ANTHROPAUSE Definition & Meaning

anthropause

[ an-throh-pawz ]

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a significant temporary reduction in human activity worldwide, as during a pandemic, that noticeably affects environmental phenomena such as levels of air pollution, the movements of wildlife, and even seismic noise:
The anthropause occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic may inspire people and governments to mobilize for meaningful ecological reform.

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Origin of anthropause¹

First recorded in 2020 in the online scientific journal Nature Ecology and Evolution

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Wildlife during the pandemic 'anthropause'

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The study, which was published in Nature Ecology & Evolution on Monday, deepens and complicates scientists’ understanding of what has been called the “anthropause,” when pandemic lockdowns radically altered human behavior.

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The sudden global decline in human movement that followed the arrival of Covid-19 is sometimes called the “anthropause.”

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This research will contribute to the Global Anthropause Raptor Research Network that is looking at how birds of prey around the world were affected by lockdowns.

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A growing body of literature paints a complex portrait of the slowdown of human activity that has become known as the “anthropause.”

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