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.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/international-trade-drives-biodiversity-threats-developing-nations
[2] http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v486/n7401/full/nature11145.html
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/d-moran
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/k-kanemoto
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/b-foran-et-al
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trade
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/developing-countries
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/extinct-species
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/consumption-patterns