The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the environment, with changes in human activity leading to temporary changes in air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and water quality. As the pandemic be
The reduction in motor vehicle traffic has led to a drop in air pollution levels. Inset is the empty A1 motorway in Slovenia on 22 March 2020
NOx emission changes in East China
Oregon State University researchers testing wastewater for the virus that causes COVID-19
COVID-19 Mask discarded on street. The years of the pandemic witnessed a significant increase in discarded plastic products (such as masks), as well as other waste products among public waterways and in public areas generally.
The Amazon rainforest, spanning an area of 3,000,000 km2, is the world's largest rainforest. It encompasses the largest and most biodiverse tropical rainforest on the planet, representing over half of
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment
…for climate-friendly expenditure. However, decreased human activity during the pandemic diverted attention from ongoing activities such as accelerated deforestation of the Amazon rainforest and increased poaching in parts of Africa. The hindrance of environmental policy efforts, combined with economic slowdown may have contributed to slowed…
Deforestation in the Maranhão state of Brazil, July 2016
Deforestation in Bolivia, in June 2014
Deforestation in Colombia
One consequence of forest clearing in the Amazon: thick smoke that hangs over the forest