Despite promising signs that lack of human activity during times of lockdown had led to flourishing wildlife across the world, loss of income is causing some people to exploit the environment. Evaluate this statement.

The statement is true, and represents a situation that has happened many times before.

Explanation:

First of all, the lockdown has only been strict, and for brief periods of time, in mostly developed countries. In the majority of developing countries, the lockdown has been more flexible, because a big part of the population cannot stay inside for more than a few days, since they have to leave their homes to work and make a living.

The fall in economic activity leads some people to overexploit the enviroment in order to compensate. For example, poor farmers may burn more forest to increase crop sizes, and fishermen may overfish in some areas.