Signal 98 per cent of the biodiversity impact of Finnish consumption occurs outside Finland

Summary

This signal shows how much of a country's impact on nature can occur beyond its own borders. Sitra reports that 98 per cent of the biodiversity impact of Finnish consumption takes place outside Finland. The figure means that protecting domestic nature alone cannot address the country's full footprint. Within Finland, one in nine assessed species is threatened and forestry is a major driver of decline, while species extinction worldwide runs 100–1,000 times faster than the natural rate. The report argues Finland must also tackle the global biodiversity loss caused by its consumption. This turns biodiversity policy into a question of consumption and trade as well as domestic conservation.