{"id":31278,"date":"2023-03-28T10:10:25","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T09:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=31278"},"modified":"2023-03-28T10:16:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T09:16:51","slug":"wildlife-conservation-could-mitigate-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/wildlife-conservation-could-mitigate-climate-change\/31278\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife conservation could mitigate climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"
The study, led by Yale School of the Environment Oastler Professor of Population and Community Ecology, Oswald Schmitz, examined nine wildlife species \u2014 marine fish, whales, sharks, grey wolves, wildebeest, sea otters, musk oxen, African forest elephants, and American bison. The data revealed that wildlife conservation could facilitate the additional capture of 6.41 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. This is around 95% of the amount needed annually to meet the Paris Agreement target of removing enough carbon from the atmosphere to keep global warming below the 1.5\u00b0C threshold.<\/p>\n
“Wildlife species, throughout their interaction with the environment, are the missing link between biodiversity and climate,” Schmitz said. “This interaction means rewilding can be among the best nature-based climate solutions available to humankind.”<\/p>\n