Analogies and lessons from COVID-19 for tackling the extinction and climate crises

Andrew Balmford; Brendan Fisher; Georgina M. Mace; David S. Wilcove; Ben Balmford

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2020.06.084

Analogies and lessons from COVID-19 for tackling the extinction and climate crises

Andrew Balmford, Brendan Fisher, Georgina M. Mace, David S. Wilcove, Ben Balmford

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As environmental scientists working in countries whose COVID-linked deaths already exceed their military casualties from all campaigns since 1945, we believe there are significant messages from the handling of this horrific disease for efforts addressing the enormous challenges posed by the ongoing extinction and climate emergencies.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R969-R971
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	30
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.06.084
State	Published - Sep 7 2020

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General Neuroscience
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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