Search results
122 search results for COVID-19
Impact of COVID-19 on Nature
Impact of COVID-19 on Nature, The COVID-19 pandemic has spread around the world at lightning speed, killing hundreds of thousands, destruction of nature. How is COVID-19 affecting nature? There is a misperception that nature is “getting a break” from humans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, many rural areas in the tropics, increasing the pressure on natural resources while also increasing the risk of COVID-19 transmission, is on the rise, as prices spike and protected areas are left unguarded. How is COVID-19 effecting
New Study: To-date, More Global COVID-19-era Environmental Policies Threaten Nature Rather than Support it
New Study: To-date, More Global COVID-19-era Environmental Policies Threaten Nature Rather than Support it, COVID-19 a global pandemic, a study released today as part of a PARKS journal special issue found, of the COVID-19 pandemic, including national pandemic recovery policies. This is despite the fact, zoonotic diseases like COVID-19. At the same time this could save trillions in global GDP. Investing now, financing for resilient PCAs after COVID-19.” It explains the state of PCA funding before COVID-19, to the pandemic,” said Golden Kroner. “COVID-19 and global crises highlight existing issues with PCA funding
Poaching, deforestation reportedly on the rise since COVID-19 lockdowns
Poaching, deforestation reportedly on the rise since COVID-19 lockdowns, since COVID-19 restrictions went into effect around the world, according to recent reports from, harvest and wildlife trafficking that is directly linked to COVID-19-related lockdowns, decreased food, and tropical deforestation created the conditions that enabled COVID-19 to spread to humans in the first place, : Expert: To prevent pandemics like COVID-19, 'take care of nature' Study: Protect these places — or face climate doom What does COVID-19 have to do with nature? These 5 articles explain
Study: COVID-19 jeopardizing world’s protected areas
Study: COVID-19 jeopardizing world’s protected areas, The COVID-19 pandemic is jeopardizing areas set aside to conserve nature, according to a study published yesterday. As havens for wildlife, the world’s protected areas, such as national parks, say likely exacerbated the spread of COVID-19. Humans may also be exposing wildlife to the disease, ) Further reading: Expert: To prevent pandemics like COVID-19, 'take care of nature' Study: Protect these places — or face climate doom What does COVID-19 have to do with nature? These 5 articles
What does COVID-19 have to do with nature? These 5 articles explain
What does COVID-19 have to do with nature? These 5 articles explain, This post was updated May 19, 2020. Editor’s note: The COVID-19 pandemic has spread around, global efforts to address both the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis, experts assert. The Story, the long-term impacts of crises contribute to ineffective global efforts to address both the COVID-19, because many of the negative impacts are on a longer timescale. The Big Picture: “Both [COVID-19, , deforestation on the rise since COVID-19 lockdowns The destruction of nature could cause future animal
New Essay Highlights COVID-19 Consequences for Protected and Conserved Areas
New Essay Highlights COVID-19 Consequences for Protected and Conserved Areas, and Conservation reveals the sweeping health, economic and conservation impacts of COVID-19, COVID-19 restrictions. “We’re only beginning to see the negative impacts of COVID-19, seeing today” said Golden Kroner. The PARKS paper identifies the following severe COVID-19 impacts, communities; Increased potential for COVID-19 spread to wildlife (e.g. gorillas); Increased deforestation, the lasting implications of COVID-19. Looking beyond the immediate outbreak, it will be important
Global Wildlife Photographers Launch Effort to Raise Funds for Nature Amid COVID-19
Global Wildlife Photographers Launch Effort to Raise Funds for Nature Amid COVID-19, Arlington, Va. (November 5, 2020) – The collapse in tourism – and economies – wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic is devastating wildlife and conservation efforts across the globe. The new campaign, Prints For Nature, www.printsfornature.com, created by National Geographic Photographer Ami Vitale, features stunning photography donated by 85 world renowned photographers who have come together, and poaching due to COVID-19 restrictions. As economies and job markets suffer downturns, communities
Expert: To prevent pandemics like COVID-19, ‘take care of nature’
Expert: To prevent pandemics like COVID-19, ‘take care of nature’, This post was updated on May 13, 2020. Likely sourced to a live animal and fish market in China, COVID-19 has spread around the world at lightning speed, infecting more than 4.2 million people, in the wild. For example, the COVID-19 strain likely passed from a bat or a pangolin and may have, are currently uncertain how climate breakdown will impact the spread of COVID-19, research predicts, tropics could save half of species on brink What does COVID-19 have to do with nature? These 5 articles
Conservation International and BrazilFoundation to Raise Funds for COVID-19 Recovery in the Amazon
Conservation International and BrazilFoundation to Raise Funds for COVID-19 Recovery in the Amazon, RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (June 22, 2020) – In response to the health and economic threat COVID-19 poses to Indigenous, quilombola and riverside communities, BrazilFoundation, a leader in philanthropy in Brazil, and Conservation International (CI-Brazil), are joining forces to raise US$1 million to provide humanitarian aid to communities in the Brazilian Amazon that are most impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The effort, “Amazônia Sempre”, which means “Amazon Forever”, launched with a $20,000
Conservation International and IDH – The Sustainable Trade Initiative Partner to Support Green COVID-19 Recovery and Sustainable Supply Chains
Conservation International and IDH – The Sustainable Trade Initiative Partner to Support Green COVID-19 Recovery and Sustainable Supply Chains, COVID-19 are an opportunity to implement solutions that rebuild lives, spur economic activity, resilient and green COVID-19 recovery efforts an early priority of the agreement. “A resilient, collaboration to rebuild following the disastrous effects of COVID-19. Dedicated to global cooperation
Roasting temperatures could kill your coffee buzz: 3 stories you may have missed
so happy In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, whales in Alaska receive a reprieve from ocean noise, . The big picture: While some species such as whales experienced more peace during the pandemic, COVID-19, harvest and wildlife trafficking that is directly linked to COVID-19-related lockdowns, decreased food, change Poaching, deforestation reportedly on the rise since COVID-19 lockdowns Experts: To achieve
Conservationist: Protecting nature an ‘investment’ in our health
. While researchers work furiously to confirm the source of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have, . Read more: What does COVID-19 have to do with nature? These 5 articles explain Expert: To prevent pandemics like COVID-19, 'take care of nature Check out Conservation News' full coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic here. Kiley Price is a staff writer at Conservation International. Want to read more
Statement: Conservation International calls for Biden Administration and Congress to lead creation of Global Fund for Pandemic Prevention
in the next COVID-19 relief package, and the Biden Administration should use that commitment to lead, the next COVID-19,” said James Roth, Conservation International Senior Vice President for Global Policy, know where that happens, how and why. Now, Congress must include pandemic prevention in its COVID-19, the world in creating a Global Fund for Pandemic Prevention. “The catastrophic effects of COVID-19, , the devastating effects of COVID-19 have shown the cost-effectiveness of prevention to be even more paramount
Expert: Rollbacks of environmental protections imperil nature — and human health
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, countries around the world have been shrinking or eliminating areas set aside to protect nature — some to drill for fossil fuels, others for urban development, significant driver of emerging infectious zoonotic diseases, like the virus that caused COVID-19,” explains, the onset of COVID-19, Golden Kroner created a database that draws on news articles, government, reading: Expert: To prevent pandemics like COVID-19, 'take care of nature' Notes from the field
UN Biodiversity Negotiations
by Liang Tang After four years of effort, including substantial COVID-19-related delays, the GBF
2020 in review: A pandemic infected millions. Nature can help prevent another one
year. No other event dominated news headlines more this year than the COVID-19 pandemic, with 68, pandemic. What does COVID-19 have to do with nature? Believed to have originated at a wild animal, of future pandemics by 27 percent or more — at a fraction of the cost of current COVID-19 response, holds the key to preventing the next pandemic. Read more here. COVID-19 felling protected areas, increased since COVID-19 restrictions went into effect around the world, according to reports earlier
Expert: COVID, climate change create ‘perfect storm’ for Amazon fires
by climate change — and the COVID-19 pandemic have created what one expert calls “a perfect storm, temperatures that influence rainfall in South America, to commodity-driven deforestation and the COVID-19, , COVID-19 and fires Deforestation in the tropics has surged since COVID-19 restrictions went, Indigenous peoples who are already struggling to battle the health impacts of COVID-19. Increased, ( © Flavio Forner) Further reading: Expert: To prevent pandemics like COVID-19, 'take care
Statement from Conservation International CEO on World Economic Forum’s 2021 Global Risk Report
is by investing in our commitment to nature. “The COVID-19 pandemic — caused by a disease that jumped, , historically intense fires and floods. Just like COVID-19, climate change has the potential to devastate economies, communities and families in every corner of the globe. But unlike COVID-19, it’s not too late
2020 in review: Against COVID and social inequality, Indigenous peoples persevered
risks Excluded from most national COVID-19 response measures and government relief packages, Indigenous, with nature, according to science Poaching, deforestation reportedly on the rise since COVID-19 lockdowns Study: COVID-19 jeopardizing world's protected areas
For Indigenous peoples, pandemic poses unique risks
. Excluded from most national COVID-19 response measures and government relief packages, many, lands are making self-isolation extremely difficult for these communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, Indigenous peoples particularly vulnerable to the symptoms of COVID-19 due to their lower immunity