The Compartment of Environmental Geology and Circular Economy has the following main objectives:
- Supporting the transition from a linear to a more circular economy in mineral resource management;
- Addressing the depletion of critical raw materials by promoting their recovery, recycling, and reprocessing, thereby closing the loop in their life cycle;
- Developing environmental and social safeguards to ensure responsible extraction;
- Conducting environmental impact assessment studies and proposing alternative options to mitigate potential negative outcomes;
- Improving and developing innovative approaches for the rehabilitation and restoration of mining sites to ensure long-term environmental, social, and economic sustainability in a changing climate.
