{"id":230,"date":"2024-09-05T23:47:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T23:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfacampaign.andthedolphine.com\/?p=230"},"modified":"2024-10-19T17:29:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T17:29:59","slug":"ecosystem-restoration-to-reestablish-natures-carbon-sequestration-capacity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animals4climate.wfa.org\/index.php\/2024\/09\/05\/ecosystem-restoration-to-reestablish-natures-carbon-sequestration-capacity\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecosystem Restoration to Reestablish Nature\u2019s Carbon Sequestration Capacity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ecosystem restoration initiatives are essential for re-establishing nature\u2019s carbon sequestration capacity. By revitalising ecosystems through, for example, rewilding initiatives, ecosystems regain their balance, enabling them to capture and store carbon more effectively. For instance, a 2023 Nature Climate Change paper<\/a> showed that rewilding efforts focused on restoring populations of nine key wildlife species could capture an extra 6.4 gigatons of carbon dioxide annually. This is equivalent to over 15% of current global annual emissions, matching or surpassing each of the IPCC\u2019s top five options for mitigating climate change (solar energy, wind energy, reduced deforestation, carbon capture and storage, and energy efficiency). <\/p>\n\n\n

This indicates that, over time, rewilding wild animal populations and ecosystem restoration could help draw down a significant proportion of the carbon dioxide already emitted into the atmosphere that needs to be removed to stabilize the global climate. The approach, called Animating the Carbon Cycle<\/a>, not only restores natural sequestration processes but also creates habitats for diverse wildlife, supporting biodiversity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The restoration of ecosystems also supports the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, in particular Target 11, which aims to restore, maintain, and enhance nature\u2019s contributions to people, including the provision of clean air, water, and climate regulation.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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