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'A critical time': how Covid-19 piled the pressure on conservation efforts

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Guardian (International Edition)

Publication Date
2020-12-30

From the Nepalese Himalayas where tigers patrol the snowy peaks to the lush forest homes of mountain gorillas in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, national parks emptied as Covid-19 spread around the world in 2020. Billions of pounds of ecotourism revenue – crucial to the livelihoods of many communities that live alongside biodiverse areas – dried up as people were locked down.

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/30/a-critical-time-how-covid-19-put-the-natural-world-under-pressure-in-2020-aoe