Vision
UNU-FLORES advances a Nexus Approach to the sustainable management of environmental resources around the world: the Resource Nexus
UNU-FLORES is an internationally recognised thought leader on the nexus of environmental resources. It acts as the central node and bridge between the United Nations System, and an organised network of university research groups, government agencies, NGOs, and specialist companies with the goal of disseminating ideas, techniques, and good practices for advancing a Nexus Approach to the sustainable management of environmental resources around the world: the Resource Nexus.
Mission
To be an international leader for advanced training, capacity development, and knowledge dissemination on the Resource Nexus
To contribute to the mandate of UNU as a research institute with an agenda guided by policy relevance; to be seen as a global think tank and postgraduate teaching organisation as well as a hub for advanced training, capacity development, and knowledge dissemination. Through the Resource Nexus—a holistic framework addressing interconnections and trade-offs among environmental resources such as water, soil, material, biota, climate, and space, as well as food, land, sea, waste, and energy. By advancing the Resource Nexus, UNU-FLORES aims to position itself as a thought leader in sustainable resource management, dedicated to bridging science, policy, and practice to create lasting impact.