20.500.12556/DiRROS-24125 Applying the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources for a national raw materials inventory in Italy The increasing demand for critical raw materials (CRMs) driven by the green and digital transitions calls for the implementation of a robust resource management framework across Europe. Similarly to other EU Member States, Italy faces challenges in managing the inventory of its mineral resources, stemming mainly from in-homogeneous and discontinued data collection, in the absence of a specific classification and reporting system adopted at national level. The implementation of a coherent and centralized data collection and classification system could help improve the currently fragmented regional reporting practices, in turn supporting Italy to contribute to the objectives of the EU Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA). Resource classification is important to resource management, serving as one of the foundations for collecting, analyzing, and communicating data on resources, presenting data into information for decision-making and policy formulation. The United Nations Framework Classifications for Resources (UNFC) offers a standardized approach that bridges current gaps in classification, and reporting practices. This paper pursues the objectives of assessing the applicability of UNFC in Italy using publicly available data. Besides demonstrating the applicability of UNFC in Italy, the findings support a shift towards standardized, policy-relevant resource classification for a sustainable and transparent resource management system, by classifying the raw materials projects in UNFC, and furthermore the development of a UNFC-based Italian national raw materials inventory. resource classification UNFC critical raw materials raw materials inventories true false true Springer Nature Angleški jezik Ni določen Neznano 2025-11-15 03:41:40 2025-11-17 11:06:56 2026-01-10 03:48:46 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 16 str. 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2025-10-23 553 2191-2211 10.1007/s13563-025-00552-4 257227267 s13563-025-00552-4-1.pdf s13563-025-00552-4-1.pdf 1 D93F68B36C4352DDE92203112DB2FCFF 9a3663994d3281f01dd1aaf400b7dc5b2d5133237cf1c13619146cc9c84ddc4f c7676b99-ed4f-11f0-94a7-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=37751 13563_2025_552_MOESM1_ESM.pdf 13563_2025_552_MOESM1_ESM.pdf 1 EF6953CA651BCCCB0D64A4B9CC8C323D a4409810a048a823979a33e5c8b703465a77fe362064c4b8aacc5825c7f6a7cd da0caaa1-ed4f-11f0-94a7-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=37754 Geološki zavod Slovenije 0 0 0