Can wildlife and ecosystem restoration reduce the climate crisis?

Can we design policies that meet biodiversity and climate targets at the same time?

Just imagine if the answer to both these questions is yes 

• Countries can then meet their obligations under the CBD and UNFCCC through the same policies - a natural and cost-saving approach;
   
• Wildlife restoration transforms from being ‘a luxury if we can afford it’ to a ‘smart investment’ into building a resilient future, both nationally and globally;
   
• Restoring lost wildlife and ecosystems can help countries meet their climate commitments through their National Determined Contributions (NDCs).

This series of three webinars on October 1st, 10th and 15th for policymakers on in the Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the European Union, respectively, will present ground-breaking evidence from Yale University and other leading institutions showing how wild animals play a key role in global carbon cycles. The research demonstrates that restoring key species enables ecosystems to draw down vast amounts of carbon, making very significant contributions to meeting the IPCC’s top options for protecting and restoring ecosystems by 2030 and creating “negative emissions” for mitigating the climate emergency by 2100.

Webinar Details 

Animating the Carbon Cycle in the Middle East and North Africa
Tuesday 1st October 
Time: Central Africa Time (CAT) + CEST 12:30
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Animating the Carbon Cycle in Sub-Saharan Africa 
Thursday 10th October 
Time: Central Africa Time (CAT) + CEST 10:00 
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Animating the Carbon Cycle in Europe
Tuesday 15th October 
Time: Central European Summer Time (CEST) 16:00 
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*Image by Sumon Das, Sanctuary Asia Magazine