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Economic pressures of Covid-19 lockdowns result in increased timber extraction within a critically endangered region: a case study from the Pacific Forest of Ecuador

2022-07-08

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Although the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020 had some environmental benefits, the pandemic’s impact on the global economy has also had conservation repercussions, especially in biodiverse nations. Ecuador, which is heavily reliant on petroleum, agricultural exports, and ecotourism, experienced a rise in poverty in response to pandemic shutdowns. In this study, we sought to quantify levels of illegal timber extraction a...

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DOI: 10.22541/au.165724746.62632309/v1

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