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COVID-19 and the environment: explore what we know

Article Published 15 Jun 2020 Last modified 27 Jul 2023

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Photo: © Emily Gallé, REDISCOVER Nature/EEA

From air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions to urban life and recovery policies, how the current coronavirus crisis impacts the environment poses many questions. We try to address some of these questions based on the knowledge held by the EEA, Eionet and other partners. This section will be regularly updated with new knowledge shared with us.