Reducing purchases of new goods

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Part A:
One person's ecological footprint is estimated by summing up all the demands of an
individual vying for biologically viable resources, Like cropland to cultivate potatoes or
cotton, or timber forest or carbon dioxide pollution sequestration.
My ecological footprint calculated by the form is 12.7 hectares (ha).
The Earths needed to sustain my way of the present life is = 12.7/ 1.9 ha
= 6.684 ha (Mancini et al.,
2016)
By calculating the ecological footprint by circling the appropriate box, I got an idea about
reducing the carbon footprint (Network, 2017).
Minimize commuting by goal setting for tangible avoidance of cycling, hiking, carpooling,
and as much as the practical use of public transportation. Setting my aim to walk or use a
cycling bike to go somewhere within 2 miles of my house. I will make a routine to study
large transactions 'energy usage because these give the most excellent prospects for an
individual to reduce the ongoing impact.Live a life, which lacks in energy-consuming
equipment and electric gadgets.Reducing purchases of new goods, particularly commodity-
intensive, highly packed, or partially packed.Purchase non-processed produce from local
producers, farmers markets, eco cafes, and organic food shops. Reducing food waste by pre-
planning menus and storing as often as necessary (Scholz, Eriksson & Strid, 2015).
Humans and their activities have adverse impacts on biodiversity in several ways. The
migration of the population from developing countries to developed countries would produce
an unprecedented spike in global emissions. The migration of the population from developing
countries to developed countries would produce an unprecedented spike in global emissions.
The 'greenhouse effect' is an associated result of a variety of gases. Some of these arise
spontaneously produces by the growing human population of a particular place. Most GHG

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emissions are generated by fossil fuel burning for shipping, power production,
manufacturing, and household use. Fuel use is related to income rates, and a more significant
share of carbon is reserved for wealthier, more industrialized countries (Wu et al., 2016).
Mining is the second significant reason behind the increasing carbon footprint. .Mining
results in soil degradation and groundwater pollution directly. The useable surface water
pollution occurs from the chemicals produced from the mining method. Mining operations
are extremely hazardous, and pollution from mining impacts the local habitat. Thus, one
mining can affect the ecosystem of the water body as well as the biodiversity of the nearby
land (Abood et al., 2015). Modern farming destroys biological diversity as farmers substitute
the current norm for local crops, the genetic diversity of these plants declines, and specific
valuable genes that gradually vanish from the environment entirely. Eventually, the species
that are less capable of battling diseases, so eliminating any advantageous genes that impair
the ability of a species to survive changes in the climate (Dudley & Alexander, 2017). The
significant impact of increasing the ecosystem force the other organisms to adapt
accordingly. Many types of animals and plants have adjusted to the different conditions,
sources of food, pests, as well as to the challenges in urban and suburban settings, where they
flourish near to humans. Green roofs and other green spaces create ecological channels inside
towns that include a versatile habitat on a relatively small total surface area for birds and
insects as well as certain plants. Many species depend on a particular sound for a mating that
is hindered by noise pollution. Most of the animals learned to surmount residual noise by
modifying specific facets of their song of mating. The adaptation also includes genetic
adaptation. The most prominent adaptation is found in the birds. They genetically adapted to
higher noise, congestion, and urban density pain resistance. This adaptation is not just for
humans but also for rivals, predators, and animals (Hunter, 2007).