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Biodiversity loss due to agricultural trade three times higher than assumed

Exporting agricultural products from tropical regions to China, the USA, the Middle East, and Europe is three times more harmful to biodiversity than previously assumed. Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the ETH Zurich have shown this by tracking how agricultural exports from 1995 to 2022 affected land use changes in the producing countries. Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, and Madagascar are particularly affected by species loss.

For more information read the full article on https://www.tum.de/en/news-and-events/all-news/press-releases/details/biodiversity-loss-due-to-agricultural-trade-three-times-higher-than-thought 

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