Title
The COVID-19 pandemic as a pivot point for biological conservation
Author(s)
Bates, Amanda E.;Mangubhai, Sangeeta;Milanés, Celene B.;Rodgers, Ku’ulei;Vergara, Valeria
Published
2021
Publisher
Nature Communications
Abstract
The COVID-19 lockdown reduced human mobility and led to immediate insights into how humans impact nature. Yet the strongest ecological impacts are likely to come. As we emerge from the pandemic, governments should avoid prioritizing short-term economic gains that compromise ecosystems and the services they provide humanity. Instead, the pandemic can be a pivot point for societal transformation to value longer term ecosystem and economic sustainability.
Keywords
conservation biology; restoration ecology
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