This special Editorial in PARKS Journal today provides a snapshot of how protected and conserved areas around the world are being impacted by COVID-19. For many protected and conserved areas, negative impacts on management capacity, budgets and effectiveness are significant, as are impacts on the livelihoods of communities living in and around these areas. The Editorial provides a commentary on how effectively and equitably managed systems of protected and conserved areas can be part of the response to the pandemic that both lessens the chance of a recurrence of similar events and builds a more sustainable future for people and nature.
Read more (Click on the link "Editorial Essay: COVID-19 and protected and conserved areas" to download the PDF)