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=====The US is merely the latest to join the global rush to hoard critical minerals=====
[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/16/critical-minerals-shortages-jd-vance-trading-bloc-analysis | Staff | The Guardian | Feb 16 2026]
Summary Global competition for scarce critical minerals (lithium copper rare earths) and the shift toward state-led resource security blocs, illustrating how finite inputs can drive new forms of international coordination.

=====A Breakthrough for People and Planet=====
[https://unu.edu/sites/default/files/2025-03/highleveladvisoryboard_breakthrough_fullreport.pdf | United Nations University | UNU | 2025]
Summary A UN-linked governance proposal advocating stronger multilateral decision-making structures to manage planetary-scale risks and finite global resources.

=====Planetary Boundaries (UNCCD Brief)=====
[https://www.unccd.int/sites/default/files/2024-11/PR%20planetary%20boundaries%20EN.pdf | UNCCD | United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification | Dec 2 2024]
Summary Explains the planetary boundaries framework and why crossing Earth-system limits poses systemic risks requiring coordinated global governance.

=====Measuring Natural Resources in the National Accounts=====
[https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/measuring-natural-resources-in-the-national-accounts_420c7c2a-en/full-report/measuring-natural-resources_a0accc5d.html | OECD | OECD | Dec 18 2025]
Summary Guidance on valuing and tracking natural resources as economic assets, relevant to scarcity-driven governance policy.

=====Global Governance of Resources and Implications for Resource Efficiency=====
[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0921800917315215 | B Milligan | Ecological Economics | 2019]
Summary Academic analysis of evolving global resource governance systems addressing efficiency and sustainability gaps.

=====How science technology and governance can drive prosperity within planetary boundaries=====
[https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/11/how-science-technology-governance-can-drive-prosperity-within-planetary-boundaries/ | World Economic Forum | Nov 4 2025]
Summary Discusses the integration of scientific research and governance reform to stay within ecological limits.

=====From Resource Abundance to Responsible Scarcity=====
[https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/14/8/118 | C Ramírez-Márquez et al. | Resources | 2025]
Summary Framework for managing finite natural resources amid hyper-consumption and governance pressures.

=====The planetary commons A new paradigm for safeguarding Earth=====
[https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2301531121 | J Rockström et al. | PNAS | 2024]
Summary Proposes governing Earth’s shared systems as planetary commons requiring international institutional reform.

=====Earth4All=====
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth4All | Wikipedia | Updated 2025]
Summary Overview of a sustainability initiative building on limits-to-growth modeling and advocating systemic global policy reforms.

=====International Resource Panel=====
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Resource_Panel | Wikipedia | Updated 2025]
Summary UN-hosted scientific panel providing assessments to guide sustainable global resource use.

=====Earth Overshoot Day=====
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Overshoot_Day | Wikipedia | Updated 2025]
Summary Explains how annual overshoot reflects global consumption exceeding Earth’s regenerative capacity.

=====Lisbon Principles=====
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbon_Principles | Wikipedia | Updated 2025]
Summary Six sustainability governance principles guiding equitable management of common resources.

=====United Nations Resource Management System=====
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Resource_Management_System | Wikipedia | Updated 2025]
Summary UN-developed voluntary framework aligning global resource extraction with sustainability goals.

=====Natural Resource Charter=====
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_Resource_Charter | Wikipedia | Updated 2025]
Summary Governance principles for managing oil gas and mineral wealth sustainably.

=====Natural Resource Governance Institute=====
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_Resource_Governance_Institute | Wikipedia | Updated 2025]
Summary Nonprofit organization advancing transparency and governance in resource-rich countries.

=====Resource Scarcity — A Global Security Threat?=====
[https://www.swp-berlin.org/publications/products/research_papers/2011_RP02_lag_mdn_rsv_ks.pdf | S Mildner | Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik | 2011]
Summary Explores geopolitical implications of finite resource competition and related governance responses.

=====Global Governance for Sustainable Resource Management=====
[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249049327_Global_Governance_for_Sustainable_Resource_Management | R Bleischwitz & S Bringezu | Minerals & Energy | 2008]
Summary Proposes international governance regimes for sustainable resource management.

=====Global Resources and Resource Justice — Reframing the Debate=====
[https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/13/9/130 | I Negrutiu | Resources | 2024]
Summary Links finite resource debates with justice frameworks and governance reforms.

=====Natural Resource Governance and Conflicts Retrospective Analysis=====
[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301420723006530 | A F Aysan et al. | Energy Policy | 2023]
Summary Reviews scarcity governance failures and resource-driven conflict dynamics.

=====Global Resource Scarcity Narratives=====
[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/57a089caed915d622c0003d3/FAC_Working_Paper_076.pdf | I Scoones et al. | Future Agricultures Consortium | 2014]
Summary Examines how scarcity narratives shape global land water and mineral governance frameworks.

=====Global Resources Outlook 2024=====
[https://www.unep.org/resources/Global-Resource-Outlook-2024 | United Nations Environment Programme | Mar 1 2024]
Summary Comprehensive assessment of global extraction trends and the urgency of international governance reforms.

=====Decoupling Natural Resource Use and Environmental Impacts from Economic Growth=====
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decoupling_Natural_Resource_Use_and_Environmental_Impacts_from_Economic_Growth_report | Wikipedia | 2011]
Summary Overview of UN recommendations for separating economic growth from environmental degradation.

=====The Limits to Growth=====
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Limits_to_Growth | Wikipedia | 1972 Updated]
Summary Landmark modeling study exploring exponential growth in a finite resource world.

=====An international agreement on natural resource management=====
[https://circulareconomy.europa.eu/platform/sites/default/files/an_international_agreement_on_natural_resource_management.pdf | C van der Ven et al. | 2022]
Summary Proposal for a global framework convention on sustainable natural resource governance.

=====Global Resources Outlook 2019=====
[https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/15879/1/unep_252_global_resource_outlook_2019_web.pdf | UN Environment International Resource Panel | 2019]
Summary Long-term projections of extraction trends and global governance challenges.

=====Resource Scarcity and Geopolitical Tensions=====
[https://www.oxjournal.org/resource-scarcity-and-geopolitical-tensions/ | Oxford Journal | Sep 11 2024]
Summary Links finite resource pressures with geopolitical instability and cooperation needs.

=====UN World Water Development Report=====
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN_World_Water_Development_Report | Wikipedia | Updated 2026]
Summary Describes the UN’s global freshwater assessment highlighting scarcity and governance coordination needs.

=====Sustainable Use of Natural Resources Governance Challenge=====
[https://www.iisd.org/articles/deep-dive/sustainable-use-natural-resources-governance-challenge | International Institute for Sustainable Development | Apr 15 2021]
Summary Analysis of sustainability governance balancing environmental limits and economic development.

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