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

被引：9
作者：
Balmford, Andrew [1 ]
Fisher, Brendan [2 ]
Mace, Georgina M. [3 ]
Wilcove, David S. [4 ]
Balmford, Ben [5 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Zool, Downing St, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, England
[2] Univ Vermont, Gund Inst Environm, Rubenstein Sch Environm & Nat Resources, Environm Program, Burlington, VT 05405 USA
[3] UCL, Ctr Biodivers & Environm Res, Medawar Bldg, London WC1E 6BT, England
[4] Princeton Univ, Woodrow Wilson Sch Publ & Int Affairs, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
[5] Univ Exeter, Sch Business, Land Environm Econ & Policy Inst, Prince Wales Rd, Exeter EX4 4PJ, Devon, England
来源：
CURRENT BIOLOGY | 2020年 / 30卷 / 17期
关键词：
ECOLOGY;
D O I：
10.1016/j.cub.2020.06.084
中图分类号：
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号：
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要：
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.
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页码：R969 / R971
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