Univ Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, LEMAR, Plouzane, France.
Department of Natural Resources, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran.
Glob Chang Biol. 2020 Sep;26(9):4651-4653. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15197. Epub 2020 Jun 24.
The conservation of biodiversity-and the vital ecosystem services it generates-is one of the greatest challenges humanity faces, yet the field faces drastic funding cuts as society realigns its priorities in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we argue that diverting attention from conservation would, however, increase the risk of further global health crises because the emergence of novel infectious diseases is partially driven by global environmental change. As the discrepancy between conservation needs and society's willingness to pay for them grows, conservation will have to evolve to stay relevant in the age global change-induced human infectious disease.
生物多样性保护——以及它所产生的重要生态系统服务——是人类面临的最大挑战之一，但随着社会在 COVID-19 大流行面前重新调整优先事项，该领域面临着大幅削减资金的局面。在这里，我们认为，将注意力从保护生物多样性上转移开，将会增加进一步发生全球卫生危机的风险，因为新出现的传染病部分是由全球环境变化驱动的。随着保护需求与社会愿意为此付出的代价之间的差距不断扩大，保护生物多样性必须适应全球变化引发的人类传染病时代的要求，才能保持相关性。
