ABSTRACT
To reduce society’s use of natural resources, actors in policy, business and society require awareness of the relevance of resource use in the context of sustainable development as well as of current unsustainable trends. This article illustrates how monitoring and management of resource use is reflected in international as well as German policies. It describes the development process, structure and key results of the new report series of the German Environment Agency (UBA) called ‘Resource Use in Germany’. This series is meant to complement existing statistics and reports by addressing a broad range of stakeholders and making the topic more tangible. The reports should inform and motivate readers to become responsible and active citizens and aim at supporting the implementation of the Resource Efficiency Programme (ProgRess) of the German Federal Government.
