Impact on Environment

This page provides information on the environmental impact of COVID-19 including insights, analyses, commentaries, supports, reports and more from the UNDS and partners.

Facts

Insights, analyses, commentaries and support from UNEP

UNEP
Facts

COVID-19 impacts observing system

WMO
Facts

Analyses, insights and reports from the World Economic Forum

WEF
Facts

Climate change and coronavirus: five charts about the biggest carbon crash

BBC
Facts

NASA Probes Environment, COVID-19 Impacts, Possible Links

NASA

Publications

Publications
Implications of COVID-19 for biodiversity-based products and services, including BioTrade title=

Implications of COVID-19 for biodiversity-based products and services, including BioTrade

Implications of COVID-19 for biodiversity-based products and services, including BioTrade

Implications of COVID-19 for biodiversity-based products and services, including BioTrade
Emissions Gap Report 2021 title=

Emissions Gap Report 2021

Emissions Gap Report 2021

Emissions Gap Report 2021
OECD Policy Responses to Coronavirus (COVID-19) title=

OECD Policy Responses to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

OECD Policy Responses to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

OECD Policy Responses to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
GREENING THE BLUE REPORT 2021 title=

GREENING THE BLUE REPORT 2021

GREENING THE BLUE REPORT 2021

GREENING THE BLUE REPORT 2021
Working With the Environment to Protect People title=

Working With the Environment to Protect People

Working With the Environment to Protect People

Working With the Environment to Protect People
Articles: How does COVID-19 impact the environment? title=

Articles: How does COVID-19 impact the environment?

Articles: How does COVID-19 impact the environment?

Articles: How does COVID-19 impact the environment?
Initial Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on Sustainable Forest Management title=

Initial Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on Sustainable Forest Management

Initial Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on Sustainable Forest Management

Initial Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on Sustainable Forest Management
Interim guidance: sustaining FAO’s commitment to Environmental and Social Standards during the COVID-19 pandemic title=

Interim guidance: sustaining FAO’s commitment to Environmental and Social Standards during the COVID-19 pandemic

Interim guidance: sustaining FAO’s commitment to Environmental and Social Standards during the COVID-19 pandemic

Interim guidance: sustaining FAO’s commitment to Environmental and Social Standards during the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 and surface water quality: Improved lake water quality during the lockdown title=

COVID-19 and surface water quality: Improved lake water quality during the lockdown

COVID-19 and surface water quality: Improved lake water quality during the lockdown

COVID-19 and surface water quality: Improved lake water quality during the lockdown
The impacts of Covid-19 on the power sector in sub-Saharan Africa, and the role of the power sector in socioeconomic recovery title=

The impacts of Covid-19 on the power sector in sub-Saharan Africa, and the role of the power sector in socioeconomic recovery

The impacts of Covid-19 on the power sector in sub-Saharan Africa, and the role of the power sector in socioeconomic recovery

The impacts of Covid-19 on the power sector in sub-Saharan Africa, and the role of the power sector in socioeconomic recovery
Print Send Global emergence of infectious diseases: links with wild meat consumption, ecosystem disruption, habitat degradation and biodiversity loss title=

Print Send Global emergence of infectious diseases: links with wild meat consumption, ecosystem disruption, habitat degradation and biodiversity loss

Print Send Global emergence of infectious diseases: links with wild meat consumption, ecosystem disruption, habitat degradation and biodiversity loss

Print Send Global emergence of infectious diseases: links with wild meat consumption, ecosystem disruption, habitat degradation and biodiversity loss
Temporary reduction in daily global CO2 emissions during the COVID-19 forced confinement title=

Temporary reduction in daily global CO2 emissions during the COVID-19 forced confinement

Temporary reduction in daily global CO2 emissions during the COVID-19 forced confinement

Temporary reduction in daily global CO2 emissions during the COVID-19 forced confinement
BUILDING RESILIENT SOCIETIES AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC title=

BUILDING RESILIENT SOCIETIES AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

BUILDING RESILIENT SOCIETIES AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

BUILDING RESILIENT SOCIETIES AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Environmental perspective of COVID-19 title=

Environmental perspective of COVID-19

Environmental perspective of COVID-19

Environmental perspective of COVID-19
How COVID-19 could ruin weather forecasts and climate records title=

How COVID-19 could ruin weather forecasts and climate records

How COVID-19 could ruin weather forecasts and climate records

How COVID-19 could ruin weather forecasts and climate records

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Video Reference
Multimedia Videos

Multimedia

WHO's Science in 5 : Air pollution, a public health emergency

| WHO

Tonnes of COVID-19 health care waste expose urgent need to improve waste management systems

| WHO

What's the environmental impact of the COVID-19 crisis? | COVID-19 Special

| DW News

6 unexpected connections between Coronavirus & Environment | Sustainability Climate Change

| Sustainability Illustrated

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Featured Stories

Featured Stories

MENA Climate Week 2022 Postponed

First-ever Middle East and North Africa Climate Week in Dubai, has been postponed due to the recent surge in COVID-19 Omicron variant cases

UNEP | Read More

One health

One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems.

GEN | Read More

COVID-19 and the Environment

This page list relevant information, research, data and/or press releases issued by partners in Geneva and other institutions around the world.

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COVID-19, climate change threaten last refuge of the mountain gorilla

For years, the Virunga national parks and protected areas in the region have provided sanctuary to the great apes, which are among the most…

UNEP | Read More

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