In a new article by Graham Lawton, New Scientist cites a growing pile of evidence that animals are unrecognised but powerful drivers of carbon capture.
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Rewilding the climate: How a surprising twist on rewilding could help settle our carbon debtMarch 2025
We’ve pumped huge amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that needs to be paid back. Large animals like wolves, bison and whales may already be tackling the problem
Shifting baselines and the forgotten giants: integrating megafauna into plant community ecologyJanuary 2025
This paper, focussing mainly on plants, shows how large herbivores directly impact ecosystem diversity and functionality through changes to selection, speciation, drift and dispersal
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Share these stories to amplify the message of wildlife’s key role in addressing the interconnected climate and biodiversity crises
Announcing new Wildlife Guidelines for NDCs – Integrating wildlife conservation into national climate action plans
By 2025, countries participating in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) must present their updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), detailing renewed strategies to address the escalating climate crisis.
Wildlife Guidelines for NDCs – Integrating wildlife conservation into national climate action plansNovember 2024
These guidelines address the critical need to align national climate strategies with biodiversity goals ensuring, that conserving ecosystems and wildlife can contribute to carbon sequestration while supporting economic development
New Paper Shows Invasive Species Removal is a Nature-Based Solution for Climate ResilienceOctober 2024
The study ‘Toward the quantification of the climate co-benefits of invasive mammal eradication on islands’ highlights the crucial role of invasive species in increasing climate resilience
Toward the quantification of the climate co-benefits of invasive mammal eradication on islands: a scalable framework for restoration monitoringOctober 2024
Islands are currently hotspots of biological and cultural diversity but face threats from invasive species and climate change. Invasive mammal eradication on islands is a proven conservation intervention that helps reduce biodiversity loss
Nature restoration: a powerful climate-policy option for EuropeOctober 2024
Webinar for policymakers in Europe presenting ground-breaking evidence from Yale University & other leading institutions, showing how wild animals play a key role in global carbon cycles
Nature restoration: a powerful climate-policy option for African countriesOctober 2024
Webinar for policymakers in Africa presenting ground-breaking evidence from Yale University & other leading institutions, showing how wild animals play a key role in global carbon cycles. Downloadable slides from Andrew Tilker from Re:wild
Nature restoration: a powerful climate-policy option for the Middle East & North Africa regionOctober 2024
Webinar for policymakers in MENA presenting ground-breaking evidence from Yale University & other leading institutions, showing how wild animals play a key role in global carbon cycles
Dunia Hewan: Bagaimana ‘Meliarkan Kembali’ Bison Bisa Selamatkan Bumi?July 2024
European bison disappeared from Romania more than 200 years ago, 170 were reintroduced to the Tarcu mountains and research shows they can help mitigate the impact of the climate crisis
Rewilding Europe with bison is good for the planet, says new studyJuly 2024
European bison are a keystone species and are known ecosystem engineers and research demonstrates they can have significant impacts on an ecosystem’s carbon cycle
Rewilded Bison Are Climate HeroesMay 2024
Gone from Romania for 200 years, European bison were reintroduced to the Țarcu Mountains in 2014. Now numbering 170, the bison are reshaping the mountain landscape in ways that are helping clean up emissions
Rewilded Bison are Climate HeroesMay 2024
New research from Yale University shows that 170 rewilded European Bison in Romania’s Tarcu mountains are helping to draw down and store the equivalent CO2 emissions of removing up to 84,000 average US petrol cars from the road
Rewilded Bison are Climate Heroes Q&AMay 2024
Q&A to accompany the Rewilded Bison are Climate Heroes press release. It covers impacts of the Bison on the carbon cycle and ecosystems and about a new scientific field – Animating the Carbon Cycle
How a Small Herd of Romanian Bison Is Locking Away Thousands of Tons of CarbonMay 2024
Gone from Romania for 200 years, European bison were reintroduced to the _arcu Mountains in 2014. Now numbering 170, the bison are reshaping the mountain landscape in ways that are helping clean up emissions
Herd of 170 bison could help store CO2 equivalent of 43,000 carsMay 2024
Free-roaming animals reintroduced in Romania’s Țarcu mountains are stimulating plant growth and securing carbon stored in the soil while grazing
Bison: A 10x boost to carbon captureMay 2024
New research from Yale University reveals that 170 rewilded European bison in Romania’s Tarcu Mountains are helping to capture and store an amount of CO2 equivalent to taking up to 84,000 average U.S. petrol cars off the road
The Yale / Global Rewilding Alliance Animating the Carbon Cycle model: New unique tool available for nature; an explainerMay 2024
The mathamatical tools that scientists use to account for the amount of carbon captured and stored in ecosystems rarely consider the effects of animals. Now there is a new framework – Animating the Carbon Cycle (ACC) that aims to change this
Rewilded Bison are climate heroes – new researchApril 2024
European Bison disappeared from Romania over 200 years ago. WWF Romania and Rewilding Europe have been working together to reintroduce this iconic species back to the Southern Carpathian Mountains
Rewiring the Carbon Cycle: A Theoretical Framework for Animal Driven Ecosystem Carbon SequestrationMarch 2024
This paper provides the theoretical and mathematical background of the Yale/GRA Carbon Capture Framework Model
Herd of Bison Reintroduced in Europe Are Climate Heroes Helping Store CO2 Equal to 43,000 CarsMarch 2024
A recent study that looked at the effects of European bison on the ability of forests in Romania to store carbon found that these large animals have a ‘heroic’ effect
Context matters when rewilding for climate changeFebruary 2024
While trophic rewilding is exciting, successful outcomes require practitioners to exercise cautious consideration of local factors, an upholding of ethical principles in these efforts, and use technology to track progress
Bringing elephants into the room – Why UNFCCC needs to put animals on the tableDecember 2023
The role of animals in the Carbon cycle is overlooked. We will showcase animal-based initiatives that contribute to Carbon storage and how enhancing animals’ ability to fulfil their ecological roles can help us tackle climate change
UN Climate Awards ContributionDecember 2023
The video showcases what Rewilding involves, the significant impacts it can have and how it can positively influence ecosystems. It associated with hope, transformation, balance and diversity
BBC interview with Oswald Schmitz on Animating the Carbon CycleDecember 2023
An introduction to rewilding and Animating the Carbon Cycle as a holistic solution, as it accounts for the role wild animals play in controlling carbon exchange between ecosystems and the atmosphere
Trophic RewildingDecember 2023
Trophic Rewilding which involves reintroducing species can be a gamechanging climate solution. A specific scientific paper focues on 9 wildlife species that could have significant positive impacts on their ecosystems
Can Rewilding Save the Paris Climate Agreement?October 2023
Rewilding has the potential to save the Paris Agreement and investing in forests could lift millions of people out of poverty, create millions of green jobs and contribute to enhancing environmental and social resilience
Meet Oswald J. SchmitzOctober 2023
Dr Schmitz focuses on the linkage between two important components of natural systems: biodiversity and climate. He explains how ‘Animating the Climate Cycle’ can address both biodiversity degradation and climate change