PRESS RELEASE In 2013, the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) launched the Resourcing Future Generations (RFG; https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/~/media/shared/documents/RFG/White%20Paper%20pdf.pdf?la=en) initiative to bring world attention to the challenges of sustaining resource supplies. The RFG initiative includes a diverse group of geoscientists, environmental and social scientists, including economists, drawn from a range of institutions and EuroGeoSurveys with diverse private and public experience in exploration, mining, processing, environmental protection, and sustainable development.   During its most recent workshop held in Namibia from the 25th to 30th of July, 2015, the group began by recognising that there are several global-scale challenges facing humanity that are interrelated: (i) climate change; (ii) sustainable development, and (iii) resource adequacy and diversity of supply. Attempts to address climate change and sustainable development necessarily involve resource adequacy, and yet has received minimal global policy consensus. The workshop aimed to develop an expert consensus document to raise the profile of this issue at the highest level of international decision-making.   The experts group substantiated the following key premises to develop an action agenda: The 20th century was characterised by massive improvements in living standards for billions of people in the developed world. This improvement was underpinned by a dramatic increase in utilisation of water, energy and mineral resources. However, the mineral resource requirements of humankind need to be met without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. With projections of further population growth to about 9 billion people by 2050 the worldneeds adequate supplies of mineral raw materials to fulfill the aspirations of this growing population, and to meet targets of sustainable development.   During 5 days of sharing research, the experts group focused the development of its policy motivation document on the following key areas requiring action: (i) supply and demand; (ii) the fact that mineral deposits are...