Project description
Protecting forests during a pandemic
Protecting our natural forests is important to safeguarding human well-being and health. It can also prevent future pandemics. The case of the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a heightened level of urgency as regards planetary health, is taking a heavy toll on our forests. The EU-funded PlanetHealth project will explore the effects and mechanisms of the COVID-19 crisis on forest dynamics. For instance, changes in economic incentives are measured with global crop suitability maps, global crop price fluctuations and geocoded survey data. Project findings will shed light on the impact of COVID-19 on deforestation. The project’s results will assist conservation strategies by investigating the dynamic relationship between health, global shocks and forest losses.
Fields of science
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomics
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencespublic healthepidemiologypandemics
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencesinfectious diseasesRNA virusescoronaviruses
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemployment
Programme(s)
Funding Scheme
MSCA-IF-GF - Global FellowshipsCoordinator
37073 Gottingen
Germany
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Partners (1)
Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.
78701 2982 Austin
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