Environment, Biodiversity and Soil Security: A New Dimension in the Era of COVID-19
El-Ramady, H., Singh, A., Rajput, V., Amer, M., Omara, A., Elsakhawy, T., Elbehiry, F., Elbasiouny, H., Abdalla, N. (2021). Environment, Biodiversity and Soil Security: A New Dimension in the Era of COVID-19. EKB Journal Management System, 5(Issue 2021), 1-14. doi: 10.21608/jenvbs.2021.55669.1125
Hassan Ragab El-Ramady; Abhishek Singh; Vishnu D. Rajput; Megahed Mohamed Amer; Alaa El-Dein Omara; Tamer Elsakhawy; Fathy Elbehiry; Heba Elbasiouny; Neama Abdalla. "Environment, Biodiversity and Soil Security: A New Dimension in the Era of COVID-19". EKB Journal Management System, 5, Issue 2021, 2021, 1-14. doi: 10.21608/jenvbs.2021.55669.1125
El-Ramady, H., Singh, A., Rajput, V., Amer, M., Omara, A., Elsakhawy, T., Elbehiry, F., Elbasiouny, H., Abdalla, N. (2021). 'Environment, Biodiversity and Soil Security: A New Dimension in the Era of COVID-19', EKB Journal Management System, 5(Issue 2021), pp. 1-14. doi: 10.21608/jenvbs.2021.55669.1125
El-Ramady, H., Singh, A., Rajput, V., Amer, M., Omara, A., Elsakhawy, T., Elbehiry, F., Elbasiouny, H., Abdalla, N. Environment, Biodiversity and Soil Security: A New Dimension in the Era of COVID-19. EKB Journal Management System, 2021; 5(Issue 2021): 1-14. doi: 10.21608/jenvbs.2021.55669.1125

Environment, Biodiversity and Soil Security: A New Dimension in the Era of COVID-19

Environment, Biodiversity and Soil Security
Article 1, Volume 5, Issue 2021, 2021, Page 1-14  XML PDF (1.03 MB)
Document Type: Review
DOI: 10.21608/jenvbs.2021.55669.1125
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Authors
Hassan Ragab El-Ramadyorcid 1; Abhishek Singh2; Vishnu D. Rajput email 3; Megahed Mohamed Amerorcid 4; Alaa El-Dein Omaraorcid 5; Tamer Elsakhawyorcid 5; Fathy Elbehiryorcid 6; Heba Elbasiouny7; Neama Abdalla8
1Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt
2Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Modipuram, Meerut, 250110 India
3Southern Federal University, Russia
4Soil improvement.SWERI.AR.C.
5Agricultural Microbiology, Soil, Water and Environment Research Institute, Giza, Egypt
6Central laboratory for environmental studies, Kafrelsheikh University,33516, Egypt.
7Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Home Economy faculty, Al-Azhar University, 31732 Tanta, Egypt
8Plant Biotechnology Department, Genetic Engineering Division, National Research Center, 33-El-Behouth St., 12622 Dokki, Giza, Egypt
Abstract
Undoubtedly, COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most devastating pandemics in the recent era and major problem for sustainability of life. This virus has severely impacted both environmental and human health. Moreover, it has become the top priority among other challenging global issues including pollution, climate change, urbanization, and unsustainable consumption, which have led to major environmental disturbances and biodiversity loss. The COVID-19 may have long-lasting impacts on the environment health, biodiversity, and soil security, consequently, will raising several scientific questions to be investigated in near future including the expected environmental impacts of COVID-19 on soil, water and air, connecting the missing links between environmental pollutions and COVID-19. Most importantly, unraveling the role of soil in spreading or reducing transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic, and soil xenobiotics status under the COVID-19 outbreak. Understanding the projected management scenario of soil and freshwater pollution in the post-COVID-19 era and the potential impact of COVID-19 on food and soil security would be of immense aid in the preparation of future pandemics. This opinion article aims to analyze and foresee some of the major issues for meeting the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Keywords
Environmental issue; coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2; Soil health; Soil quality
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