Everyone must have information and knowledge about the consequences of private and public consumption and production. Food losses in supply chains and food waste must be reduced. Waste must be handled responsibly, first and foremost by preventing the production of waste, but also by reusing and recycling larger quantities. Natural resources must be managed sustainably and utilized effectively to reduce impacts on the environment and society.

In line with a growing global consumer market and trade patterns that have benefited the country in many respects, challenges have also arisen that we must become better at dealing with. In Greenland and abroad, there is therefore an increasing focus on circular economy and increased recycling. At the same time, the development that on one hand have benefited the global community have on the other harmed our nature and will get worse if we do not change our consumption patterns.

At the same time, ever-increasing amounts of waste drift with the ocean currents to the Arctic, where it degrades our environment - especially at sea and along the coasts. It is our responsibility to ensure that waste is managed safely and without risk to the environment, wildlife and the population. Imports of products of all kinds are steadily increasing in today's Greenland, and there is room for improvement when it comes to acting responsibly in our consumption.

If we really want to do something to ensure a sustainable future, it is especially our consumption and production that we need to change. Mankind's resource consumption is enormous, but much of the consumption is actually completely unnecessary. About a third of all the world's food ends up as garbage. Conversely, this means that there is a huge opportunity here if we start to see the wasted food as a resource that can be used better. World Goal 12 aims, among other things, to halve global food waste by 2030.

Our planet has provided us with an abundance of natural resources. But we have not utilized them responsibly and we currently consume far beyond what our planet can provide. We must learn how to use and produce in sustainable ways that will reverse the harm that we have inflicted on the planet.