The resource crisis is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century and is at the root of the other two ecological crises: species extinction and climate change. More than 90 per cent of biodiversity loss and water stress are due to resource extraction and transformation, and these processes also account for about half of global greenhouse gas emissions. The fact is that we are using many times more resources than the planet can sustainably provide. But this consumption and its negative impacts are extremely unevenly distributed globally and nationally. Without drastic and absolute reductions in the extraction and consumption of resources, especially by the rich countries of the global North, neither the climate crisis nor the extinction of species can be stopped, let alone tackled.

BUND therefore calls for:
1. a global legislative initiative for a Resource Conservation Act that defines the scope and principles of resource conservation.
2. the definition of concrete and globally binding resource protection targets which limit the consumption of abiotic & biotic primary resources. The session will highlight the key facts and provide an opportunity for a discussion on the proposed actions with experts and the audience.

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