Biodiversity impacts of recent land-use change driven by increases in agri-food imports

L Cabernard, S Pfister, S Hellweg - Nature Sustainability, 2024‏ - nature.com
Land-use change such as the conversion of natural habitat to agricultural land has been a
major driver of global biodiversity loss, prompting efforts at biodiversity restoration. However …

Land use intensity-specific global characterization factors to assess product biodiversity footprints

A Chaudhary, TM Brooks - Environmental science & technology, 2018‏ - ACS Publications
The UNEP-SETAC life cycle initiative recently recommended use of the countryside species–
area relationship (SAR) model to calculate the characterization factors (CFs; potential …

[HTML][HTML] A highly resolved MRIO database for analyzing environmental footprints and Green Economy Progress

L Cabernard, S Pfister - Science of the Total Environment, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Moving towards a greener economy requires detailed information on the environmental
impacts of global value chains. Environmentally-extended multi-regional input-output …

Biodiversity impact of food waste: Quantification for supply chain stages and products in Germany

J Bogenreuther, T Kastner, F Schneider… - Journal of Industrial …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Reducing food waste could lower pressures on land resources and thereby contribute to the
mitigation of global biodiversity loss. The reduction of food waste and biodiversity loss are …

Consumption-based biodiversity footprints–do different indicators yield different results?

SG Marquardt, M Guindon, HC Wilting… - Ecological …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Land use related to human consumption patterns leads to significant loss of biodiversity.
Here, the implications of using different indicators in the calculation of biodiversity footprints …

Improved sustainability assessment of the G20's supply chains of materials, fuels, and food

L Cabernard, S Pfister, S Hellweg - Environmental Research …, 2022‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Transparency in global value chains of materials, fuels, and food is critical for the
implementation of sustainability policies. Such policies should be led by the G20, who …

Potential consequences of regional species loss for global species richness: a quantitative approach for estimating global extinction probabilities

KJJ Kuipers, S Hellweg, F Verones - Environmental science & …, 2019‏ - ACS Publications
Because the biosphere is highly heterogeneous, species diversity impacts are typically
assessed at local or regional scales. Because regional species richness impact metrics refer …

Involvement of circulating factors in the transmission of paternal experiences through the germline

G van Steenwyk, K Gapp, A Jawaid, PL Germain… - The EMBO …, 2020‏ - embopress.org
Environmental factors can change phenotypes in exposed individuals and offspring and
involve the germline, likely via biological signals in the periphery that communicate with …

Global human consumption threatens key biodiversity areas

Z Sun, P Behrens, A Tukker, M Bruckner… - … Science & Technology, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Key biodiversity areas (KBAs) are critical regions for preserving global biodiversity. KBAs
are identified by their importance to biodiversity rather than their legal status. As such, KBAs …