Cromsigt, Joris
- Institutionen för vilt, fisk och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
- Nelson Mandela University
Forskningsartikel2023Vetenskapligt granskadÖppen tillgång
Trophic rewilding can expand natural climate solutions
Schmitz, Oswald J.; Sylven, Magnus; Atwood, Trisha B.; Bakker, Elisabeth S.; Berzaghi, Fabio; Brodie, Jedediah F.; Cromsigt, Joris P. G. M.; Tilker, Andrew B.; Leroux, Shawn J.; Schepers, Frans J.; Smith, Felisa A.; Stark, Sari; Svenning, Jens-Christian; Tilker, Andrew B.; Ylanne, Henni
Sammanfattning
In this Perspective, the authors argue that the restoration of wild animals and their functional roles can enhance natural carbon capture and storage. They call for the scope of natural climate solutions to be broadened to include animals.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 degrees C.
Publicerad i
Nature Climate Change
2023, volym: 13, nummer: 4, sidor: 324-333
Utgivare: NATURE PORTFOLIO
SLU författare
Globala målen (SDG)
SDG13 Bekämpa klimatförändringarna
SDG15 Ekosystem och biologisk mångfald
UKÄ forskningsämne
Ekologi
Klimatvetenskap
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01631-6
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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/122076