August 03, 2020 at 03:11PM The pandemic will inevitably have consequences for conservation of wildlife in Africa and for the people who depend on it

The SRAS-CoV-2 pandemic has triggered a global crisis. Travel restrictions and lockdown measures have considerably reduced economic activity, with a range of adverse effects in various fields. Wildlife and biodiversity conservation is unfortunately not immune. In Africa, the pandemic is likely to have negative effects on protected areas and the communities living around them. This was the conclusion of a study co-published in Nature Ecology and Evolution on 29 July by CIRAD and several African and international organizations, which suggests ways of coping with the consequences.

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