It widely accepted view that wide spread human activities, specifically industrial, mining, agricultural, construction, transportation and other movement activities have changed the face of the earth and damaged its environment to a great extent. Now, most of the human activities have been stopped due to COVID-19 Pandemic. So, there might be a significant positive impact on the earthly environment. Is it so? My question is from concerned researchers and scientific community...........
Yes many positive impacts of lockdown. Less Air pollution due to close of industries. Less noise pollution. No discharge of industriai effluent.
Yes Aijaz Panhwar these are some of the favourable impacts of lockdown.
COVID-19 pandemic having negative and positive environmental effects
There are good effects of lockdowns on climate and pollution but negative effects of the PPE and deaths on the environment.
1. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/22/environment-pandemic-side-effects-earth-day-coronavirus
2. https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-coronavirus-set-to-cause-largest-ever-annual-fall-in-co2-emissions
3. Article Environmental perspective of COVID-19
4. https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/waste_management_guidance_dg-env.pdf
Yes, Muhammad Yousuf it definitely has positive and negative impacts on the environment, but here we are discussing positive impacts.
Yes the environment is better of as nature has been healing itself. Air and Noise pollution especially has been minimal. Waste generation in public spaces too has reduced through this might have increased in private homes
Dear Asad Ali Khan ,
In many countries and cities of the world, positive environmental changes (pollution and quality of weather, etc) are seen especilly for industrial area. On the other hand the natural life is getting back by this way. Many living species have reappeared and returned to their natural lifestyle. I believe and hope that humanity will be positively affected by this situation.
Thanks Yetis Sazi Murat for your worthwhile views about the issue under discussion.
This may be one of environmental balancing/ecosystem balancing act of the nature.
Thanks Sadia Afroj for your worthwhile views.
Yes, level of environmental pollution might have reduced to a significant level due to the reduction in scale of pollutants generating activities.
The most important advantage is reducing environmental pollution including air pollution as a result of lockdown.
We hope that after the end of this pandemic and lockdown, people will strive to make more balance between countries' industries and having a clean environment.
Thanks Bayan Khalaf for your worthwhile response. This is big positive impact. Pollution free environment is certainly required for humans, plants and animals survival.