COVID-19 has had disastrous effects on rural communities and conservation in Southern Africa, exacerbating existing challenges and creating new ones. Beyond its public health implications, COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on rural economies, especially those that rely heavily on nature-based tourism.
COVID-19-led ban on wild meat could take protein off the table for millions of forest dwellers – Forests News. Authors: R Nasi, J Fa 2020-03… Read More »COVID-19-led ban on wild meat could take protein off the table for millions of forest dwellers
We are sharing some links to recent COVID-19 related news articles and papers recommended in the IUCN SULi Digest March and April 2020 Edition. Wildlife… Read More »COVID-19: wildlife trade and communities: a selection of recently published articles
As Mexico reels from the coronavirus (COVID-19) economic devastation and public health disaster, Vanda Felbab-Brown writes in a recently published article in brookings.edu, it also… Read More »Wildlife trade in Mexico, conservation, and pandemics
Originally published in The Conversation authored by Daniel Natusch, Macquarie University; Graham Alexander, University of the Witwatersrand; Ngo Van Tri, and Patrick Aust, University of… Read More »Snakes make good food. Banning farms won’t help the fight against coronavirus
“There have been many plagues in the world as there have been wars, yet plagues and wars always find people equally unprepared.” – Albert Camus… Read More »Humans aren’t the Virus
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Despite COVID-19, using wild species may still be the best way to save them – IIED. Author: Dilys Roe. 2020-04 As the content of the… Read More »Despite COVID-19, using wild species may still be the best way to save them