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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Primate Research and Conservation
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There is evidence to suggest that the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may hamper our achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Here, we use non-human primates as a case study to examine the impacts of COVID-19 on the ability to achieve biodiversity conservation and management sustainability targets. We collected data through a survey of members of the IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group from January to March 2022. Of the 93 experts that responded to our survey, we found that 39% had not been able to visit any of their field sites since March 2020, 54% said they had less funding available for their primate-related work, and only one out of ten said they had managed to achieve at least 76–100% of their planned primate-related work since March 2020. Six out of ten respondents (61%) felt that primate conservation efforts in protected areas were worse than before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and one-third (33%) felt hunting was happening more frequently than before. This study provides evidence of the impacts of COVID-19 on progress towards achieving the SDGs, and provides practical lessons learned for biodiversity conservation efforts moving forward.
- KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET Denmark
- IT University of Copenhagen Denmark
- Københavns Universitet Denmark
- Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade Brazil
- Yo San University United States
primates; sustainability; conservation; novel coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19, General Veterinary, SARS-CoV-2, primates, conservation, novel coronavirus, COVID-19, Animal Science and Zoology, sustainability
primates; sustainability; conservation; novel coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19, General Veterinary, SARS-CoV-2, primates, conservation, novel coronavirus, COVID-19, Animal Science and Zoology, sustainability
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- IT University of Copenhagen Denmark
- Københavns Universitet Denmark
- Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade Brazil
- Yo San University United States
- University of Copenhagen Denmark
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There is evidence to suggest that the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may hamper our achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Here, we use non-human primates as a case study to examine the impacts of COVID-19 on the ability to achieve biodiversity conservation and management sustainability targets. We collected data through a survey of members of the IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group from January to March 2022. Of the 93 experts that responded to our survey, we found that 39% had not been able to visit any of their field sites since March 2020, 54% said they had less funding available for their primate-related work, and only one out of ten said they had managed to achieve at least 76–100% of their planned primate-related work since March 2020. Six out of ten respondents (61%) felt that primate conservation efforts in protected areas were worse than before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and one-third (33%) felt hunting was happening more frequently than before. This study provides evidence of the impacts of COVID-19 on progress towards achieving the SDGs, and provides practical lessons learned for biodiversity conservation efforts moving forward.