New maps demonstrate environmental impact of supply chains
Maps demonstrating humanity’s “biodiversity footprint” have been developed by researchers in Norway and Japan. The maps, designed to help people visualise the environmental impact of global trade, link supply chains in 187 countries to 6,803 vulnerable or endangered species. Examining the 166 threats to each animal from human activity, the maps illustrate the journeys of products associated with that threat. Those areas with the largest footprint were the EU, Japan and the United States.The EU and US were shown as posing particularly significant threats to Southeast Asian marine life.

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