# @rewild on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYM1BZdjjo0
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65397559-rewild-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-11T13:42:21.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Re:wild (@rewild) — https://gondola.cc/rewild

## Caption

🌊 Saving Chile’s vital kelp forests 🐙 Re:wild partner rewildingchile, an offspring organization of tompkins_conservation, is leading a megatransect survey in one of the largest intact kelp forests on the planet.

Across 6 expeditions, the Rewilding Chile team will travel over 700 miles (1,200 kilometers) to study and protect Patagonia’s kelp forests. This marine ecosystem is home to hundreds of species and is known to be one of the most efficient natural carbon sinks on Earth.

🌿The forests of Giant Kelp can reach up to 262 feet (80 meters).
🌿They are able to absorb up to 20x the amount of carbon as forests on land.
🌿They create biodiversity-rich environments and provide essential carbon to the entire food web.

📸: eduardo.sorensen
#marinelife #biodiversity #chile #rewildingchile
This work is made possible with the support of The Ecological Restoration Fund and The Plum Foundation, alongside leading specialists from Chile and around the world.

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rewildingchile, marinelife, chile, biodiversity

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