Strengthening protected areas to halt biodiversity loss and mitigate pandemic risks
Terraube, Julien (University of the Sunshine Coast)
Fernández-Llamazares, Álvaro (University of Helsinki. Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science)

Date:	2020
Abstract:	The current COVID-19 pandemics is having a major impact on our global health and economies. There is widespread recognition that ecosystem disruption, including land-use change and illegal wildlife trade, is linked to the increasing emergence of zoonotic diseases. Here, we emphasize that protected areas play a fundamental role in buffering against novel disease outbreaks by maintaining ecosystem integrity. However, protected areas worldwide are facing increasing human pressures, which are being amplified by the unfolding COVID-19 crisis. Increased resources are thus urgently needed to mainstream a One Health approach to protected area management, focusing specifically on i) monitoring illegal wildlife trade, ii) biodiversity trends and iii) surveillance of zoonotic pathogens. Improving integration of public health into global biodiversity conservation policies should be a top priority to reduce the risk of future pandemics.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	SDG 15 - Life on Land ; SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Published in:	Current opinion in environmental sustainability, Vol. 46 (October 2020) , p. 35-38, ISSN 1877-3435

DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2020.08.014
PMID: 33014191

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