As you learned in Module 4, different habitats can store different amounts of carbon. Wetlands are the most important carbon sinks of all habitat types. Wetlands, and particularly peatlands, represent an important opportunity for generating carbon credits that can help fund further rewilding.

A diagram illustrating carbon storage in the Earth's ecosystems. Carbon storage in such ecosystems is a vital component of the global carbon cycle. Credit: Carbon Streaming Corporation and Visual Capitalist.

Income from carbon credits generated by rewilding peatlands can become a source of income for landowners and managers. It represents an important financial incentive to change from intensive, environmentally harmful land management practice to a rewilding approach that benefits people, nature and climate.