Global biodiversity loss from outsourced deforestation

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Business and biodiversity basics Deforestation-free forests Identifying and measuring impacts and dependencies Integrating biodiversity into a business context Sustainable investment

This study shows that countries with higher incomes are killing wildlife beyond their borders. The demand for products grown beyond their borders causes 15 times more habitat destruction than in their own country.

The research concludes that rich nations are responsible for 13% of the global loss of forest habitats outside their own territories.

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