The COVID-19 pandemic as a pivot point for biological conservation

Amanda E. Bates (), Sangeeta Mangubhai, Celene B. Milanés, Ku’ulei Rodgers and Valeria Vergara
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Amanda E. Bates: University of Victoria
Sangeeta Mangubhai: Wildlife Conservation Society, Fiji Country Program
Celene B. Milanés: Universidad de la Costa
Ku’ulei Rodgers: University of Hawai’i, Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology, Coral Reef Ecology Laboratory
Valeria Vergara: Ocean Wise Conservation Association

Nature Communications, 2021, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-4

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.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25399-5

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