"Unsustainable patterns of consumption and production are root causes of the triple planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution."
—United Nations (un.org)
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals—adopted by all United Nations member states—serve as a blueprint to protect the planet and improve the lives of all people, with no one left behind.
Sustainable Development Goal or SDG 12 aims to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
The United Nations established targets for achieving and measuring progress towards SDG 12 including:
By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources
By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse
By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature
Explore place-based stories, created with ArcGIS StoryMaps, that examine the global impact of and increasing population on the planet and how we can be more responsible in our practices.
The human reach
by Esri
Understand the global scale of human activities and the impact this has, and will have, on our planet.
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Data sources
Access a few data sources and apps behind the sample stories and consider ways to tell your own SDG 12 narrative.
World Integrated Trade Solution (WITS)
WITS provides access to international merchandise trade, tariff and non-tariff measures (NTM) data.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
FAOSTAT provides free access to food and agriculture data for over 245 countries and territories and covers all FAO regional groupings from 1961 to the most recent year available.
Get hands-on experience with SDG 12 geospatial data through Esri learning materials. Then build your storytelling skills with ArcGIS StoryMaps tutorials, for beginners and beyond.
