Evidence suggests that a total of 9583 km 2 (12%) primary forests in global tropics were found to be degraded during the COVID-19 lockdown events, which is nearly double that of 2019 (4732 km 2 ) and showing an increasing trend (Brancalion et al. 2020 ; Global Forest Watch 2021 ; Fig. 2 ).
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COVID-19 lockdown and natural resources: a global assessment on the challenges, opportunities, and the way forward.
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