在需要近1.5个地球的生态承载力才能生存下去。
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- Worldwide, the average human footprint is 2.28 hectares (5.4 acres), but Earth only has a biocapacity of 1.9 hectare per person, he says.
- With our overall footprint now exceeding global biocapacity by about 30%, reducing our carbon footprint is essential.
- The city's eco-footprint represents 2.1 times the entire nation’s domestic biocapacity.
- Is it possible for us to all live within our fair per-capita share of available global biocapacity?