Value wild animals’ carbon services to fill the biodiversity financing gap

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 June 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01407-4

Incorporating the carbon services of wild animals into financial markets has the potential to benefit both climate and conservation through the development of carbon offsets that are equitable and nature positive. However, for this paradigm to be successful, many challenges regarding science, finance and law still need to be overcome.