The Outdoor Footprint application is specifically designed to promote a sustainable lifestyle among nature lovers and outdoor sports practitioners, the app is available on iOS and aligns with the Foundation’s main mission: the preservation of mountains and its environment.
The main objective of the “Outdoor Footprint” app is to provide knowledge to users, in particular outdoor sports practitioners, about the environmental impact of their sports activities and daily lifestyle.
It is designed specifically for athletes who want to understand and measure the impact of their sports practice on the natural environment. The application is divided into two essential parts: a generic part that evaluates the carbon footprint in daily life – emissions, food, electricity consumption at home, among others – and another that allows users to calculate the footprint of carbon specific to their sports practice, including aspects related to transportation, sports equipment and the type of activity carried out. Outdoor sports enthusiasts often become more environmentally aware by regularly interacting with the natural environment, and develop close personal and emotional bonds with nature. However, its shown that these athletes have a 40% larger carbon footprint than athletes in other individual sports, and this difference is even greater compared to team sports.
In addition to education, the application seeks to raise awareness through knowledge. It provides detailed information on how users can offset their environmental impact with concrete actions, such as reforestation projects or reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Users can easily enter data about their lifestyle, dietary choices, transportation habits, and sports equipment. The application shows specific areas that contribute the most to emissions, providing opportunities for significant reductions, and was created with the aim of promoting individual and collective responsibility to protect our natural environment and contribute to the fight against climate change.
“Outdoor Footprint” is an iOS app designed to help sports and nature enthusiasts measure and reduce their carbon footprint effectively.
