Preserving Africa’s wildlife and nature the COVID-19 crisis and beyond
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 diseases are causing a global crisis. Governments have responded by restricting human movements, which has reduced economic activity. These adjustments would possibly gain benefits for biodiversity conservation in some respects, however, in Africa we argue that the net conservation effects of COVID-19 will be strongly negative. Here we describe how the crisis is creating the best typhoon of investment reduction, restrictions on conservation firm operations and major human threats to nature. We identify the quick steps needed to address those demanding situations and ongoing conservation efforts. Then we highlight systemic failures in fresh conservation and identify restructuring opportunities for greater resilience. Finally, we emphasize the critical importance of habitat conservation and the regulation of harmful practices of the wildlife industry to reduce the threat of long-term pandemics. In Africa, COVID-19 has created a large typhoon of investment cuts, restrictions on conservation company operations and major human threats to nature. This attitude discusses answers to get out of this early crisis.
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