Emerging threats linking tropical deforestation and the COVID-19 pandemic

Brancalion, Pedro Henrique Santin; Broadbent, Eben N.; de-Miguel, Sergio; Cardíl, Adrián; Rosa, Marcos Reis; Almeida, Catherine Torres de; Almeida, Danilo Roberti Alves de; Chakravarty, Shourish; Zhou, Mo; Gamarra, Javier G. P.; Liang, Jingjing; Crouzeilles, Renato; Hérault, Bruno; Aragão, Luiz E. O. C.; Silva, Carlos Alberto; Zambrano, Angélica M. Almeyda

doi:10.1016/j.pecon.2020.09.006

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“…Particularly, deforestation policies may facilitate this process, resulting in the destruction of natural habitats of numerous species and reduction of biodiversity, as well as in greater interaction between wildlife and human activity [ 54 ]. At the same time, during the COVID-19 pandemic, deforestation registered an increasing trend, probably due to socio-economic reasons that were exacerbated by the global situation [ 55 ]. This is expected to facilitate the interaction between humans and wild animals, leading to a vicious circle that may cause the emerge of new diseases.…”

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“…2, 6) Original research Cross-sectional survey Chakraborty et al (2020) [ 17 ] (pp. 2, 5) Review Not applicable Wu et al (2020) [ 34 ] (p. 4) Original research Cross-sectional study Conticini et al (2020) [ 35 ] (p. 4) Commentary Not applicable Tosepu et al (2020) [ 36 ] (p. 5) Original research Retrospective study Li et al (2021) [ 37 ] (p. 4) Original research Not applicable (no human sample) Marazziti et al (2021) [ 48 ] (p. 5) Review Not applicable Brancalion et al (2020) [ 55 ] (p. 5) Policy Forum Not applicable Venter et al (2020) [ 57 ] (p. 5) Original study Not applicable (no human sample) Sharma et al (2020) [ 58 ] (p. 5) Letter to the editor Not applicable Amerio et al (2020) [ 59 ] (p. 6) Original research Cross-sectional survey Zabini et al (2020) [ …”

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The Influence of the Urban Environment on Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Focus on Air Pollution and Migration—A Narrative Review

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused a crisis worldwide, due to both its public health impact and socio-economic consequences. Mental health was consistently affected by the pandemic, with the emergence of newly diagnosed psychiatric disorders and the exacerbation of pre-existing ones. Urban areas were particularly affected by the virus spread. In this review, we analyze how the urban environment may influence mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, considering two factors that profoundly characterize urbanization: air pollution and migration. Air pollution serves as a possibly risk factor for higher viral spread and infection severity in the context of urban areas and it has also been demonstrated to play a role in the development of serious mental illnesses and their relapses. The urban environment also represents a complex social context where minorities such as migrants may live in poor hygienic conditions and lack access to adequate mental health care. A global rethinking of the urban environment is thus required to reduce the impact of these factors on mental health. This should include actions aimed at reducing air pollution and combating climate change, promoting at the same time a more inclusive society in a sustainable development perspective.

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The Influence of the Urban Environment on Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Focus on Air Pollution and Migration—A Narrative Review

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“…Thus, COVID-19 has an immediate link to nature and the environment. Several researchers have pointed out that environmental degradation, particularly deforestation, brings animals closer to human settlements, which favors the outbreak of endemics or even pandemics 4,[25][26][27] . Due to this direct link, people intuitively and automatically associate COVID-19 with environmental in uences.…”

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Has COVID-19 Strengthened Environmental Awareness?

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Since the beginning of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a global threat to humankind. In addition to many cases of illness and millions of deaths, the economy has suffered. Not surprisingly, vehicle sales have declined sharply in most countries by up to 25%. Overall, however, sales of electric vehicles (EVs) did not stall but increased to previously forecasted levels. Is this increase evidence that COVID-19 has promoted sustainable action and strengthened environmental awareness, as researchers have discussed in recently published articles? This study examines the causal effect of COVID-19 on environmental concern and behavior by assessing vehicle buyers’ decision process regarding EVs after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…All rights reserved. 14 in 2020, tropical deforestation increased by 63%, 136% and 63% in America, Africa and Asia-Pacific, respectively, compared to the same period in 2019 (Brancalion et al 2020); and in Colombia forest fires increased during lockdown compared to the number of fires expected in the absence of lockdown (Amador-Jiménez et al 2020).…”

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