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The International Resource Panel's scientific assessments include Decoupling, Cities, Water, Metals, Land and Soils, Food, Trade, Resource Efficiency, Green Technology and Global Materials Flows.
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Increasing urban sprawl often comes at the expense of agricultural lands and fertile soils.

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From 2000 to 2015, the climate change and health impacts from extraction and production of metals doubled.

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Renewables cause significantly lower pollution, but have a higher demand for structural materials

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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.

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

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The global ocean-based economy is estimated to be worth $3 trillion USD per year, which is five% of global GDP.
 

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To achieve effective decoupling, today's linear material flows must become circular.

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Growing and harvesting biomass contributed over 90% to total global biodiversity loss and water stress.

Policy should target the sectors that are mainly responsible: food related sectors (agriculture, retailers, and food services), wood related industries (forestry, construction) and increasingly biochemicals.