Conserving Africa's wildlife and wildlands through the COVID-19 crisis and beyond
Conserving Africa's wildlife and wildlands through the COVID-19 crisis and beyond
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DOI：
10.1038/s41559-020-1275-6
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发表时间：
2020-07-29
影响因子：
16.8
通讯作者：
Tyrrell, Peter
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作者：
Lindsey, Peter;Allan, James;Tyrrell, Peter
在非洲，COVID-19造成了一场完美的风暴，资金减少，保护机构的运作受到限制，人类对自然的威胁增加。这一观点讨论了超越这一紧迫危机的解决方案。SARS-CoV-2病毒和COVID-19疾病正在推动全球危机。各国政府的反应是限制人员流动，这减少了经济活动。这些变化可能在某些方面有利于生物多样性保护，但在非洲，我们认为COVID-19对保护的净影响将是非常负面的。在这里，我们描述了这场危机是如何造成资金减少、保护机构的运作受到限制以及人类对自然的威胁加剧的完美风暴的。我们确定了应对这些挑战所需的立即步骤，并支持正在进行的保护工作。然后，我们强调当代保护的系统性缺陷，并确定重组的机会，以提高弹性。最后，我们强调保护栖息地和规范不安全的野生动物贸易行为以减少未来大流行病风险的至关重要性。
In Africa, COVID-19 has created a perfect storm of reduced funding, restrictions on the operations of conservation agencies, and elevated human threats to nature. This Perspective discusses solutions to move beyond this immediate crisis.The SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 illness are driving a global crisis. Governments have responded by restricting human movement, which has reduced economic activity. These changes may benefit biodiversity conservation in some ways, but in Africa, we contend that the net conservation impacts of COVID-19 will be strongly negative. Here, we describe how the crisis creates a perfect storm of reduced funding, restrictions on the operations of conservation agencies, and elevated human threats to nature. We identify the immediate steps necessary to address these challenges and support ongoing conservation efforts. We then highlight systemic flaws in contemporary conservation and identify opportunities to restructure for greater resilience. Finally, we emphasize the critical importance of conserving habitat and regulating unsafe wildlife trade practices to reduce the risk of future pandemics.