• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Audubon Society of Kalamazoo

Audubon Society of Kalamazoo

  • Home
  • Events
    • Event Calendar
    • Field Trip Policy
  • Education
    • Classroom Bird Presentations
    • Education Grants Program
    • Community Presentations
  • Birding
    • Bird Safety
    • Local Birding Spots
    • Birding Etiquette
    • Binocular Buying Guide
  • News
  • Join / Donate
  • Contact Us
Image by Tim Tesar

Everyday Products Carry a Hidden Global Cost

April 12, 2013

A water footprint is the total volume of fresh water used to produce a certain good. Many people live in dry regions that cannot support the production of goods requiring a lot of water, so they effectively consume water in the form of imported goods. The water footprint of a cup of coffee is 140 L (L = liter, 1 liter = 1.06 quarts), an apple is 70 L, a cotton shirt is 2,700 L, one kg of beef is 15,500 L, etc. The amount of fresh water that a person needs daily for drinking, cooking, and cleaning is between 20 and 50 L, according to the United Nations. More than one in six people worldwide, or 1.1 billion, do not have access to even that amount of fresh water. Check out the website www.waterfootprint.org for more information.

Category: Uncategorized
Previous Post:Did Your Shopping List Kill a Songbird?
Next Post:ASK and the Internet

Watch our kalamazoo peregrine falcons

Nesting at the Fifth Third Bank in downtown since 2010

kalamazoofalcons.com

Follow us Social Media

  • Facebook
  • Instagram

audubon society of kalamazoo

Dedicated to:
–Bird and Wildlife Conservation ,
– Nature Education &
– Outdoor Recreation

Contact Us

Recent Posts

  • March 2023 Climate Corner
  • February 2023 Monthly Program Video: Bees, Wildflowers, and Worms, oh my!
  • February 2023 Climate Corner
  • January 2023 monthly Program video:  BIRD CONSERVATION IN NICARAGUA – SHOREBIRDS, SHRIMP FARMS, AND THE GULF OF FONSECA
  • The Kalamazoo Christmas Bird Count

Upcoming Events

  • 9:00 am – 11:00 am, April 4, 2023 – Weekly Kal-Haven Trail Birding Walk
  • 9:00 am – 11:00 am, April 11, 2023 – Weekly Kal-Haven Trail Birding Walk
  • 9:00 am – 11:00 am, April 18, 2023 – Weekly Kal-Haven Trail Birding Walk
  • 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm, April 24, 2023 – AUDUBON SOCIETY OF KALAMAZOO APRIL 2023 MONTHLY PROGRAM: "TWO RIVERS COALITION: PARTNERING WITH PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS"
  • 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm, April 24, 2023 – April Program - Paw Paw River Prothonotary Warbler Nest Box Program

Copyright © 2023 · Audubon Society of Kalamazoo· All Rights Reserved · Site by SLF Design

Return to top