a8664ee4-4887-4034-bd2b-0f66e34609d2 English MD_CharacterSetCode_utf8 Series (e.g. a collection of maps from a single source) series British Geological Survey Contact for the metadata enquiries@bgs.ac.uk pointOfContact 2024-11-11 ISO19115 2003/Cor.1:2006 Global Material Flows database UNEP - CSIRO 2016-01-01 creation 2016-01-01 publication revision MICA WP3 2018-11-03T15:16:00 Record extracted from Batch 3 spreadsheet MICA_B3-90 https://www.mica-project.eu/ No other citation details provided Database compiled by a global consortium of leading research institutes to establish the first authoritative global database covering: •material extraction •trade in primary materials and •material footprint of consumption. The Global Materials Flows database encompasses 40 years (1970–2010) of data from every country in the world. Website: http://environmentlive.unep.org/material The Global Material Flows database is now being used by many countries for policy planning and to monitor SDG objectives, enabling countries to assess their resource demand over time and their performance in resource productivity. Previously, sustainability policy decision-making relied on a small set of economic indicators, such as GDP, employment and trade balance, which did not capture the complexity of sustainability issues. Now, governments are using satellite accounts for natural resource use side by side with economic accounts. The new data in the Global Material Flows database is also informing policy-makers about emerging issues, such as import dependency of resources or increased consumption. Furthermore, they are using the data and indicators in policy statements and setting targets based on actual past trends as well as monitoring the progress of policy initiatives such as environmental taxes and regulations. Perhaps most importantly, indicators are being used to monitor countries' progress against improvements in resource productivity and success in sustainable management of natural resources. Historical information is also used to develop scenarios for future global demand of metals, minerals, biomass and fossil fuels. These scenarios provide information to policy makers, business leaders and investors to show the potential benefits of policies that aim to reduce resource use and increase human wellbeing United Nations Environment (UNEP) Contact for the resource described by the metadata http://environmentlive.unep.org/material WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link http://environmentlive.unep.org/material Link for further information on the resource Party that supplies the resource https://resources.bgs.ac.uk/images/minerals/micaGraphic/B3/MICA_B3-90.JPG MICA MET4TECH dataCentre Mixture of historic (up to 2005) and recent (2006 onwards) MICA ontology (TemporalScheme) 2 Statistical data / Electronic (Statistical data) (e.g. web portals) MICA ontology (DataScheme) 2 Requirement for data generation: Other (please specify) or unknown Method of data or information generation: Academic research Exports GEMET Concepts 2014-07-25 revision 2 Geochemical GEMET Concepts 2014-07-25 revision 2 Imports GEMET Concepts 2014-07-25 revision 2 Monitoring environmental risk GEMET Concepts 2014-07-25 revision 2 Reserves GEMET Concepts 2014-07-25 revision 2 Resources GEMET Concepts 2014-07-25 revision 2 Sciences dealing with the composition, structure, origin of the Earth's rocks GEMET Concepts 2014-07-25 revision 2 Aggregate indicators MICA ontology (DomainScheme) 2 Indicators MICA ontology (DomainScheme) 2 Material Flow Accounting MICA ontology (MethodsScheme) 2017 revision 4 Available for free for all purposes Data shown is not confidential but some data may not be included due to confidentiality issues English geoscientificInformation economy World; with individual countries listed -180.0000 180.0000 -90.0000 90.0000 Series (e.g. a collection of maps from a single source) Data uncertainty Are any uncertainty measures provided (e.g. standard errors, confidence intervals, etc.)? false Quality assurance procedures Are quality assurance procedures described? false Information generation methods Are data or information generation methods formally described? true Record review Reviewed by: British Geological Survey Record validation false Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 Organisation source implies that information should be of good quality Metadata is distributed with a CC BY-ND 4.0 (Attribution-NoDerivs 4.0 International) licence