Study of Ecological Capital with EF Index: Case Study, Iran

The Ecological Footprint (EF) is an impact assessment tool of human on nature. This index, measures population requires to absorb wastes. The ecological footprint provides a comprehensive comparison of natural resources demand. The EF compares the actual geographic area or footprint of a region (e.g., city, country, etc.) with the virtual footprint that would be required for that region to be sustaining Region. The management of natural capital including its ability to renew itself represents a core aspect of sustainability. The ecological footprint is now a widely accepted indicator of sustainable development. With the Ecological Footprint, countries, cities or organizations can assess their sustainability performance. Many EF estimations have been performed on global, national and sub-national levels.Reducing the Ecological Footprint of a population or an organization fundamentally relate to changes of behavior. A reduction in the Ecological Footprint of a particular activity or person may be achieved through. Changes in several cases, such as, consumed resources; waste materials; type of consumed food. These footprints variations is caused by between countries in different stages of economic development and geographic characteristics.