News Headline
'A critical time': how Covid-19 piled the pressure on conservation efforts
Source
Guardian (International Edition)
Publication Date
2020-12-30
From the Nepalese Himalayas where tigers patrol the snowy peaks to the lush forest homes of mountain gorillas in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, national parks emptied as Covid-19 spread around the world in 2020. Billions of pounds of ecotourism revenue – crucial to the livelihoods of many communities that live alongside biodiverse areas – dried up as people were locked down.