Parasite Gulf States Abuse Mother Nature Worst

The three tiny Gulf states – Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates – hold among the not so prestigious top places in a recent listing of the world’s nations’ Ecological Footprints.

According to the 2012 edition of WWF’s Living Planet Report, if everyone lived like an average resident of Qatar, more than six Earths would be required to regenerate humanity’s annual demand on nature.

“We are living as if we have an extra planet at our disposal. We are using 50 per cent more resources that the Earth can sustainably produce and unless we change course, that number will grow fast – by 2030 even two planets will not be enough,” said Jim Leape, Director General of WWF International.

Unsurprisingly, the massive Ecological Footprints of Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE are the result of very large carbon footprints.

The report also notes that the residents of these countries are very dependent on the resources of other nations to meet their needs, which is highly likely to have strong geopolitical implications as resources become more strained in the future.

“Using ever more nature, while having less is a dangerous strategy, yet most countries continue to pursue this path. Until countries begin tracking and managing their biocapacity deficits, they not only put the planet at risk, but more importantly, themselves,” said Mathis Wackernagel, President of Global Footprint Network.

NATURE-ABUSER states ranked higher:

Rank	Countries	Amount
1	United Arab Emirates	15.99
1	Qatar	15.99
2	United States	12.22
3	Kuwait	10.31
4	Denmark	9.88
5	New Zealand	9.54
6	Ireland	9.43
7	Australia	8.49
8	Finland	8.45
9	Canada	7.66
10	Sweden	7.53
11	France	7.27
12	Estonia	7.12
13	Switzerland	6.63
14	Germany	6.31
15	Czech Republic	6.3
16	United Kingdom	6.29
17	Saudi Arabia	6.15
18	Norway	6.13
19	Iceland	6.02
20	Japan	5.94
21	Belgium	5.88
22	Netherlands	5.75
23	Korea, South	5.6
24	Greece	5.58
25	Italy	5.51
26	Spain	5.5
27	Austria	5.45
28	Slovenia	5.4
28	Poland	5.4
28	Israel	5.4
31	Russia	5.36
32	Belarus	5.27
33	Hungary	5.01
34	Portugal	4.99
35	Uruguay	4.91
36	Lithuania	4.76
36	Ukraine	4.76
38	Kazakhstan	4.45
39	Libya	4.36
40	Mongolia	4.3
41	South Africa	4.04
42	Slovakia	3.94
43	Bulgaria	3.81
44	Argentina	3.79
45	Latvia	3.74
46	Malaysia	3.68
47	Turkmenistan	3.62
48	Romania	3.49
49	Oman	3.39
49	Chile	3.39
51	Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	3.24
52	Lebanon	3.19
53	Venezuela	2.88
54	Paraguay	2.84
55	Costa Rica	2.77
56	Turkey	2.73
57	Thailand	2.7
58	Mexico	2.69
59	Jamaica	2.68
60	Uzbekistan	2.65
61	Brazil	2.6
62	Syria	2.56
63	Iran	2.47
63	Moldova	2.47
65	Trinidad and Tobago	2.43
66	Croatia	2.35
66	Panama	2.35
68	Tunisia	2.27
69	Ecuador	2.26
70	Azerbaijan	2.18
71	Cuba	2.1
72	Gabon	2.06
73	Korea, North	1.92
74	Colombia	1.9
75	Kyrgyzstan	1.87
76	Albania	1.86
77	China	1.84
78	Algeria	1.79
79	Iraq	1.73
80	Jordan	1.71
81	Egypt	1.7
82	Botswana	1.68
83	Morocco	1.56
84	El Salvador	1.55
85	Indonesia	1.48
86	Zimbabwe	1.45
87	Honduras	1.43
88	Philippines	1.42
89	Papua New Guinea	1.4
89	Guatemala	1.4
91	Dominica	1.37
92	Peru	1.33
93	Nigeria	1.31
94	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.29
94	Bolivia	1.29
96	Nicaragua	1.26
97	Mauritania	1.22
98	Zambia	1.21
99	Liberia	1.16
99	Armenia	1.16
101	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	1.15
101	Kenya	1.15
103	Sudan	1.14
104	Ghana	1.12
104	Central African Republic	1.12
106	Pakistan	1.09
107	Burma	1.07
108	Senegal	1.06
108	India	1.06
110	Tanzania	1.02
111	Nepal	1.01
112	Gambia, The	0.99
113	Somalia	0.97
113	Niger	0.97
113	Benin	0.97
116	Cote d’Ivoire	0.95
116	Sri Lanka	0.95
116	Vietnam	0.95
119	Madagascar	0.93
120	Laos	0.91
121	Tajikistan	0.9
121	Rwanda	0.9
121	Burkina Faso	0.9
124	Cameroon	0.89
125	Uganda	0.88
126	Malawi	0.87
127	Mali	0.86
128	Ethiopia	0.85
128	Guinea	0.85
130	Cambodia	0.83
131	Angola	0.82
131	Togo	0.82
133	Guinea-Bissau	0.8
134	Bhutan	0.79
135	Haiti	0.78
136	Mozambique	0.76
137	Burundi	0.75
137	Chad	0.75
139	Sierra Leone	0.73
140	Namibia	0.66

SOURCE: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

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