| 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.
27| A 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 |