The Philippine resident’s ecological footprint in 2008 was
1.3 global hectares (gha) while our household has a foot print of 1.3 ha per
capita. The major contributors to the 1.2 hectare footprint per capita of our
household are food ( 10,280 sq m) and housing (1,704 sq m). For electric
consumption, we pay an average of Php 3000 for 275 kWh consumed per month. This
is the highest consumption of electricity we met for the last 5 years. Hence,
we are trying to lessen our consumption of electricity by reducing the use of
appliances that has a high consuming power like air-conditioner and iron flat.
We know that in order to achieve this, we should use more efficient appliances
with less consuming power.
In our food, we consume 10, 230 sq m. The majority of food served
in food chains is meat-based, which requires a relatively larger land area. We
should vary choose carefully what kind of food we eat.
It is fine that we are footprint is only 1.3 ha per capita.
But still, we should improve our way of consuming things in the environment. We
should always be remember that this practice is important in our environment.
