June 20, 2008 View all publications PDF 1.59mb | Download Now The Island Limits project delivers the first Material Flow Analysis (MFA) and Ecological Footprint (EF) of Ireland. The MFA demonstrated that Ireland has a highermaterial input and consumption than some other European countries and below average resource productivity. Ireland would need to increase its resource productivity by 25% to reach the EU-15 average. The Ecological Footprint analysis established that if everyone on the planet consumed as much as an Irish resident three earths would be needed to support current global resource consumption.It is a research report published by the EPA in 2008 as part of the Science, Technology, Research and Innovation for theEnvironment (STRIVE) Programme 2007-2013.