The Foresight Unit, situated in the Big Data Branch of UNEP’s Science Division, publishes regular science-based Foresight Briefs that highlight hotspots of environmental change, feature emerging science topics, or discuss contemporary environmental issues. The public at large and decision makers at all levels are provided with the opportunity to find out what is happening to their changing environment and the consequences of everyday choices, and to think about future directions for policy which they can influence through their policy processes.