• If population is increasing yet biocapacity remains fixed, ideally we would reduce the average ecological footprint per person (answer D)
• Average ecological footprint is implying per person
• The other answers are technically true, but the question is looking for the “best” answer
• All of the other answers except D imply an imperfect world
• A = Sustain resources for a short time
• B = People need resources to survive
• C = Sustain resources for a longer
time than A but will still run out faster than D