Title:
The COVID-19 pandemic is not a break for nature – let’s make sure there is one after the crisis
Authors:
Sebastian Troëng, Edward Barbier & Carlos Manuel Rodríguez
Published:
World Economic Forum, 21 May 2020
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/05/covid-19-coronavirus-pandemic-nature-environment-green-stimulus-biodiversity/
Key points from the article:
* There is a misperception that nature is getting a break during the COVID-19 pandemic.
* Instead, many rural areas in the tropics are facing increased pressure from land-grabbing, deforestation, illegal mining and wildlife poaching.
* To respond to this crisis of human health, the economy, the climate and biodiversity, we need solutions that build resilient societies for the long term.