Will there be an improvement of ecosystems in the world post-pandemic?
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https://doi.org/10.18270/rcb.v17i1.4098Keywords:
air pollution, biodiversity, bioethics, climate change, ecosystems, environmental pollution, human activities, marine environment, pandemics, plastics, public health, sustainable developmentAbstract
Purpose/Background. Inconsiderate human activities have led to ecological imbalances, and pollution and degradation of our natural environment. However, for humans to continue to exist on Earth in the future and for sustainable development to occur, we must preserve our ecosystems.
Methodology/Approach. This paper examines some ethical considerations that are important to human interaction with the environment, by identifying conditions that existed before the Covid-19 pandemic.
Results/Findings. The world is currently challenged by global inequality and global climate change, both of which adversely affect our living environment and very sensitive ecological systems. The physical confinement and social distancing measures imposed by governments worldwide during the Covid-19 pandemic produced a reduction in human interactions and activities which had a positive impact on the ecological environments around the world.
Discussion/Conclusions/Contributions. As governments release their citizens from the tight restrictions, and people return to their customary activities, we can expect a return to pollution of our environments. This will occur unless, during the period of ‘lockdown’, humans had become more aware of the harmful effects some of their activities were having on the ecosystem and had been motivated to minimize these activities.
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