
Agriculture is responsible for 50% of land use and 70% of water use

An estimated 33 per cent of the world’s soil is moderately to highly degraded.

More sustainable use of materials and energy would add an extra $2 trillion to the global economy by 2050

On current trends, annual resource use per capita will grow by over 70 per cent by mid-century

The expansion of green areas in cities can potentially contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, heat and flood mitigation, erosion reduction and carbon capture.

Rising income and urbanization are changing diets and increasing the need for agricultural land.

Resource efficiency and circular economy create jobs and deliver better socio-economic and environmental outcomes than business as usual.

Primary material extracted from the Earth rose from 22 bn tonnes in 1970 to 70 bn tonnes in 2010.