Although rewilding as a concept is relatively new in theory and practice, there is already proof of the potential positive impacts and they are starting to accumulate
How Rewilding WorksOctober 2023
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Submission of views and information on biodiversity and climate changeMay 2023
On 14/04/2023 the CBD Secretariat requested contributions on ‘Biodiversity and climate’ to inform the process that guides their future work. This GRA response was co-signed by 12 members
Animals Can Save Us – If We Let ThemApril 2023
Life supports life. Animals are the key. Variety and abundance are the strengths. Animals could save us. The paradox is, now, only we can save them
Why elephants, otters and whales are nature’s secret weapons against climate breakdownApril 2023
New research shows how species boost the amount of carbon stored in their ecosystems and why protecting them is vital
Rewilding Is The Missing Link Between Biodiversity Conservation And Climate ChangeApril 2023
Restoration and conservation of wild animals and their ecosystem roles are a key component of natural climate solutions that can enhance the ability to reduce climate warming beyond 1.5°C
Animating the Carbon Cycle: How Wildlife Conservation Can Be a Key to Mitigate Climate ChangeApril 2023
This study explores how animals enhance ecosystem carbon capture and storage. It highlights the crucial role of wildlife in accelerating nutrient recycling and the importance of their conservation. It looks beyond the nine species of the previous paper and emphasises the need to put ACC into human context
The climate solution that not enough people are talking aboutMarch 2023
Why bringing back elephants, sharks and other big beasts could be surprisingly useful in the race to bring down emissions
Rewilding animals could be key for climate: ReportMarch 2023
A new report published in Nature Climate Change suggests that trophic rewilding, or restoring and protecting the functional roles of animals in ecosystems, is an overlooked climate solution
Rewilding’ animals could help combat climate change, study findsMarch 2023
Restoring certain wildlife populations could aid in mitigating climate change, a new study has found. The report highlights how large animals like elephants, whales, bison & sharks are as effective as forests at capturing carbon
Trophic Rewilding Can Expand Natural Climate SolutionsMarch 2023
This study presents scientific evidence showing that protecting and restoring wild animals and their functional roles can enhance natural carbon capture and storage and be a key component of natural climate solutions
Protecting and enhancing wildlife populations could be a global warming game changerMarch 2023
New science reveals that protecting and enhancing populations of even a limited number of wildlife species could help to keep rising global temperatures below the 1.5 degree celsius threshold
Rewilding animals is one of our best options to partner with nature to combat climate changeMarch 2023
Data shows that restoring populations of nine wildlife species could collective facilitate the additional capture of billions of tons of carbon dioxide annually
Rewild the Planet – Background MaterialJanuary 2023
Four case studies from the first two years of work illustrate how the GRA plans future work: building the science foundation, delivery at scale, shaping global policy & implementation, and serving the GRA membership
Global Rewilding Alliance Position Statement for CBD COP 15December 2022
Protecting the earth’s biodiversity from extinction while reaching climate targets that prevent catastrophic climate change can only be done by partnering with nature
An Inside Look: How Wildlife Conservation Mitigates Climate ChangeNovember 2022
It is widely known that natural climate solutions have the additional benefit of protecting animal diversity. It is crucial to remember that animal diversity can be an important driver of climate solutions
Global Moratorium on Mesopelagic Fishing urgently needed to save the climate – Joint statementNovember 2022
In the twilight zone and the deep sea, there is still a large amount of nature that needs to be protected from exploitation by the fishing industry
Animating the Carbon CycleOctober 2022
Restoring and conserving key species such as Wildebeest not only improves ecological functioning but can also magnify carbon uptake by 1.5 to 12.5 times across the world’s terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems
Elephants: The ‘gardeners of the Congo’ playing an outsized role in rainforest carbon sequestrationSeptember 2022
As the so-called ‘gardeners of the Congo’, critically endangered forest elephants play an outsized role in rainforest carbon sequestration
Whales: Earth’s giants drive oceanic carbon captureSeptember 2022
In both life and death, whales play a critical role in the oceanic carbon cycle. Allowing the Earth’s whale population to recover could have a significant impact on global warming
American Bison: Ecosystem Engineers Restoring the Great PlainsSeptember 2022
Crucial to the restoration of the prairie ecosystem, the American bison plays an outsized role in biodiversity and ecological recovery
Sharks: Apex predators boost marine carbon storageAugust 2022
Sharks influence the abundance and behaviour of their prey. This can have a significant impact on blue carbon levels
Wildebeest: The fall and rise of an influential herbivoreAugust 2022
On the plains of the Serengeti, the recovery of the wildebeest population has seen the landscape change from a net carbon source to a net carbon sink
Fish: The excretion effect boosts the oceanic carbon pumpAugust 2022
Recent research has shown that excretion by fish accounts for much of the blue carbon that sinks to the seabed
Musk oxen: Arctic climate influencersAugust 2022
Research has shown that grazing by musk oxen and other large herbivores could have a significant impact on Arctic greenhouse gas exchange
Sea otters: Influencing the amount of atmospheric carbon absorbed and stored by kelpAugust 2022
By helping to control sea urchin populations, sea otters influence the amount of atmospheric carbon absorbed and stored by kelp. The decline of this iconic predator impairs our own ability to address the climate crisis
Wolves: Pivotal Predators impacting the terrestrial carbon cycleAugust 2022
By controlling herbivore populations, wolves could have a significant impact on the terrestrial carbon cycle
Animating the Carbon Cycle: ReWild AfricaApril 2022
Restoring and conserving key species such as Wildebeest not only improves ecological functioning but can also magnify carbon uptake by 1.5 to 12.5 times across the world’s terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems
Animating the Carbon Cycle: Supercharging Ecosystem Carbon Sinks to Meet the 1.5ºC Climate TargetMarch 2022
Animating the Carbon Cycle is a holistic solution and it accounts for the role wild animals play in controlling carbon exchange between ecosystems and the atmosphere
Animar el Ciclo de Carbona: Potenciar sumideros ecosistémicos de carbono para cumplir con el objetivo de 1.5°C target – Open letterNovember 2021
The current existential crisis of climate breakdown and species loss affects many sectors simultaneously and catastrophically. It can only be solved by implementing solutions that address diverse issues and yield multiple benefits (Spanish version)
Supercharge Ecosystem Carbon SinksNovember 2021
A high-level group of 60 scientists, economists and civil society organisations have launched an initiative that, by 2023, will demonstrate the direct impact of nature solutions on solving the climate emergency