Wild animals: The original and best carbon-capture ‘technology’
This study found that carbon in faeces, respiration and other excretions from fishes make up about 16% of the total carbon that sinks below the ocean’s upper layers
African forest elephants have the potential to fight climate change by contributing significantly to natural carbon capture
This report contains clear policy recommendations for governments to develop effective solutions to climate change and biodiversity loss that are mutually supportive but its recommendations are tailored to negotiations at COP-15 and COP-26
Protecting whales could add significantly to carbon capture and limit greenhouse gases and global warming because the current population of the largest great whales is only a small fraction of what it once was
Plans to triple the area of plantations will not meet 1.5 °C climate goals. New and restored natural forests can help remove atmospheric carbon and lock it up within ecosystems in a safe and affordable way
It is predicted that predator-induced trophic cascades could have important impacts on ecosystem carbon cycling. Yet the magnitude and direction of predator impacts on carbon cycling have not been widely quantified until now
An overlooked tool in fighting climate change is enhancing biodiversity to maximise the ability of ecosystems to store carbon