Consumption and production

Sustainable production and consumption is about doing more with less, and doing it better — building sustainable infrastructure, ensuring efficient use of natural resources, and generating cleaner energy and less waste. By engaging diverse stakeholders, achieving sustainable production and consumption will generate lasting solutions that promote healthier ecosystems and economies, and safer livelihoods.

UNU research focuses on the processes, practices, and governance of product cycles and value chains, and spotlights how traditional practices can be scaled alongside modern systems and management techniques.

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Project

Circular Economy SYSCHEMIQ - Plastic recycling: European Horizon Green Deal Programme

SYSCHEMIQ demonstrates systemic solutions for the territorial deployment of the circular economy in the Trilateral Chemical Region with a focus on plastic waste streams and quality for recycling.

21 Apr 2026

Project

Regional Inclusive Biobased Entrepreneurship Solutions

The EU-funded RIBES project aims to develop governance and business models to propel these regions from stagnation to a circular economy, fostering innovation, sustainability, and rural development.

21 Apr 2026

News

When Foundational Knowledge Meets Cutting‑Edge Innovation

Micro4Agro bridges decades of soil microbiome knowledge with cutting‑edge tools to build locally adapted biosolutions for sustainable agriculture

16 Apr 2026

Seminar

Can combining education and entertainment in video games promote pro-environmental behaviour?

MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring Stefania Innocenti, Associate Professor at the University of Oxford.

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News

From Host to Holobiont: Closing the Microbiome Gap in Crop Improvement

Benyi Marin is advancing nitrogen fixation by designing resilient legume nodule microbiomes that align plant breeding with microbial function.

25 Mar 2026

Book Chapter

Enhancing Sustainability of Constructed Wetlands for Agricultural Water and Nutrient Management Practices through Social Innovations

Constructed wetlands (CWs) have a long history of pollution control in urban but also in rural and agricultural settings.

07 Mar 2026

Book Chapter

Toward SDG 6 in the Deduru Oya Basin, Sri Lanka: Assessing Localized Progress in Rural and Urban Settings

UNU-CRIS contributes to research on Sri Lanka's SDG 6 Progress: Deduru Oya Basin as a reference for Island Nation Water Security Standard

07 Mar 2026