Brancalion Pedro H S, Broadbent Eben N, de-Miguel Sergio, Cardil Adrián, Rosa Marcos R, Almeida Catherine T, Almeida Danilo R A, Chakravarty Shourish, Zhou Mo, Gamarra Javier G P, Liang Jingjing, Crouzeilles Renato, Hérault Bruno, Aragão Luiz E O C, Silva Carlos Alberto, Almeyda-Zambrano Angelica M
Department of Forest Sciences, "Luiz de Queiroz" College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP 13418-900, Brazil.
Spatial Ecology and Conservation Lab, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
Perspect Ecol Conserv. 2020 Oct-Dec;18(4):243-246. doi: 10.1016/j.pecon.2020.09.006. Epub 2020 Sep 30.
Tropical deforestation drivers are complex and can change rapidly in periods of profound societal transformation, such as those during a pandemic. Evidence suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred illegal, opportunistic forest clearing in tropical countries, threatening forest ecosystems and their resident human communities. A total of 9583 km of deforestation alerts from Global Land Analysis & Discovery (GLAD) were detected across the global tropics during the first month following the implementation of confinement measures of local governments to reduce COVID-19 spread, which is nearly double that of 2019 (4732 km). We present a conceptual framework linking tropical deforestation and the current pandemic. Zoonotic diseases, public health, economy, agriculture, and forests may all be reciprocally linked in complex positive and negative feedback loops with overarching consequences. We highlight the emerging threats to nature and society resulting from this complex reciprocal interplay and possible policy interventions that could minimize these threats.
热带森林砍伐的驱动因素复杂，在社会发生深刻变革的时期，比如大流行期间，可能会迅速变化。有证据表明，新冠疫情刺激了热带国家非法的、投机性的森林砍伐，威胁着森林生态系统及其当地居民社区。在地方政府为减少新冠病毒传播而实施限制措施后的第一个月，全球热带地区共检测到来自全球土地分析与发现（GLAD）的9583千米森林砍伐警报，几乎是2019年（4732千米）的两倍。我们提出了一个将热带森林砍伐与当前疫情联系起来的概念框架。人畜共患疾病、公共卫生、经济、农业和森林可能都通过复杂的正反馈和负反馈回路相互关联，产生总体影响。我们强调了这种复杂的相互作用给自然和社会带来的新威胁，以及可以将这些威胁降至最低的可能政策干预措施。
