Implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for Antarctica
To date, Antarctica is the only continent to have escaped the COVID-19 pandemic. This was facilitated by the continent's isolation and low human presence, combined with the global emergence of the pandemic at the end of the Antarctic summer season and the rapid action of those national governme...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:528246 2023-05-15T13:41:45+02:00 Implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for Antarctica Hughes, Kevin A. Convey, Peter 2020-12 text http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/528246/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/528246/1/implications_of_the_covid19_pandemic_for_antarctica.pdf https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antarctic-science/article/implications-of-the-covid19-pandemic-for-antarctica/90737C217C157D38530A20B739A67CA6 en eng Cambridge University Press https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/528246/1/implications_of_the_covid19_pandemic_for_antarctica.pdf Hughes, Kevin A. orcid:0000-0003-2701-726X Convey, Peter orcid:0000-0001-8497-9903 . 2020 Implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for Antarctica. Antarctic Science, 32 (6). 426-439. https://doi.org/10.1017/S095410202000053X <https://doi.org/10.1017/S095410202000053X> cc_by_4 CC-BY Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2020 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1017/S095410202000053X 2023-02-04T19:50:59Z To date, Antarctica is the only continent to have escaped the COVID-19 pandemic. This was facilitated by the continent's isolation and low human presence, combined with the global emergence of the pandemic at the end of the Antarctic summer season and the rapid action of those national governmental operators and other actors still active on and around the continent during the early phases of the outbreak. Here, we consider the implications of the pandemic for Antarctic governance, national operator logistics, science, tourism and the fishing industry, as well as for Antarctic environmental protection. Global disruption will result in a temporary decrease in human activity in Antarctica, in turn leading to a reduction in environmental impacts for a period, but also a reduced capacity to respond to environmental incidents. Given the diversity of transmission routes and vectors, preventing the introduction of the virus will be difficult, even with stringent quarantine procedures in place, and the risks and implications of virus transmission to Antarctic wildlife are largely unknown. With control of the pandemic a major global challenge, international cooperation will be essential if Antarctica is to remain free of coronavirus. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Science Antarctica Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Science 32 6 426 439 |
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To date, Antarctica is the only continent to have escaped the COVID-19 pandemic. This was facilitated by the continent's isolation and low human presence, combined with the global emergence of the pandemic at the end of the Antarctic summer season and the rapid action of those national governmental operators and other actors still active on and around the continent during the early phases of the outbreak. Here, we consider the implications of the pandemic for Antarctic governance, national operator logistics, science, tourism and the fishing industry, as well as for Antarctic environmental protection. Global disruption will result in a temporary decrease in human activity in Antarctica, in turn leading to a reduction in environmental impacts for a period, but also a reduced capacity to respond to environmental incidents. Given the diversity of transmission routes and vectors, preventing the introduction of the virus will be difficult, even with stringent quarantine procedures in place, and the risks and implications of virus transmission to Antarctic wildlife are largely unknown. With control of the pandemic a major global challenge, international cooperation will be essential if Antarctica is to remain free of coronavirus. |
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