Environmental Impacts and Policy Responses to Covid-19: A View from Latin America

López‐Feldman, Alejandro; Chávez, Carlos; Vélez, María Alejandra; Bejarano, Hernán; Chimeli, Ariaster B.; Féres, José Gustavo; Robalino, Juan; Salcedo, Rodrigo; Viteri, C.

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“…Conservation policy makers and their actions in the next several years will play major roles in addressing issues such as the global wildlife trade, climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, and energy use in the coming decades (Pearson et al, 2020). Several recent papers have considered how environmental policy related to clean energy, transportation and climate emissions can be refined (e.g., Amankwah-Amoah 2020; López-Feldman et al, 2020;Steffen et al, 2020), during what Schwab and Milleret (2020) call "the great reset", and there are a number of emerging examples specific to biodiversity (Cooke et al, 2020;McElwee et al, 2020;Sandbrook et al, 2020).…”

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Ten considerations for conservation policy makers for the post-COVID-19 transition

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Public health and safety concerns around the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus and the COVID-19 pandemic have greatly changed human behaviour. Such shifts in behaviours including travel patterns, consumerism, and energy use, are variously impacting biodiversity during the human-dominated geological epoch known as the Anthropocene. Indeed, the dramatic reduction in human mobility and activity has been termed the "Anthropause". COVID-19 has highlighted the current environmental and biodiversity crisis and has provided an opportunity to redefine our relationship with nature. Here we share 10 considerations for conservation policy makers to support and rethink the development of impactful and effective policies in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are opportunities to leverage societal changes as a result of COVID-19, focus on the need for collaboration and engagement, and address lessons learned through the development of policies (including those related to public health) during the pandemic. The pandemic has had devastating impacts on humanity that should not be understated, but it is also a warning that we need to redefine our relationship with nature and restore biodiversity. The considerations presented here will support the development of robust, evidence-based, and transformative policies for biodiversity conservation in a post-COVID-19 world.

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“…The main strategies were the declaration of a national state of health emergency, the closure of international borders, mandatory quarantine of people coming from abroad, promotion of personal hygiene measures, identification and contact of suspected cases, social distancing, voluntary or mandatory confinement, mandatory use of masks; curfews; closure of schools, universities, public spaces, restaurants, bars, and shopping centers, among other measures (Acosta, 2020;Garcia et al, 2020). Likewise, to cushion the negative consequences on the economy, countries have implemented fiscal stimulus plans, despite the economic limitations that many of them face (L opez-Feldman et al, 2020). Despite the economic efforts, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the Latin American and Caribbean region is projected to fall by 9.1 percent because of the effects of the pandemic (Economic Commission for Latin America & the Caribbean & & Pan American Health Organization, 2020).…”

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Cross-cultural measurement invariance of the fear of COVID-19 scale in seven Latin American countries

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“…These questions were almost answered by the worldwide large-scale experiment-like quarantine while nature seemingly recovered. Modern technologies and satellites coupled with ground-based mapping helped researchers make fast predictions and conduct real-time screening of the change in the atmosphere [ 38 , 135 , 136 ].…”

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Beyond the Pandemic: COVID-19 Pandemic Changed the Face of Life

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The COVID-19 pandemic is a serious challenge for societies around the globe as entire populations have fallen victim to the infectious spread and have taken up social distancing. In many countries, people have had to self-isolate and to be confined to their homes for several weeks to months to prevent the spread of the virus. Social distancing measures have had both negative and positive impacts on various aspects of economies, lifestyles, education, transportation, food supply, health, social life, and mental wellbeing. On other hands, due to reduced population movements and the decline in human activities, gas emissions decreased and the ozone layer improved; this had a positive impact on Earth’s weather and environment. Overall, the COVID-19 pandemic has negative effects on human activities and positive impacts on nature. This study discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on different life aspects including the economy, social life, health, education, and the environment.

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Environmental Impacts and Policy Responses to Covid-19: A View from Latin America

Abstract: In the European context, these concerns are strongly associated with a European Green Deal, with investment in renewables and with digitization. References

Cited by 38 publications

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Ten considerations for conservation policy makers for the post-COVID-19 transition

Ten considerations for conservation policy makers for the post-COVID-19 transition

Cross-cultural measurement invariance of the fear of COVID-19 scale in seven Latin American countries

Beyond the Pandemic: COVID-19 Pandemic Changed the Face of Life

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