COVID-19 implicationsHuman and environmental healthMitigation strategiesPlastic pollutionThe COVID-19 anthropause has impacted human activities and behaviour, resulting in substantial environmental and ecological changes. It has assisted in restoring the ecological systems by improving, for instance, air and...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, humans have created a new stream of plastic pollution; one that is exacerbated not just for convenience, but from fear. This plastic pandemic poses an intensified threat that affects the well-being of our people and our planet. A new path forward for managing ...
Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences (2022) 12:284–290 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13412-021-00737-7 COMMENTARY AND OPINION The lesson learned from COVID‑19 and the climate crisis is not to let experts decide on policies: a response to Robert C. Schmidt ...
2015). Thus, even if people fear a second wave of COVID-19, there may also be a tsunami of global pollution. Countries that are most affected by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic may also be those with the highest economic consequences of the lockdown, and these countries may also have the ...
low-carbon development requires dedicated efforts over an extended period of time. the digital divide continues to expand, and sound governance of artificial intelligence is lacking. the covid-19 pandemic is a mirror through which we have ...
The recent rise in concern about Covid-19 following the spread of Omicron continues in 2022. Meanwhile, inflation hits record levels of concern.25 January 2022 Coronavirus Employment Financial Security Climate change Global Advisor Download Key findings Coronavirus is the world’s number one worry;...
As a long-time champion for change in industrialized agriculture, you’re passionate about helping people better understand the problems associated with our global food system. How is COVID-19 drawing attention to the issue? KL:Until we completely change the way we grow food, outbreaks and pande...
60.根据上文“COVID-19 is another key factor fueling reverse tourism. As precautionary measures continue, traveling has an unpredictable quality. Travelers have no way of knowing what lies ahead before departure, be it a perfect holiday or one interrupted by a sudden outbreak. (COVID-19是推动逆...
First, when the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic happened, there is an ambiguity in containing the spread of this deadly virus. People started wearing masks to protect themselves against the airborne despite having a controversial decision. We can observe that this action in the first wave is...
COVID-19 has now spread to all the continents of the world with the possible exception of Antarctica. However, Africa appears different when compared with all the other continents. The absence of exponential growth and the low mortality rates contrary to that experienced in other continents, and...