"He warns that sometimes #CarbonStorage is prioritised at the expense of biodiversity.

"If you're trying to optimise carbon you may not plant that structural and diverse mix of species … that supports a much more complex, dynamic ecosystem," he says.

“In the big picture I see an Australian landscape where high-quality #VegetationCorridors have been re-established allowing #wildlife to migrate as they have done for millions of years." "

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-23/revegetating-land-by-protecting-paddock-trees/104135760
#rewilding

"Successfully applying for more than $100,000 in grants from local environment groups and government agencies has allowed Mr Kadwell to plant tens of thousands of #trees.

It has resulted in an increase in production levels across his 4,000 ewes, and potato beds, and cut costs on chemical use by promoting insects."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-20/farmers-reducing-emissions-and-boosting-finances/104326946
#rewilding

#Rewilding worked like magic on this glen:

"On 1 January 2000, the first trees were planted, and a boundary fence was erected to stop deer from grazing on the saplings.

Fast forward 22 years and the impact is enormous. What was once a denuded landscape barren of almost all life is now a thriving ecosystem replanted with native species of trees."

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/rewilding-scotland-carrifren-biodiversity-woodland-b2133144.html

The research "found that #reforestation will benefit many species both locally, by increasing habitat, and globally, by mitigating climate change. These include many iconic forest species from spotted salamanders and red-bellied woodpeckers to jaguars."

https://phys.org/news/2025-01-reforestation-based-climate-mitigation-strategies.html
#Rewilding

"The bison themselves aren’t a significant carbon sink. It is their influence on the wider environment – compacting soil, dispersing seeds and creating varied habitats through their browsing – that has turbocharged its ability to absorb carbon. The area in which they roam is now soaking up 10 times the amount that it was before the bison were reintroduced."

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535360-800-how-a-surprising-twist-on-rewilding-could-help-settle-our-carbon-debt/
#rewilding