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本書は、2024年2月UNEA6にて発表された、世界資源アウトルック（GRO）2024の内容をコンパクトにまとめた政策決定者向け要約（SPM：Summary for Policymakers）の日本語版。7つの地域、4つの所得国グループに及ぶ180カ国について、利用可能な最善のデータ、モデリングおよび評価を動員し、我々の資源利用の動向、影響、分配効果に関する分析をまとめるとともに、負の傾向を逆転させ、人類を持続可能な軌道へ乗せる可能性についても考察している。 資源利用量の増加が３つの地球危機（気候変動・生物多様性の喪失・汚染）の主な要因となっている。我々の経済活動のための物質資源の採取・加工は、過去50年間で3倍に増加、現在、温室効果ガス排出量の55％以上、粒子状物質（PM...

In global health, three holistic and multidisciplinary approaches are typically mentioned: One Health, Ecohealth, and Planetary Health. The most recent concept, Planetary Health, has been spontaneously developed and promoted as a new science since 2015, with the establishment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This coincidence marks a new...

This chapter aims to bring policy and institutional considerations to the center of work on Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs). Its primary purpose is to suggest policy and institutional reforms needed for an integrated and inclusive slcp strategy in Asia. The chapter begins by setting the context with a review of the interrelated yet varying...

G7 recently released a 36-page communique on their plan to achieve net-zero emissions. It reinforces the demand for critical minerals and lays out the future agenda for critical minerals. Critical minerals are essential for deployment of renewable energy technologies that help us fight climate change. It is time G20 chalks its own critical minerals...

As an invited presentation, this document gives a summary about regulation and management system for air pollution and control in China. Actions taken for air pollution control since 2013 are elaborated and the achievements in air quality improvement are summarised. Experiences, challenges and the way forward are also shared for discussing the...

The rapid growth in microplastic pollution research is influencing funding priorities, environmental policy, and public perceptions of risks to water quality and environmental and human health. Ensuring that environmental microplastics research data are findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR) is essential to inform policy and...

As in many developing countries, waste management is one of the greatest challenges faced by the Maldives. The limited or unavailbility of waste collection services, proper treatment, and disposal systems on the islands often results in dumping household waste on the beach, ocean, and forests and also open burning of waste. These activities are...

Agricultural certification schemes are increasingly requiring concession holders to prevent deforestation when they develop plantations but do not sufficiently address forest restoration, which is necessary to prevent further biodiversity loss. This policy brief recommends, by focusing on palm oil, that agricultural certification schemes strengthen...

CONSERVATION, RESTORATION AND management of forest resources are critical for addressing climate change. Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are a vehicle for targeted climate actions, including those related to forest management, by countries towards contributing global efforts agreed under the Paris Agreement. Operationalizing climate...

This mini review describes the current status and challenges regarding institutionalisation of wastewater surveillance systems against COVID-19. Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater has been proposed to be a potential tool to understand the actual prevalence of COVID-19 in the community, and it could be an effective approach to monitor the trend...