News & Views Published: 06 June 2012 BiodiversityRemote responsibility Edgar Hertwich1 Nature volume 486, pages 36–37 (2012)Cite this article 3572 Accesses 16 Citations 7 Altmetric Metrics details Subjects BiodiversityEnvironmental economics International trade is the underlying cause of 30% of threatened animal species extinctions, according to a modelling analysis of the impact of global supply chains and consumption patterns on biodiversity. See Letter p.109 Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution Relevant articles Open Access articles citing this article. Resource footprints and their ecosystem consequences Francesca Verones, Daniel Moran … Richard Wood Scientific Reports Open Access 23 January 2017 Access options Access through your institution Access through your institution Change institution Buy or subscribe Subscribe to this journalReceive 51 print issues and online access$199.00 per yearonly $3.90 per issueLearn moreBuy this articlePurchase on Springer LinkInstant access to full article PDFBuy nowPrices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Additional access options: Log in Learn about institutional subscriptions Read our FAQs Contact customer support Figure 1: Exporting species threats. ReferencesLenzen, M. et al. Nature 486, 109–112 (2012).Article CAS ADS Google Scholar Wyckoff, A. W. & Roop, J. M. Energy Policy 22, 187–194 (1994).Article Google Scholar Peters, G. P. & Hertwich, E. G. Environ. Sci.Technol. 42, 1401–1407 (2008).Article CAS ADS Google Scholar Peters, G. P. et al. Nature Clim. Change 2, 2–4 (2012).Article CAS ADS Google Scholar Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Synthesis (Island, 2005).Hertwich, E. et al. Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Consumption and Production: Priority Products and Materials (UNEP, 2010). Google Scholar Curran, M. et al. Environ. Sci. Technol. 45, 70–79 (2011).Article CAS ADS Google Scholar Pereira, H. M. et al. Science 330, 1496–1501 (2010).Article CAS ADS Google Scholar Download referencesAuthor informationAuthors and AffiliationsEdgar Hertwich is in the Department of Energy and Process Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7941 Trondheim, Norway., Edgar HertwichAuthorsEdgar HertwichView author publicationsYou can also search for this author in PubMed Google ScholarCorresponding authorCorrespondence to Edgar Hertwich.Rights and permissionsReprints and permissionsAbout this articleCite this articleHertwich, E. Remote responsibility. Nature 486, 36–37 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/486036aDownload citationPublished: 06 June 2012Issue Date: 07 June 2012DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/486036aShare this articleAnyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content:Get shareable linkSorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article.Copy to clipboard Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative This article is cited by Resource footprints and their ecosystem consequences Francesca VeronesDaniel MoranRichard Wood Scientific Reports (2017) Lifting the fog on characteristics and limitations of hybrid LCA—a reply to “Does hybrid LCA with a complete system boundary yield adequate results for product promotion?” by Yi Yang (Int J Life Cycle Assess 22(3):456–406, doi:10.1007/s11367-016-1256-9 Thomas GibonThomas Schaubroeck The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment (2017) Denis Collins: Essentials of Business Ethics—Creating an Organization of High Integrity and Superior Performance Long-Fei Chen Journal of Business Ethics (2013) 2012 Editors' choice Nature (2012) Failure to achieve 2010 biodiversity’s target in developing countries: How can conservation help? Ademola A. Adenle Biodiversity and Conservation (2012)