Research

“Why is Africa not producing more carbon credits?” asked Matthew Child of Rewild Capital during a panel discussion at COP28 in Dubai on restoring ecosystems and boosting wildlife economies.

Grasslands sequester carbon mainly through soil. This is facilitated by supporting dense plant root networks that can go into deeper soil depths and produce compounds that aid in binding carbon to soil. Soil carbon sequestration plays a pivotal role in the carbon cycle, acting as a major sink for atmospheric CO2, and thereby helping to mitigate the impacts of global warming.

Rewilding emphasizes the restoration of ecosystem processes through the reestablishment of wild species, their roles, and interactions. Instead of just protecting what's left, rewilding aims to return ecosystems to their natural complexity, disturbance and dispersal.