About the World Resources Forum

The World Resources Forum (WRF) is the global science-based platform for shariAppenzell Headerng knowledge about the economic, political, social and environmental implications of global resource use. WRF promotes innovation for resource productivity by building bridges among researchers, policymakers, business, SMEs, NGOs and the public. Flagship activity is the annual WRF Conference.  

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Resource Snapshot (9): Diamonds

diamonds pictureSt. Gallen, 18 June 2013 Due to their unique carbon composition and shining appearance, diamonds have always been perceived as very powerful stones. Environmental damage can occur by abandoned mine sites. Diamond mining can also have negative social effects. 

Spotlight on diamonds in our succesful series "Resource Snapshots", where you can learn the key issues of the resource you are interested in ... in less than 2 minutes!

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Our Earth – The Blue Planet goes to Davos

Bern, 13 June 2013 The winning drawings from the Swiss "Our Earth – The Blue Planet" drawing competition will be exhibited at the World Resources Forum, Davos, October 6-9, 2013. This was announced by WRF's President Xaver Edelmann at the occasion of the award ceremony, held in Bern. 

The annual environmental drawing contest, organised by WRF partner SQS and supported by the Sarasin Bank received over 3,500 entries from school classes from all over Switzerland.

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"There are no technical barriers for a future without oil, gas or coal" says Martin Faulstich at WRF Conference

FaulstichSt. Gallen, 23 May 2013. "There are no technical barriers for a future without oil, gas or coal", Martin Faulstich, Chair of the German Advisory Council on the Environment, said in his speech for the WRF Energy Conference, held at the "Energiemesse" in St. Gallen.
 
Helga Weisz, Potsdam Institute For Climate Impact Research, showed the important role that cities have in achieving the potential for renewable energies. The WRF will showcase the lessons learnt at its next global conference, to be held in Davos, October 2013.  
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WRF 2013 Agenda Shaping Up after Preparatory Scientific Expert Meeting

MarkkuSt. Gallen, 22 May 2013 The agenda of WRF 2013 is nicely shaping up as a result of last week’s meeting of its Steering and Scientific Expert Committee. Over 20 experts gathered at WRF’s headquarters in the Swiss town of St. Gallen to discuss the program and the current status of preparations. The experts addressed lessons learnt from earlier conferences, in particular WRF 2012, and commented on plans for this year’s plenary and side events.

Bas de Leeuw gave an overview of the plenaries, which will this year include panels on resource governance, moderated by two members of the European Parliament (Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy and Reinhard Bütikhofer), as well as on sustainable business innovation, and on lifestyles and education. 
 
In a letter to the WRF the European Parliament members had expressed their support for “making global resource governance one of the central themes" of the 2013 World Resources Forum. 
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Xaver Edelmann appointed member SATW

Xaver Edelmann at SATW

Luzern, 16 May 2013 Dr. sc. tech. ETH Xaver Edelmann was appointed individual member of SATW, the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences.  With this appointment the Academy recognises his "long-term commitment to resource management and in particular his leadership in building the World Resources Forum." 
 
SATW will continue its succesful cooperation with WRF in the years to come. One of the themes that SATW and WRF will jointly work on will be corporate social responsibility. 
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Registration for WRF 2013 starts today

St. Gallen, 2 May 2013 Today the registration for WRF 2013 has started. Participants from all over the world, all ages, and from all fields in society are welcome to register for this multi-stakeholder event.  Everybody's input is welcome, expert or non-expert.

We have upgraded our registration system, which now is even more user friendly than it was. Your registration is only a few clicks away. Please go here to register and be one of the first to secure a place. 

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Showcasing sustainable SMEs (2) Caviar

Frutigen, 1 May 2013 Read here how a tropical centre in the middle of the Swiss Alps can be a showcase of sustainability. The WRF visited Tropenhaus and was introduced to its energy-efficiency and its sustainable caviar.

The story of this project starts in 2002 with the question what to do about the warm water flows coming out of the Lötschberg tunnel in the Canton of Berne. 

 


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WRF ENERGIE 2013: Das sind unsere Speakers und Workshops

St. Gallen, 22 April 2013 Das World Resources Forum hat heute das Programm von seinem ganztägigen Kongress zu "Globale Anregungen für lokale Energieeffizienz" (St. Gallen, 23. Mai, 2013) bekannt gegeben.

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New: WRF 2012 meeting report now available

WRF 2012 meeting report coverSt. Gallen, 15 april 2013 The meeting report of World Resources Forum 2012 was published today.

The report has the chairman's summary, plenary session stories, selected workshop highlights, overview of scientific sessions and posters, the full WRF 2012 final program, results of participants survey and an overview of sponsors and partners.

The report can be downloaded as PDF.

Hardcopies of the printed colourful 50 pages report - which has a brandnew format and design - can be requested by writing to info@worldresourcesforum.org, stating how many copies you would like for what purpose and with some background of your organisation if needed.



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Showcasing sustainable SMEs (1) Chocolate

Kreuzlingen, 3 April 2013. WRF starts its new series about sustainable SMEs from across the globe. Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) increasingly implement sustainable initiatives.

One of such environmentally friendly companies is chocolate producer “Chocolat Stella Bernrain”.

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