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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Roll, Uri
• Jarić, Ivan
• Jepson, Paul
• da Costa-Pinto, Anna L
• Pinheiro, Barbara R
• Correia, Ricardo A
• Malhado, Ana CM
• Ladle, Richard J

Titel

COVID-19 lockdowns increase public interest in urban nature

Ist Teil von

• Frontiers in ecology and the environment, 2021-08, Vol.19 (6), p.320-322

Ort / Verlag

United States: John Wiley and Sons, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Wiley Online Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Interactions with nature promote key human health benefits and help inform sound conservation actions. During the COVID-19 lockdowns such interactions were reduced and, in many cases, limited to urban nature. Nevertheless, home-confinement regulations may have provided the impetus for people to reconnect with urban wildlife - through their windows, in their backyards, or in nearby urban parks. Ultimately, the COVID-19 pandemic has provided a unique opportunity to explore different aspects of the multi-faceted relationships between people and nature. Meanwhile, Roll et al found that increased interest in birds was not sustained beyond the lock-down periods, suggesting that there are only short windows of opportunity to leverage greater attention toward nature to support conservation initiatives.