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Taking stock of our resource use on World Environment Day – 5 June 2011

News Published 01 Jun 2011 Last modified 21 Jun 2016

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Humans are consuming the world’s limited resources at increasingly rapid rate, and Europe is particularly reliant on imported goods to sustain its high levels of consumption. On World Environment Day, the European Environment Agency (EEA) draws attention to Europe’s resource use and offers tips to reduce it.