Foresight, Emerging Issues and Futures

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Foresight, Emerging Issues and Futures

Foresight Briefs highlight a hotspot of environmental change, feature an emerging science topic, or discuss a contemporary environmental issue. They provide a systematic way of examining the possible future outcomes of emerging environmental issues that can also inform decision-making today.

UNEP’s Foresight Briefs aim to present emerging issues, systemic insights, and possible policy solutions on a wide range of topics related to our environment in a short readable document.

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Foresight BriefsForesight Briefs

Presenting emerging issues, systemic insights, and possible policy solutions.
 

UN System Informal Strategic Foresight Network (HLCP)UN System Informal Strategic
Foresight Network (HLCP)

Proposals for UNEP's collaboration in the High-Level Committee on Programmes, Informal Strategic Foresight Network.

Foresight ProjectsForesight Projects

Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants(MIKE) Population Dynamics Modeling.
 

Recently Published Foresight Briefs

Recent Briefs

The 28th edition of UNEP’s Foresight Brief looks at the global ecological, climate, economic and geopolitical implications of the loss of Arctic sea ice.

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FB28The shrinking Arctic Sea Ice
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FB27The growing footprint of digitalisation
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People's livelihood and cities - building back greenerPeople's livelihood and cities -
building back greener
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Working with plants, soils and water to cool the climate and rehydrate Earth’s landscapesWorking with plants, soils, and water
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Sargassum: Brown tide or golden jewel?“Sargassum: Brown tide or golden jewel?”
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Nature-Based Solutions for Urban ChallengesNature-Based Solutions for Urban Challenges
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Desert locusts’ upsurges: A harbinger of emerging climate change induced crises?Desert locusts’ upsurges: A harbinger of emerging climate change-induced crises?
Arabic
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The need to eliminate lead paint globallyThe need to eliminate lead paint globall
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Food loss and waste in the Sustainable Development Goals’ nexusFood loss and waste in the
Sustainable Development Goals’ nexus
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Blockchain technology and environmental sustainabilityBlockchain technology and environmental sustainability
Chinese | Spanish
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Unveiling plastic pollution in oceansUnveiling plastic pollution in oceans
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Challenges for the growth of the electric vehicle marketChallenges for the growth of the electric vehicle market
Chinese | Spanish
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Seagrasses, the forgotten ecosystemsSeagrasses, the forgotten ecosystems
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Growing popularity of alternate food systems for environment and healthGrowing popularity of alternate food systems for environment and health
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Building a digital ecosystem for the planetBuilding a digital ecosystem for the planet
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The potential of carbon sequestration in the soilPutting Carbon back where it belongs - the potential of carbon sequestration in the soil
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Environment, climate change and securityEnvironment, climate change and security
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We are losing the Little things that run the worldWe are losing the Little things that run the world
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Alternatives for the use of glyphosateAlternatives for the use of glyphosate
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Revisiting ocean acidification,food security and ourearth systemRevisiting ocean acidification, food security and our earth system
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Faith for earthFaith for earth
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Smoke-haze: A trans-boundary air pollution issue in Southeast AsiaSmoke-haze: A transboundary air pollution issue in Southeast Asia
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Hacking economics for people and planetHacking economics for people and planet
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Emerging sponge citiesEmerging sponge cities
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Lake Urmia: Signs of recoveryLake Urmia: Signs of recovery
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The changing Aral SeaThe Changing Aral Sea
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Marine plastics litter and microplasticsMarine plastics litter and microplastics
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Saving Lake FaguibineSaving Lake Faguibine
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Are you a global thinker with expertise on an emerging environmental issue and interested in authoring a Foresight Brief? If so, please contact us at unep.foresight@un.org