Wild animals: The original and best carbon-capture ‘technology’
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
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
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
As the so-called ‘gardeners of the Congo’, critically endangered forest elephants play an outsized role in rainforest carbon sequestration
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
Crucial to the restoration of the prairie ecosystem, the American bison plays an outsized role in biodiversity and ecological recovery
Sharks influence the abundance and behaviour of their prey. This can have a significant impact on blue carbon levels
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
Recent research has shown that excretion by fish accounts for much of the blue carbon that sinks to the seabed
Research has shown that grazing by musk oxen and other large herbivores could have a significant impact on Arctic greenhouse gas exchange
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
By controlling herbivore populations, wolves could have a significant impact on the terrestrial carbon cycle
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 is a holistic solution and it accounts for the role wild animals play in controlling carbon exchange between ecosystems and the atmosphere
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)
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
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
Restoring wildlife is essential for solving the climate emergency. As a part of a ground-breaking public discussion on humanity’s relationship with wild nature, global experts launched the new Rewilding and Climate Initiative
Closing presentation from the ACC webinar to explore the crucial link between biodiversity & climate, launch a new global initiative linking nature and climate, and set the first global target for restoration and rewilding
Presentation from the ACC webinar to explore the crucial link between biodiversity & climate, launch a new global initiative linking nature and climate, and set the first global target for restoration and rewilding
Presentation from the ACC webinar to explore the crucial link between biodiversity & climate, launch a new global initiative linking nature and climate, and set the first global target for restoration and rewilding
Presentation from the ACC webinar to explore the crucial link between biodiversity & climate, launch a new global initiative linking nature and climate, and set the first global target for restoration and rewilding
Presentation from the ACC webinar to explore the crucial link between biodiversity & climate, launch a new global initiative linking nature and climate, and set the first global target for restoration and rewilding
Presentation from the ACC webinar to explore the crucial link between biodiversity & climate, launch a new global initiative linking nature and climate, and set the first global target for restoration and rewilding
Presentation from the ACC webinar to explore the crucial link between biodiversity & climate, launch a new global initiative linking nature and climate, and set the first global target for restoration and rewilding
Presentation from the ACC webinar to explore the crucial link between biodiversity & climate, launch a new global initiative linking nature and climate, and set the first global target for restoration and rewilding
Opening presentation from the ACC webinar to explore the crucial link between biodiversity & climate, launch a new global initiative linking nature and climate, and set the first global target for restoration and rewilding
Marine vertebrates interact with the carbon cycle through functional, behavioural, trophic, and nutrient pump mechanisms, influencing the ocean’s ability to store and sequester carbon
Conservation efforts should target the few remaining areas of the world that represent outstanding examples of ecological integrity and aim to restore ecological integrity to much broader areas with intact habitat and minimal species loss
Fishes are major drivers of carbon export, contributing an estimated average of 16.1% (± 13%) to the total carbon flux out of the euphotic zone globally