Minerals and the environment

Introduction

1. What is the difference between resources and reserves? ^[1]
2. What are minerals? ^[2]
3. Why do we need minerals? ^[3]
4. How much do you use? ^[4]

Maps

• Major mineral deposits of the World ^[5] (interactive)
• Mineral Resources Online Spatial Data ^[6] (interactive)
• Mineral Resources Map of Europe ^[7] (interactive)

Ecological footprint

1. World’s consumption of materials hits record 100bn tonnes a year ^[8] (Guardian article)
   The world is now 8.6% circular ^[9] (Guardian’s primary source)
2. What is the Ecological Footprint? ^[10] (and other FAQ)
3. What is YOUR ecolocical footprint? ^[11]