Welsh Institute for Natural Resources

The Welsh Institute for Natural Resources - The Challenges


The Materials Challenge

By 2025, 30% of the raw materials needed for chemical manufacture in the EU could be obtained from plant-derived renewable resources, subject to appropriate research and development. Find out more...


The Food Security Challenge

By 2050 the world will require increased crop production to feed 9 billion people.* Crop production methods will have to sustain the environment, preserve natural resources  and support livelihoods. Find out more...


The Sustainability Challenge

Business as usual is not an option. Phenomona such as Global Climate Change, increasing population & migration for economic and ecological reasons, the spectre of Peak Oil and phosphorous famine and an increasing disparity between rich and poor all demand that we adapt our thinking and our behaviour in order to survive. This must happen at a corporate, governmental and individual level in order to drive real change. Find out more...