More than 400 participants from over 40 countries and international organisations attended the World Resources Forum 2011 in Davos, Switzerland, from 19–21 September 2011, and exchanged their views and perspectives on best practices, policy options and research on natural resource management and promoting and implementing a Green Economy. They called upon the hosting Government of Switzerland and others to inform the Rio+20 process of the outcomes of the Forum and agreed to review the progress of implementation at the next WRF to be held in China, 14–17 October, 2012, hosted by the Government of China.