The COVID-19 Pandemic is Intricately Linked to Biodiversity Loss and Ecosystem Health
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, caused by zoonotic SARS-CoV-2, has important links to biodiversity loss and ecosystem health. These links range from anthropogenic activities driving zoonotic disease emergence and extend to the pandemic affecting biodiversity conservation, environmental policy, ecosystem services, and multiple conservation facets. Crucially, such effects can exacerbate the initial drivers, resulting in feedback loops that are likely to promote future zoonotic disease outbreaks.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic is Intricately Linked to Biodiversity Loss and Ecosystem Health
Author(s):
Odette K Lawler
,
Hannah L Allan
,
Peter W J Baxter
,
Romi Castagnino
,
Marina Corella Tor
,
Leah E Dann
,
Joshua Hungerford
,
Dibesh Karmacharya
,
Thomas J Lloyd
,
María José López-Jara
,
Gloeta N Massie
,
Junior Novera
,
Andrew M Rogers
,
Salit Kark
Publication Date: 2021
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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, caused by zoonotic SARS-CoV-2, has important links to biodiversity loss and ecosystem health. These links range from anthropogenic activities driving zoonotic disease emergence and extend to the pandemic affecting biodiversity conservation, environmental policy, ecosystem services, and multiple conservation facets. Crucially, such effects can exacerbate the initial drivers, resulting in feedback loops that are likely to promote future zoonotic disease outbreaks.
