A Letter from The Board: Changes in Leadership
St. Gallen, 1 December 2020: It is with a mix of sadness and gratitude that the WRF Board announces Bas de Leeuw’s departure as Managing Director of the World Resources […]
Making Natural Resource Governance Fit for the 21st Century – WRF 2019 Meeting Report

Download PDF Making Natural Resource Governance Fit for the 21st Century – WRF 2019 Meeting Report Authors: WRF staff Publication date: 2020 Abstract: Well over 300 participants coming from […]
About WRF and Coronavirus

St. Gallen, 16 March 2020 The World Resources Forum team is monitoring the developments with regard to the coronavirus pandemic with great concern. Foremost the hearts of the team go […]
Mineral resource governance in the 21st Century

Download PDF Mineral resource governance in the 21st Century Authors: Elias T. Ayuk, Antonio M. Pedro, and Paul Ekins Publication date: 2019 Abstract: Minerals and metals underpin national economies, […]
Get System Right and let Kids get Back to School, Bas de Leeuw says at UNECE

Geneva, 9 May 2019 Current protests in the street ranging from schoolchildren marching for more action on climate change at the one side and the yellow vests movement marching against […]
Progress Towards the Resource Revolution – WRF 2017

[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/4″][cmsms_image align=”none” animation=”bounceIn” animation_delay=”0″]18239|https://www.wrforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Progress-towards-the-resource-revolution-260×300.jpg|medium[/cmsms_image][cmsms_text animation_delay=”0″] Download pdf [/cmsms_text][/cmsms_column][cmsms_column data_width=”3/4″][cmsms_text] Progress Towards the Resource Revolution Authors: Prof. Dr. Christian Ludwig & Prof. Dr. Sonia Valdivia Publication date: 2019 Abstract: The […]
Meeting Report Swiss Resources Forum 2018 (Ressourcen Forum Schweiz) in German

[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/4″][cmsms_image align=”center” link=”https://www.wrforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Meeting-Report_rf-ch_2018.pdf” animation=”bounceIn” animation_delay=”0″]18114|https://www.wrforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Meeting-Report_rf-ch_2018-cover-3-725×1024.jpg|large[/cmsms_image][cmsms_text animation_delay=”0″] Download pdf [/cmsms_text][/cmsms_column][cmsms_column data_width=”3/4″][cmsms_text] Swiss Resources Forum 2018 – Meeting Report (in German) Authors: Mathias Schluep, Cecilia Matasci, Fabian Ottiger (WRF) Publication […]
Marine Litter Panel: Innovation Needed in Waste Management

Berlin, 31 Aug 2018 More innovation is needed to address the challenges of marine litter, in particular in developing countries with inadequate waste management systems. This was a conclusion of the Marine […]
Good Governance of Raw Materials Critical for Growth and Circular Economy

Geneva, 22 May 2018 “You cannot manage what you cannot measure. Good and reliable information is important. You need information to make decisions about investments and policies. Think about the wallet […]
The UN is Building an E-waste Coalition

Geneva, 21 March 2018 The organisations from the United Nations system that are most active in addressing the global electronic waste challenge, have signed a Letter of Intent paving the way […]