RT null T1 Blockchain Technology and Environmental Sustainability - Foresight Brief T2 La tecnología de cadenas de bloques y la sostenibilidad ambiental - Foresight Informe T2 Technologie blockchain et durabilité environnementale - Note Perspective A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A2 Kawabata, Toyo A2 Acharya, Minang A2 Enomoto, Tsubasa A2 Konda, Sai Aashirvad K1 blockchain technology K1 environmentally sound technology K1 environmental monitoring K1 environmental management K1 environmental information K1 technology K1 technological innovation YR 2020 FD 2020 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/34226 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/34226 NO This Foresight Brief explores how blockchain technology could contribute to enhancing environmental sustainability management. The brief builds upon environmental use cases to review the technology’s key features, including record-keeping, transparency, value transferring, tokenized ecosystems, and cost reduction. It also considers challenges when applying blockchain technology and offers guidance for the progress of the technology’s policies. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 25, 2026