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Animating the Carbon Cycle – TWS WebinarsAugust 2025

Animating the Carbon Cycle – TWS WebinarsAugust 2025

by ACC Admin | Aug 29, 2025 | 2025, Event, More In-depth, Resources

The webinar presents the latest scientific insights about how animal species restoration and conservation can contribute to nature-based climate solutions via their underappreciated functional roles in protecting and enhancing carbon capture and storage across a broad...

Why elephants, otters and whales are nature’s secret weapons against climate breakdownApril 2023

by ACC Admin | Apr 19, 2023 | 2023, Introductory, Press Article, Resources

What do elephants, otters and whales have in common? They all increase the amount of carbon that can be stored in their ecosystems. Elephants disperse seeds and trample low vegetation, enabling taller trees to grow. Sea otters eat sea urchins, allowing kelp to...

Rewild the Planet – Background MaterialJanuary 2023

by ACC Admin | Jan 1, 2023 | 2023, Briefing for Policy-makers and Decision-makers, More In-depth, Resources

Four case studies (2022) Four case studies from the first 2 years of work are provided to illustrate how we plan to go about our future work: ● Building the science foundation – Animating the Carbon Cycle initiative ● Delivery at scale – Promoting the six GRA...

Integral functions of marine vertebrates in the ocean carbon cycle and climate change mitigationMay 2021

by ACC Admin | May 11, 2026 | 2021, Peer Reviewed Scientific Paper, Resources, Technical / Scientific

Marine vertebrates range in size from millimeters to the 30 m long blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus),1,2 have lifespans from weeks to centuries,3–6 and occupy all but the lowest trophic levels. Some undertake vast migrations across oceans, while others have a home...

Where Might We Find Ecologically Intact Communities?April 2021

by ACC Admin | Apr 16, 2021 | 2021, Peer Reviewed Scientific Paper, Resources, Technical / Scientific

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 a much broader area of the world with intact habitat and minimal species loss while this is...

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