It is widely known that natural climate solutions, like the storing of carbon in forest ecosystems, have the additional benefit of protecting animal diversity, but the inverse is also true: animal diversity can be an important driver of climate solutions.
Learn about the untapped potential of wildlife and habitat protection and restoration to supercharge climate mitigation.
Panelists:
Oswald Schmitz, Oastler Professor of Population and Community Ecology at the Yale School of the Environment.
Eileen Fielding, Center Director for Sharon Audubon Center in Sharon, CT.
Topics addressed:
How can conservation help mitigate climate change?
How can we restore and conserve wild animals in a heavily-populated world?
What opportunities for human-wildlife coexistence are offered by natural climate solutions?