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Sharks: Apex predators boost marine carbon storageAugust 2022

Sharks: Apex predators boost marine carbon storageAugust 2022

by ACC Admin | Aug 17, 2022 | 2022, Blog Article / Thought Piece, Educational Resource, Introductory, Resources

Tiger Shark, Bahamas, Gerald Schömbs There is growing evidence from a wide range of ecosystems that predators, via trophic cascades, play an important and potentially irreplaceable role in the carbon cycle. Studies have shown that changes to predator populations can...
Fish: The excretion effect boosts the oceanic carbon pumpAugust 2022

Fish: The excretion effect boosts the oceanic carbon pumpAugust 2022

by ACC Admin | Aug 30, 2022 | 2022, Blog Article / Thought Piece, Educational Resource, Introductory, Resources

School of duskyshoulder trevallies, Amed Beach, Indonesia. Photo by Milos Prelevic The oceans cover more than 70% of the Earth’s surface and play a critical role in absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere. Estimates suggest that around a quarter of all anthropogenic CO2...
Sea otters: Influencing the amount of atmospheric carbon absorbed and stored by kelpAugust 2022

Sea otters: Influencing the amount of atmospheric carbon absorbed and stored by kelpAugust 2022

by ACC Admin | Aug 15, 2022 | 2022, Blog Article / Thought Piece, Educational Resource, Introductory, Resources

Young sea otter being cleaned by its mother, Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada – Kieran Wood, Unsplash The charismatic sea otter is found along the coasts of the Pacific Ocean in North America and Asia. An aquatic member of the weasel family, it spends most of...
Animating the Carbon Cycle: ReWild AfricaApril 2022

Animating the Carbon Cycle: ReWild AfricaApril 2022

by ACC Admin | Apr 4, 2022 | 2022, Educational Resource, Introductory, Resources

Animating the Carbon Cycle: Supercharging Ecosystem Carbon Sinks to Meet the 1.5ºC Climate TargetMarch 2022

by ACC Admin | Mar 20, 2022 | 2022, More In-depth, Report, Resources

Towards a new paradigm Against the backdrop of biodiversity decline and rising global temperatures, there has never been a greater awareness of our need for nature and the wide range of benefits it provides. Practical rewilding initiatives have already demonstrated...
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