On February 20, 2012, the final day of the annual American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) meeting, Dr. Rashid Sumaila unveiled his team’s “Eco2 Index”, which offers a joint measure of ecological and economic performance of nations. UBC partnered with the Global Footprint Network, an international think tank, to compile the list.

“We hear that countries are suffering financially every day in the news but that only tells half the story. Piling up ecological deficits is just as concerning as piling up financial deficits – both have consequences for further generations,” Sumaila, who is also UBC’s director of the Fisheries Centre, said.

Read press coverage of the story at Global News BC.

Listen to an interview with Dr. Sumaila about the results on CKNW News.

Click here for a complete list of countries, ranked by Eco-squared Index.