With the aim of raising awareness about the individual carbon footprint on our planet, we suggest you use one of the carbon footprint calculators. Today, more than ever, it is important to be aware of our impact on climate change in everyday life, that is, the increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Whether it is travel, accommodation, food choices or everyday life situations such as energy use in our households, shopping, and food preparation or similar, each of these activities still has a carbon footprint.
We are witnessing climate change, we can also call it a climate crisis that we are facing it through ever-present extreme weather changes that bring multimillion-dollar damages and incalculable loss of human life. On the other hand, the impact on the diversity of flora and fauna and habitats is unquestionable and these systems have already been damaged by other changes that we have caused for decades. However, there are positive efforts at the global level as well. We all try to contribute in various ways to the reduction of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, of which carbon dioxide (CO2) has the greatest impact, resulting from the burning of fossil fuels. In nature protection, we strive to restore habitats, preserve plant and animal species, support extensive agriculture and, through research and monitoring, enable a timely reaction to certain changes and thus effectively manage the protected area.
Sustainability in everyday life, as well as travel and stay in the destinations we visit, is key to preserving the lives of both our current and future generations. You can apply sustainable practices in all areas of your life. For example, in the way of disposing of waste, reducing food waste, reducing light pollution and noise, rational use of drinking water and buying local products. But when you leave your place of residence to travel, try to travel in a sustainable way, helping to reduce your carbon footprint by choosing the way you travel, accommodation, meals and activities.
We suggest you study and use several calculators to calculate your carbon and ecological footprint:
1. Calculation of the carbon footprint for travel and accommodation (calculation for each mode of travel with various means of transport, for accommodation, activities, food) – click here
2. Calculation of the ecological footprint (you will receive information on how many planets of the Earth are needed for your lifestyle and when your personal day of exceeding resources is) – click here
3. UN carbon footprint calculation (takes into account household, transport and lifestyle with a comparison of your personal emissions, the average for the country you come from and the world average) – click here
In the Plitvice Lakes National Park, we strive to direct activities in the field of management, environment and climate, social well-being, business and communication towards sustainability, while natural and cultural values have a special and most important place in the preservation of all those features for which the Plitvice Lakes were declared a protected area and UNESCO World Natural Heritage.
