Trophic rewilding can expand natural climate solutions

OJ Schmitz, M Sylvén, TB Atwood, ES Bakker… - Nature Climate …, 2023‏ - nature.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Embracing a diverse approach to a globally inclusive green energy transition: Moving beyond decarbonisation and recognising realistic carbon reduction …

Y Ghorbani, SE Zhang, GT Nwaila, JE Bourdeau… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The green energy transition is aimed at mitigating the impact of climate change. Yet, the
current emphasis on 'green'is narrowly centred around decarbonisation, or CO 2 reduction …

[PDF][PDF] The state of carbon dioxide removal

S Smith, O Geden, M Gidden, W Lamb, G Nemet… - 2024‏ - pure.iiasa.ac.at
The views, opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this report
are strictly those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the views of funders or …

Human impacts outpace natural processes in the Amazon

JS Albert, AC Carnaval, SGA Flantua, LG Lohmann… - Science, 2023‏ - science.org
Amazonian environments are being degraded by modern industrial and agricultural
activities at a pace far above anything previously known, imperiling its vast biodiversity …

Influences of wildfire on the forest ecosystem and climate change: A comprehensive study

K Gajendiran, S Kandasamy, M Narayanan - Environmental Research, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Wildfires have complex impacts on forests, including changes in vegetation, threats to
biodiversity, and emissions of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, which exacerbate …

Actions to halt biodiversity loss generally benefit the climate

YJ Shin, GF Midgley, ERM Archer, A Arneth… - Global change …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
The two most urgent and interlinked environmental challenges humanity faces are climate
change and biodiversity loss. We are entering a pivotal decade for both the international …

Beyond ecology: ecosystem restoration as a process for social-ecological transformation

AM Tedesco, S López-Cubillos, R Chazdon… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2023‏ - cell.com
Ecosystem restoration conventionally focuses on ecological targets. However, while
ecological targets are crucial to mobilizing political, social, and financial capital, they do not …

Limited effects of tree planting on forest canopy cover and rural livelihoods in Northern India

EA Coleman, B Schultz, V Ramprasad, H Fischer… - Nature …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Many countries have adopted large-scale tree planting programmes as a climate mitigation
strategy and to support local livelihoods. We evaluate a series of large-scale tree planting …

Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: Threats and opportunities

H Ralimanana, AL Perrigo, RJ Smith, JS Borrell… - Science, 2022‏ - science.org
Madagascar's unique biota is heavily affected by human activity and is under intense threat.
Here, we review the current state of knowledge on the conservation status of Madagascar's …

How social considerations improve the equity and effectiveness of ecosystem restoration

S Löfqvist, F Kleinschroth, A Bey, A De Bremond… - …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
Ecosystem restoration is an important means to address global sustainability challenges.
However, scientific and policy discourse often overlooks the social processes that influence …