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T1 International Trade in Resources: A Biophysical Assessment - Summary for Policy Makers
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 International Resource Panel, 
K1 trade information
K1 economic development
K1 biomass
K1 metal
K1 fossil fuel
K1 natural resource
K1 international trade
YR 2015
FD 2015
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/31543
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/31543
NO This particular report was prepared by the IRP’s Working Group on Environmental Impacts, with the aim to enhance knowledge on the nature, location and size of the environmental impacts of trade. It provides a comprehensive synthesis of the latest scientific evidence on the ‘‘upstream resource requirements’’ of international trade. These refer to the materials, energy, water and land used along the production chain of traded commodities, and function as a proxy for the ecological effects of trade.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 16, 2026