On May 4, 2023 (15.00 – 16.30 CEST), the World Resources Forum and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will host a launch webinar on the recently published Eco-innovation Electronics
St. Gallen, 20/03/2023 – Some trading companies are debunking the myth that public disclosure harms competitiveness, amidst persistent opacity in the sector. According to two Swiss-based independent research organisations, a
The Call for Abstracts of WRF’23 is now open – have a look at our key thematic areas and contribute to our science-based, multi-stakeholder dialogue! Call for Abstracts International experts
A recent report by the European Topic Centre – Circular Economy and Resource Use (ETC CE), funded by the European Environment Agency (EEA), concludes that targeted initiatives and legislation as
On December 2, 10.00 – 11.30am CET, the World Resources Forum and University of South Australia will co-host the free webinar ‘Sufficiency Policies: a key enabler for sustainable and fair
Organisations’ representatives at the DiCE kick-off meeting Launched in Oct, 2022, the Digital Health in a Circular Economy (DiCE) project aims to address the issue of increasing digital health
The World Resources Forum Association is enthusiastic to announce the 2023 World Resources Forum (WRF) Conference. WRF’23 will take place in September 2023 in a hybrid format,
On September 16, 2009 – at the end of the first World Resources Forum conference in Davos (Switzerland) and Nagoya (Japan) – participants adopted a declaration to tackle the excessive
St.Gallen, 5 September 2022 – The World Resources Forum Association and the Responsible Mining Foundation are partnering on the production of the Extractive Commodity Trading Report 2023. Building on the
By Xaver Edelmann & Emanuele Di Francesco —— Known as the ‘father of dematerialization‘ and the inventor of the ‘Ecological Rucksack‘ (‘Ökologischer Rucksack’) and ‘Resources Turnaround‘ (‘Ressourcenwende‘), Friedrich Schmidt-Bleek (1932-2019)
The World Resources Forum Association becomes consortium partner of the project ‘Building EU-Africa partnerships on sustainable raw materials supply chain‘, in short AfricaMaVal, funded by the European Commission, as part
A few months ago the Responsible Mining Foundation (RMF) announced that it will close due to lack of long-term independent funding. For many familiar with extractive issues, this news has
On June 23rd, 15.00 – 16.30 CEST, the World Resources Forum and the International Resource Panel will co-host an open webinar with leading international experts on Global North-South relations for
As an implementing partner of the European Topic Centre on Circular Economy and Resource Use, the World Resources Forum Association will support the European Environment Agency in further developing the knowledge base
With the attention of the global community directed towards the results of the ongoing 26th COP UN Climate Change Conference, momentum for the green transition appears to be at its
The international consortium behind the EU Horizon 2020 CEWASTE project, led by the World Resources Forum Association, has recently published its final report, which provides key requirements and recommendations, alongside a standardised voluntary
Consumers are becoming more mindful of how their consumption and purchasing choices can make a positive impact towards sustainable consumption. They are now more conscious of choosing more sustainable options
Accra & St. Gallen, 24 March 2021: In 2020, Ghana and Switzerland announced the first World Resources Forum to be held on African soil, which unfortunately had to be postponed
South Africa, 16 February 2021: Today marked the official beginning of a high-profile collaboration between key stakeholders in South Africa and Switzerland to meet South Africa’s rising future e-waste challenge.
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
Abidjan, 24 September 2020: A new project, funded by the GEF and implemented by UNIDO, addressing the issue of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) stemming from e-waste and end-of-life vehicles has been
Vienna, 21 August 2020 The RE-SOURCING project team has recently started to invite key players from business, politics, academia, and civil society to join the new responsible sourcing network. So
St. Gallen/Accra/Online, 6 July 2020 The WRF Secretariat conducted three successful conference calls with WRF2020 partners from June 23-25. At these dates originally WRF 2020 Ghana would have taken place,
St. Gallen, 20 March 2020 The WRF Secretariat has announced that the upcoming World Resources Forum, Accra, Ghana originally to be held from 23-25 June 2020, will be rescheduled to
St. Gallen, 20 March 2020 The WRF Secretariat has published the meeting report of World Resources Forum 2019. WRF 2019 was held in Geneva from 23-24 October 2019. The annual
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
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
Accra, 5 March 2020 The sustainable use of natural resources will be at the heart of debates at the first World Resources Forum to be held in Africa (WRF2020), which
Geneva, 18 February 2020 It is estimated that, by 2050, there will be about 120 million metric tonnes of e-waste produced per year, far-outstripping current capacities to properly manage it
Accra, 19 December 2019 The Call for Abstracts for World Resources Forum 2020, to be held in Accra, Ghana, from June 23-25 has been opened. The conference is hosted by
