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empreinte écologique — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • footprint noun The mark left by a foot on a soft surface such as sand or snow.

Senses

empreinte écologique is used for these senses in English:

  • ecological footprint A measure of how much biologically productive land and water area an individual, population or activity requires to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates using prevailing technology and resource management practices.
  • footprint (ecology) The ecological impact of a human activity, machine, etc.

footprint — full definition

  1. noun The mark left by a foot on a soft surface such as sand or snow.
  2. noun The impact or presence of something, especially environmental or physical (figurative).
  3. noun The amount of physical space something takes up.

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