Question

Directions for written assignment (about 150 words). Please answer these questions:

1. What are two of the visible impacts of the human response to the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment?

2. What are three of the "ten lessons the coronavirus has taught us about the planet"? Refer to the article: Degnarain 2020: Ten Lessons The Coronavirus Has Taught Us About The Planet

3. Which of these three do you think is the most important? Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

1) The two visible impactsof the human response to the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment are -

a) The quality of air is becoming good , ( the amount of global warming gases and micro particles in air are decreasing ) . This is due to the due to covid 19 , humans are not getting outside with vehicles, industries are also shut down . Which have decreased the air pollution at unprecedented rate .

b)There is recovery in forest area as well as the quality if oceans . As the rate of development is decreased so, there is no more cutting of forests and the wastes due to human activities is decreased.

2)The three of the "ten lessons the coronavirus has taught us about the planet" are -

a) Global supply chains can de-carbonize ,- There has been heavy decrease in global trade .shut down because of coronavirus has resulted in growing calls to nearshore production

b)Adoption of the Circular Economy needs to accelerate - There is strong need to adopt this process to avoid shortage of personal equipments.

c)Wildlife Trade must end to prevent future zoonotic diseases

3) The most important lesson from above three is to wildlife trade must end to prevent future zoonotic diseases . The reason is the all the other lessons can in implemented by good management but It takes lifes of many people if some pandemic occurs and it can only destruction of economy . So, better to take precautions.