UNEP produces impartial assessments on the environmental threats and impacts of the extractive industry.
To effectively address environmental challenges, they must be well understood. Transparent science on the impacts of extractive industries can build trust, empower stakeholders and guide decisions.
Environmental assessments can provide scientific data that accurately capture the environmental impact of extractive industries at different stages of the value chain. This transparency can build trust, empower stakeholders to sound the alarm on environmental harm and better implement the environmental dimension of sustainable development.
Highlights:
- https://www.unep.org/topics/environment-under-review/environmental-assessment GRID - Marine Sand Watch (unepgrid.ch)
- Global Tailings Portal.
Publications:
- The Global Resources Outlook 2024
- ‘Climate Risk in the Metals and Mining Sector’,
- ‘Mineral Resource Governance in the 21st Century’
- Seventh Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7)
- Methane Science Studies,
- Sand and Sustainability: 10 Strategic Recommendations to Avert a Crisis
Our partners:
- The International Resource Panel
- The International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO),
- Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0
- planetGOLD
- The Global Sand Observatory
MEAs:
