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Resource efficiency
We work to accelerate the transition to resource-efficient and sustainable economies.
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The Challenge
We must decouple economic development from environmental degradation while ensuring that the transition to green economies creates opportunities and promotes well-being for all.
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Partnership for Action on Green Economy
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Preventing the next pandemic - Zoonotic diseases and how to break the chain of transmission
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No time to waste: using data to drive down food waste
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Halving food waste and raising climate ambition: SDG 12.3 and the Paris Agreement
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