{"id":356,"date":"2022-09-18T12:46:22","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T12:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theclimatebook.org\/?page_id=356"},"modified":"2022-11-01T12:58:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T12:58:57","slug":"5-7-rewilding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theclimatebook.org\/en-us\/endnotes\/what-we-must-do-now\/5-7-rewilding\/","title":{"rendered":"5.7 Rewilding"},"content":{"rendered":"
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George Monbiot<\/a> and Rebecca Wrigley<\/a><\/p>\n

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    \nArmies of bluefin tuna stormed our coasts<\/q> http:\/\/www.trawlerphotos.co.uk\/forums\/showthread.php?4843-History-of-the-British-Tuna-Fishery<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

    \nharrying shoals of mackerel and herring<\/q> Roberts, C. The Unnatural History of the Sea<\/span><\/cite> (Washington, DC: Island Press, 2007).\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    \nonly 3 per cent of the Earth\u2019s land surface<\/q> Plumptre, J. A., et al., \u2018Where might we find ecologically intact communities?\u2019<\/cite>, Frontiers in Forests and Global Change<\/span>, 4, 2021: Article 626635, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/ffgc.2021.626635<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

    \nnatural climate solutions<\/q> Natural Climate Solutions, https:\/\/www.naturalclimate.solutions\/<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

    \ncould radically change the carbon balance<\/q> Cromsigt, J. P. C. M., et al., \u2018Trophic rewilding as a climate change mitigation strategy?\u2019<\/cite>, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences<\/span>, 373 (1761), 2018: Article 20170440, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1098\/rstb.2017.0440<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

    \nforest elephants \u2026 are natural foresters<\/q> Bello, C., \u2018Defaunation affects carbon storage in tropical forests\u2019<\/cite>, , 1 (11), 2015: Article e150110, Science Advances<\/span>, 1 (11), 2015: Article e150110, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/sciadv.1501105<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

    \nIf wolves were allowed to reach their natural populations<\/q> Wilmers, C. C., and Schmitz, O. J., \u2018Effects of gray wolf induced trophic cascades on ecosystem carbon cycling\u2019<\/cite>, Ecosphere<\/span>, 7 (10), 2016: Article e01501, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ecs2.1501<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

    \nHealthy populations of predatory crabs and fish<\/q> Atwood, T. B., et al., \u2018Predators help protect carbon stocks in blue carbon ecosystems\u2019<\/cite>, Nature Climate Change<\/span>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/nclimate2763<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

    \nThere\u2019s no substitute for \u2026 long-established reefs<\/q> Mroviec, A., \u2018Sabellaria reefs: ugly and fragile, yet incredibly important emblems of Dutch waters\u2019<\/cite>, EcoWatch, 31 May 2019, https:\/\/www.ecowatch.com\/sabellaria-reefs-2638515153.html<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

    \nThe loss of these ancient habitats is one of the forces<\/q> Heppel, S. S., et al., \u2018Effects of fishing on long-lived marine organisms\u2019<\/cite>, in Norse, E. A., and Crowder, L. B., eds., Marine Conservation Biology: The Science of Maintaining the Sea\u2019s Biodiversity<\/span> (Washington, DC: Island Press, 2005), 211\u201331.\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    \nrecent analysis by Rewilding Britain<\/q> Rewilding Britain, Rewilding and the Rural Economy: How Nature-Based Economies Can Help Boost and Sustain Local Communities<\/span><\/cite>, October 2021, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/assets.rewildingbritain.org.uk\/documents\/nature-based-economies-rewilding-britain.pdf<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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