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Businesses depend on nature and biodiversity far more than their balance sheets suggest, and biodiversity is declining faster than at any time in human history. Drawing on two decades of work by the International Resource Panel, the new paper Taking Action for Nature: The Role of Business and the Circular Economy proposes six ways businesses can take action for nature, while delivering profits and greater resilience. Launched on 25 October 2026 at the CBD Business and Biodiversity Forum. Read the

Our most recent Annex of country case studies shows how data from our Global Resources Outlook 2024 can be applied on a country-level to understand material flows and environmental impacts of resource use. While the IRP Global Resources Outlook 2024 discusses material resource use and its environmental impacts on a global and regional scale, the case studies give insights into data at a national level from France, Italy, Portugal and Sweden. The Case Study Annex II is now available on

Press Release With mineral extraction rising to 50% of annual global raw material extraction up from 31% in 1970, financing responsible mining will be critical to a successful and fair energy transition. The financial system, governance and regulation of mineral exploration and mining must be reformed to ensure greater capital flows and a clean energy transition, say the authors of a new report by the UN Environment Programme-hosted International Resource Panel. Mineral extraction has increased five-fold since 1970, and the

On the 9 th of October 2025, the IRP report on Financing the Responsible Supply of Energy Transition Minerals for Sustainable Development will be released. On that date, you will find the report here. The report will be presented on 9 th of October at the UNEP event ‘Advancing the Environment Principles of the UN Secretary General’s Panel on CETM: Dialogue on Making Mineral Value Chain Transparency Work for People and Planet’. The report examines the prospective future demand for