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Article: A systematic scoping review of environmental and socio-economic effects of COVID-19 on the global ocean-human system

TitleA systematic scoping review of environmental and socio-economic effects of COVID-19 on the global ocean-human system
Authors
KeywordsCoastal livelihoods
Environmental impacts
Ocean
Pandemic
Sustainable development
Issue Date2022
Citation
Science of the Total Environment, 2022, v. 849, article no. 157925 How to Cite?
AbstractThe global outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has strongly affected human lives. The restrictions taken to slow down the spread of the virus impact socio-economic activities and the environment. A comprehensive review of these COVID-19 impacts on the ocean-human system is lacking. The current study fills this gap by synthesizing the environmental and socio-economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global ocean by conducting a systemic scoping review of 92 published articles. From a geospatial perspective, the studies covered a total of 37 countries, mainly from Asia, Europe, and North America, with a particular focus on the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. From an environmental perspective, both positive and negative effects on global oceans were summarized. Notably, improved coastal water quality and reduced underwater noise were reported. On the other hand, the increasing COVID-19-related medical waste such as personal protective equipment leads to severe pollution, which threatens the marine ecosystem and wildlife. From a socioeconomic perspective, the impacts of the pandemic were negative throughout with marine tourism and the fishery industry being severely disrupted. Coastal communities suffered from loss of income, unemployment, inequalities and health problems. The COVID-19 pandemic offers an opportunity for transformation of management and economic practices in order to save our ocean and boost progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14). Future research should include other sectors such as marine biodiversity, marine renewable energy, climate change, and blue economy development of Small Island Developing States. Effective policies and strategies across land and ocean around the world need to be developed and implemented to enhance resilience of the human-ocean system and to achieve post-pandemic global sustainable ocean development.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/335888
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2023 Impact Factor: 8.2
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.998
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dc.contributor.authorJiang, Qutu-
dc.contributor.authorXu, Zhenci-
dc.contributor.authorYe, Guanqiong-
dc.contributor.authorPahlow, Markus-
dc.contributor.authorHu, Mingzhao-
dc.contributor.authorQu, Shen-
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-28T08:49:30Z-
dc.date.available2023-12-28T08:49:30Z-
dc.date.issued2022-
dc.identifier.citationScience of the Total Environment, 2022, v. 849, article no. 157925-
dc.identifier.issn0048-9697-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/335888-
dc.description.abstractThe global outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has strongly affected human lives. The restrictions taken to slow down the spread of the virus impact socio-economic activities and the environment. A comprehensive review of these COVID-19 impacts on the ocean-human system is lacking. The current study fills this gap by synthesizing the environmental and socio-economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global ocean by conducting a systemic scoping review of 92 published articles. From a geospatial perspective, the studies covered a total of 37 countries, mainly from Asia, Europe, and North America, with a particular focus on the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. From an environmental perspective, both positive and negative effects on global oceans were summarized. Notably, improved coastal water quality and reduced underwater noise were reported. On the other hand, the increasing COVID-19-related medical waste such as personal protective equipment leads to severe pollution, which threatens the marine ecosystem and wildlife. From a socioeconomic perspective, the impacts of the pandemic were negative throughout with marine tourism and the fishery industry being severely disrupted. Coastal communities suffered from loss of income, unemployment, inequalities and health problems. The COVID-19 pandemic offers an opportunity for transformation of management and economic practices in order to save our ocean and boost progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14). Future research should include other sectors such as marine biodiversity, marine renewable energy, climate change, and blue economy development of Small Island Developing States. Effective policies and strategies across land and ocean around the world need to be developed and implemented to enhance resilience of the human-ocean system and to achieve post-pandemic global sustainable ocean development.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.relation.ispartofScience of the Total Environment-
dc.subjectCoastal livelihoods-
dc.subjectEnvironmental impacts-
dc.subjectOcean-
dc.subjectPandemic-
dc.subjectSustainable development-
dc.titleA systematic scoping review of environmental and socio-economic effects of COVID-19 on the global ocean-human system-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.description.naturelink_to_subscribed_fulltext-
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157925-
dc.identifier.pmid35952896-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85135923610-
dc.identifier.volume849-
dc.identifier.spagearticle no. 157925-
dc.identifier.epagearticle no. 157925-
dc.identifier.eissn1879-1026-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000863316400017-

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