International trade drives biodiversity threats in developing nations

M. Lenzen (), D. Moran, K. Kanemoto, B. Foran, L. Lobefaro and A. Geschke
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M. Lenzen: ISA, School of Physics A28, The University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
D. Moran: ISA, School of Physics A28, The University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
K. Kanemoto: ISA, School of Physics A28, The University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
B. Foran: ISA, School of Physics A28, The University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
L. Lobefaro: ISA, School of Physics A28, The University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
A. Geschke: ISA, School of Physics A28, The University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia

Nature, 2012, vol. 486, issue 7401, 109-112

Abstract: Biodiversity threats from Red Lists are linked with patterns of international trade, identifying the ultimate instigators of the threats; developed countries tend to be net importers of implicated commodities, driving biodiversity decline in developing countries.

Date: 2012
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