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04/07/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/06/2021 23:06
How Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted Peoples’ Interactions With Nature?
The COVID-19 pandemic and the global response to it have changed many of the interactions that humans have with nature, in both positive and negative ways. A perspective article published in People and Nature considers these changes, discusses the potential long-term consequences, and provides recommendations for further research.
The authors of the article note that the pandemic constitutes a 'global natural experiment' in human-nature interactions that, without seeking to downplay or ignore its tragic consequences, provides a rare opportunity to produce in-depth knowledge about these interactions and to help establish actions that can have positive effects for both humans and nature.
'Although undeniably tragic, the COVID-19 pandemic may offer an invaluable opportunity to explore an appropriate future relationship between people and nature,' said lead author Masashi Soga, PhD, of the University of Tokyo.
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Link to Study: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pan3.10201
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