COVID-19 lockdown—A makeover for ‘Mother Nature’ (Collect information and
write how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the carbon dioxide emissions,
the rivers are much cleaner now, the ozone layer is healing, the animals are
roaming freely on the streets and nature is healing during the lockdown).
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Answer:
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Explanation:
Pandemics like COVID-19 could occur more frequently unless we stop rapidly destroying nature, a group of biodiversity experts has warned.1.7 million unidentified viruses, known to infect humans, are estimated to exist in mammals and water birds.Rampant deforestation, agricultural expansion and infrastructure development bring us closer to catching them.
A group of biodiversity experts warned that future pandemics are on the horizon if mankind does not stop its rapid destruction of nature.
"There is a single species that is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic – us. As with the climate and biodiversity crises, recent pandemics are a direct consequence of human activity – particularly our global financial and economic systems, based on a limited paradigm that prizes economic growth at any cost. We have a small window of opportunity, in overcoming the challenges of the current crisis, to avoid sowing the seeds of future ones," the authors wrote on IPBES.
The authors of the report include the three co-chairs of the comprehensive 2019 IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, which found that one million species of plants and animals are at risk of extinction within decades. The fourth author, Peter Daszak, is the president of EcoHealth Alliance and is tasked with spearheading the IPBES' next global assessment, as The Guardian reported.
The authors argue that government stimulus plans need to include sustainable and nature-positive initiatives.
"It may be politically expedient at this time to relax environmental standards and to prop up industries such as intensive agriculture, long-distance transportation such as the airlines, and fossil-fuel-dependent energy sectors, but doing so without requiring urgent and fundamental change, essentially subsidizes the emergence of future pandemics," the authors wrote.
They also fault wanton greed for allowing microbes that lead to novel diseases to jump from animals to humans.
"Rampant deforestation, uncontrolled expansion of agriculture, intensive farming, mining and infrastructure development, as well as the exploitation of wild species have created a 'perfect storm' for the spillover of diseases from wildlife to people," they wrote in their article.
They warn that 1.7 million unidentified viruses known to infect people are estimated to exist in mammals and water birds. Any one of these may be more disruptive and lethal than COVID-19.
With that in mind, the authors suggest three facets that should be considered for COVID-19-related stimulus plans. Countries should strengthen environmental regulations; adopt a 'One Health' approach to decision-making that recognizes complex interconnections among the health of people, animals, plants, and our shared environment; and prop up healthcare systems in the most vulnerable countries where resources are strained and underfunded. "This is not simple altruism – it is vital investment in the interests of all to prevent future global outbreaks," the scientists argue in their IPBES article.
"The programs we're talking about will cost tens of billions of dollars a year," Daszak told The Guardian. "But if you get one pandemic, even just one a century, that costs trillions, so you still come out with an incredibly good return on investment.
Answer:
People have been tweeting several images and videos of witnessing wild animals on their streets. These animals are seldom seen in public as they mostly reside in jungles and woods. Their emergence is mostly because of the peace and calm in cities, which attracted them to the residential areas. Animals such as deers, nilgai and leopards were seen in various parts of India.
Explanation:
With the COVID-19 pandemic in place most countries have advised its citizens to remains indoors. In many countries, a lockdown has been ordered to prevent the transmission of the disease. This has led to several instances which were impossible to witness in our usual lives. From finding animals in the streets to breathing fresh clean air, people are tweeting about how the current lockdown is good for our environment.