Henni Ylänne
Forskare
Trophic rewilding can expand natural climate solutions
Författare
Summary, in English
Natural climate solutions are being advanced to arrest climate warming by protecting and enhancing carbon capture and storage in plants, soils and sediments in ecosystems. These solutions are viewed as having the ancillary benefit of protecting habitats and landscapes to conserve animal species diversity. However, this reasoning undervalues the role animals play in controlling the carbon cycle. We present scientific evidence showing that protecting and restoring wild animals and their functional roles can enhance natural carbon capture and storage. We call for new thinking that includes the restoration and conservation of wild animals and their ecosystem roles as a key component of natural climate solutions that can enhance the ability to prevent climate warming beyond 1.5 °C.
Publiceringsår
2023-04
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
324-333
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Nature Climate Change
Volym
13
Issue
4
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Nature Publishing Group
Ämne
- Climate Research
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1758-678X