Since the 1970s, global population has doubled and global Gross Domestic Product has grown fourfold | Well-chosen and coordinated sustainability actions can achieve our international ambitions for prosperity within planetary boundaries |
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These trends have required large amounts of natural resources to fuel economic development and the attendant improvements in human well-being this has brought across the globe | The final message of this report is one of hope and optimism |
The international community has set high ambitions for global prosperity, the protection of our biological diversity and land resources, and limiting global warming.
27A Historical Trends scenario shows that the current trajectory of natural resource use and management is unsustainable, while a Towards Sustainability scenario shows that implementing resource efficiency and sustainable consumption and production policies promotes stronger economic growth, improves well-being, helps to support more equal distribution of income and reduces resource use across countries | |
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Progress towards these ambitions is within our grasp — but a fundamental change in how natural resources are used around the world is necessary to succeed | Global Resources Outlook 2019: Natural Resources for the Future We Want |