SRI LANKA, March 31 — The recovery and protection of certain animal species could help put the brakes on global warming. A team of researchers studied nine species in particular...
SRI LANKA, March 31 — The recovery and protection of certain animal species could help put the brakes on global warming. A team of researchers studied nine species in particular and found that they facilitate the capture and storage of carbon., the study was conducted by 15 scientists across eight different countries. Nine wildlife species were examined: marine fish, whales, sharks, grey wolves, wildebeest, sea otters, musk oxen, African forest elephants and American bison.
The protection of these species and their habitats could facilitate the capture of 6.41 billion tons of CO2 per year. These tons could contribute to keeping global warming below the 1.5-degree Celsius threshold, one of the goals set by the Paris agreement.
“Wildlife species, throughout their interaction with the environment, are the missing link between biodiversity and climate,” says Oswald Schmitz, lead author of the study and professor of population and community ecology. “This interaction means that rewilding can be among the best nature-based climate solutions available to humankind.”
Animals appear to play an essential role in regulating the carbon cycle. A previous study out of Stanford University and published inshowed that African forest elephants facilitate the dispersal of plants with high wood density, which absorb large quantities of carbon. Foraging, nutrient deposition, organic carbon deposition, and seed dispersal are among the various animal processes that help maintain terrestrial, marine, and freshwater ecosystems.
According to research, when animal populations become endangered and are on the verge of extinction, this could shift ecosystems from functioning as carbon sinks to being sources of carbon pollution. Over the past 50 years, global wildlife populations have declined by nearly 70 per cent. The researchers have demonstrated through this study that the climate crisis and the biodiversity crisis are not separate issues, on the contrary.
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