Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Primate Research and Conservation
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Primate Research and Conservation. / Reuter, Kim E.; Andriantsaralaza, Seheno; Hansen, Malene Friis; Lafleur, Marni; Jerusalinsky, Leandro; Louis, Edward E.; Ratzimbazafy, Jonah; Williamson, Elizabeth A.; Mittermeier, Russell A.
In: Animals, Vol. 12, No. 9, 1214, 2022.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Primate Research and Conservation
AU - Reuter, Kim E.
AU - Andriantsaralaza, Seheno
AU - Hansen, Malene Friis
AU - Lafleur, Marni
AU - Jerusalinsky, Leandro
AU - Louis, Edward E.
AU - Ratzimbazafy, Jonah
AU - Williamson, Elizabeth A.
AU - Mittermeier, Russell A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022 by the authors. Li-censee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - 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 nonhuman 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 ex-perts 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.
AB - 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 nonhuman 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 ex-perts 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.
KW - conservation
KW - COVID-19
KW - novel coronavirus
KW - primates
KW - SARS-CoV-2
KW - sustainability
U2 - 10.3390/ani12091214
DO - 10.3390/ani12091214
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 35565640
AN - SCOPUS:85129729550
VL - 12
JO - Animals
JF - Animals
SN - 2076-2615
IS - 9
M1 - 1214
ER -
ID: 307526671