‘Managed grazing’ is gaining attention for its potential to contribute to climate change mitigation by reducing bare ground and promoting perennialization, thereby enhancing soil carbon sequestration (SCS). Understanding why ranchers adopt managed grazing is key to developing the right incentives. In this paper, we explore principles and practices associated with the larger enterprise of ‘regenerative ranching’ (RR), which includes managed grazing but infuses the practice with holistic decision-making. We argue that this broader approach is appealing due to a suite of ecological, economic and social benefits, making climate change mitigation an afterthought, or ‘co-benefit’. RR is challenging, however, because it requires a deep understanding of ecological processes along with a set of skills related to monitoring and moving livestock and feeding the soil microbiome. We review the literature regarding links between RR and SCS, then present results of qualitative research focused on motivators, enablers and constraints associated with RR, drawing on interviews with 52 practitioners in New South Wales, Australia and the western United States. Our analysis is guided by a conceptual model of the social–ecological system associated with RR that identifies determinants of regenerative potential. We discuss implications for rancher engagement and conclude with a consideration of leverage points for global scalability.

“有管理的放牧”因其通过减少裸露的土地和促进多年生植物化从而增强土壤碳固存（SCS）的潜力而为缓解气候变化做出了贡献。了解牧场主为何采用管理放牧是制定适当激励措施的关键。在本文中，我们探索了与较大的“再生牧场”（RR）企业相关的原则和实践，其中包括管理放牧，但将其与整体决策结合在一起。我们认为，由于一系列的生态，经济和社会效益，使这种更广泛的方法具有吸引力，这使得缓解气候变化成为事后才想到的“共同利益”。RR具有挑战性，但是，因为它需要对生态过程有深入的了解，并需要掌握与监视和移动牲畜以及喂养土壤微生物组有关的一系列技能。我们回顾了与RR和SCS之间的联系的文献，然后通过对新南威尔士州，澳大利亚和美国西部的52名从业人员的访谈，介绍了与RR相关的动机，促成因素和制约因素的定性研究结果。我们的分析以与RR相关的社会生态系统的概念模型为指导，该模型确定了再生潜力的决定因素。我们讨论了牧场主参与的意义，并在最后考虑了全球可扩展性的杠杆点。然后通过对新南威尔士州，澳大利亚和美国西部的52名从业人员的访谈，介绍了针对RR的动机，促成因素和制约因素的定性研究结果。我们的分析以与RR相关的社会生态系统的概念模型为指导，该模型确定了再生潜力的决定因素。我们讨论了牧场主参与的意义，并在最后考虑了全球可扩展性的杠杆点。然后通过对新南威尔士州，澳大利亚和美国西部的52名从业人员的访谈，介绍了针对RR的动机，促成因素和制约因素的定性研究结果。我们的分析以与RR相关的社会生态系统的概念模型为指导，该模型确定了再生潜力的决定因素。我们讨论了牧场主参与的意义，并在最后考虑了全球可扩展性的杠杆点。