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To Restore an Island Paradise, Add Fungi - Yale E360
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Nature & Climate Perspective
**Integrating native mycorrhizal fungi into island restoration represents a paradigm shift toward high-integrity LULUCF management by ensuring the survival of primary carbon-sequestering flora. **
- Native fungi facilitate critical nutrient cycling and phosphorus availability, which are essential for transitioning from invasive palm monocultures to diverse, high-biomass native forests.
- The restoration of soil microbiome health directly impacts the permanence of terrestrial carbon pools, reducing the risk of reversal in sensitive atoll environments.
- Enhanced fungal networks increase the resilience of native vegetation against salinity and drought, providing long-term environmental stability crucial for Blue Carbon co-benefits.
Market & Policy Outlook
**This biological approach aligns with ICVCM Core Carbon Principles regarding 'Additionality' and 'Environmental Integrity' by moving beyond simple reforestation to holistic ecosystem recovery. **
- Market pricing for Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) is increasingly bifurcating, with projects demonstrating 'Biological Integrity'—such as fungal-assisted restoration—commanding a premium over monoculture offsets.
- The use of native fungi supports Article 6.4 mechanisms by providing verifiable evidence of 'Nature Positive' outcomes, a key metric for corporate compliance under SBTi Flagship guidance.
- Policy shifts toward biodiversity credits will likely leverage these findings to establish baselines for soil-health-based financial liquidity in conservation finance.
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