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GOAL 12: responsible consumption and production
Ensure sustainable consumption
and production patterns
(Credit: Project Recovery: Recovery & Resilience in Selected Typhoon Yolanda- affected communities in the Visayas / UNDP)
Some people use a lot of stuff, and some people use very little—in fact,
a big share of the world population is consuming too little to meet
even their basic needs. It doesn’t have to be this way. We can have a
world where everybody gets what they need to survive and thrive. And
we can consume in a way that preserves our natural resources so that
our children can enjoy them, and their children and their children after
that. The hard part is how to achieve that goal. We can manage our
natural resources more efficiently and dispose of toxic waste better.
Cut per capita food waste in half globally. Get businesses and consum-
ers to reduce and recycle waste. And help countries that have typically
not consumed a lot to move towards more responsible consumption
patterns.
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