Imagine letting nature take the wheel to fix the planet. Instead of just planting trees, this work figures out how to let wild ecosystems return to naturally soak up carbon and stop wildfires. It's like a guidebook for turning abandoned land into a natural shield against climate change.
Companies struggle to quantify the actual carbon and biodiversity value of abandoned land. There is a lack of clear, data-backed guidelines to turn these areas into profitable or compliant nature-based assets.
The project is building a quantitative system for climate-smart rewilding and a set of decision-support guidelines for land management.
If you are a carbon offset developer dealing with unpredictable carbon sequestration rates — this project developed decision-support guidelines that help quantify the net environmental benefits of rewilding compared to other land uses.
If you are an insurer dealing with the rising risk of wildfires — this project developed research on how rewilding acts as a nature-based solution to mitigate these disasters.
If you are a land owner dealing with land abandonment — this project developed a way to assess the economic and social benefits of returning that land to a wild state.
Based on available project data, no specific pricing or implementation costs are provided as the project focuses on developing research and management guidelines.
Yes, the project specifically targets large-scale ecological restoration and assesses Europe's rewilding potentials across 12 countries.
Based on available project data, the project aims to provide 'readily accessible' decision-support and management guidelines, but specific licensing terms are not mentioned.
The project is designed to help the private sector and policymakers meet EU targets for climate neutrality by 2050 and carbon emission reductions of 55% by 2030.
The project runs from 2023-01-01 to 2026-12-31, with initial data acquisition and case studies completed in the first 18 months.
The consortium is heavily research-driven, consisting of 22 partners with 10 universities and 6 research institutes. While 18% of the partners are from industry (4 companies), the lack of SMEs suggests the project is currently focused on high-level academic validation and policy-making rather than immediate commercial productization.
Contact the Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE) in France.
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