Conservation News ~ 11 March 2022

• DNA From Endangered Sharks Found in Cat and Dog Food
• Kenya launches strategy to reverse land, forestry degradation
• As rising seas destroy Ghana’s coastal communities, researchers warn against a seawall-only solution
• El Salvador declares rare ‘red alert’ amid surge in forest fires
• Cold case: Half-hearted prosecution lets ivory traffickers escape in Uganda
• Microplastics plus organic pollutants equals 10 times the toxicity, study finds
• From humble roots, a restoration plan in Brazil aims for 1.5m hectares of forest
• Can we save coral reefs? | Problem Solved
• In Nigeria, a decade of payoffs boosted global wildlife trafficking hub
• Palm oil and pulpwood the usual suspects as Papua deforestation persists
• Forest enterprise in Mexico attempts to present opportunities for Indigenous communities
• New IPCC climate report stresses Indigenous & local land rights 58 times: let’s respond with a concrete tenure plan (commentary)
• Honduras bans open-pit mining, citing environmental and public health concerns
• Aerosol pollution: Destabilizing Earth’s climate and a threat to health
• Banning high-deforestation palm oil has limited impact on saving forests: Study
• A more potent CO2 sink than the Amazon, Brazil’s mangroves remain overlooked
• Revealed: Timber giant quietly converts Congo logging sites to carbon schemes
• Thai authorities demolish resorts in parks, but struggle to prosecute encroachers
• "EPA Science Advisers Unanimously Back Tighter Soot Limits"
• Activists Deplore the Human and Environmental Toll from Russia's War
• Natural Gas Giant Waging Sneaky War On A Minor Colorado Climate Policy
• Agribusiness Giants Tried To Thwart EU Cop26 Deforestation Plan
• Analysis: Russian Attacks Spur Debate About Nuclear Power As Climate Fix
• L.A. Has $556 Million Plan To Capture More Storm Water. Will They Do It?
• "UN Report Paints Dire Picture Of The Gulf Of Mexico’s Future"
• EPA Chief Tours Failing Sewage Systems In Alabama Black Belt
• "An Oil Spill Upends An Ancestral Fishing Tradition"
• Climate Change, COVID Loom Over Alaska's 50th Iditarod Sled Dog Race
• Scientists discover 100 new species in 'biologically rich' Myanmar
• New Species of Green Alga Discovered
• "E.P.A. to Tighten Tailpipe Rules for the Biggest Polluters on the Road"
• "Pentagon To Shut Down Leaking Fuel Tank Facility In Hawaii"
• NC Hurricanes Linked to Gastrointestinal Illness in Marginalized Groups
• "Florida Panhandle Wildfires Force Evacuation Of Hundreds Of Homes"
• "Carmakers Race to Control Next-Generation Battery Technology"
• "Inside FDA’s ‘Forever Chemicals’ Catastrophe"
• "Environmental Groups Press California On Electric Car Rules"
• Satellites Show Amazon Rainforest Is Hurtling Toward A ‘Tipping Point’
• Ukraine War Highlights Vulnerability Of Critical Energy Infrastructure
• "Could Ex-President Lula's Return Mean A Green New Deal For Brazil?"
• Indonesian fishing boat found with banned trawl net highlights enforcement challenges
• Greek conservationists collaborate to protect endemic species in face of climate change
• Gold used in Italian wedding rings linked to Amazon deforestation
• ‘Comical’ bat not seen in 40 years is found again in a Rwandan park
• Indonesian program’s promise of food security backfires for local farmers
• EVs from Everest? Chinese lithium find in Himalayas raises concerns over water
• ‘Small-scale fishers have a Ph.D. in the ocean’: Q&A with Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy
• Indigenous-led report warns against ‘simplistic take on conservation’
• The world says yes to a cradle to grave plastics treaty: Now the work begins
• Brazil’s Atlantic Forest gets a chance at a fresh start through restoration
• Campaigners against dog meat trade take on one Indonesian city at a time
• In destroying the Amazon, big agribusiness is torching its own viability
• Fate of mine, plantation concessions revoked by Indonesia to be finalized soon
• ‘Prospect of existence’: Nameless grasshopper sparks taxonomic debate
• Globally acclaimed community forest groups in Nepal say new rules threaten their autonomy
• In plan for African wildlife corridors, there’s more than one elephant in the room
• An Indigenous basket-weaving tradition keeps a Philippine forest alive
• "US Strikes Harder At Putin, Banning All Russian Oil Imports"
• "Biden Leans Into Climate Policy To Undercut Putin"
• "Lawmakers Release Fiscal 2022 Spending Deal"
• Ukraine Warns Of Risk Of Radiation Leak At Occupied Chernobyl Plant
• "US Officials Reverse Course On Pesticide’s Harm To Wildlife"
• Fears For Bees As US Set To Extend Use Of Toxic Neonicotinoid Pesticides
• Biden Taps Expert To Head EPA’s Air Office As It Tackles Climate Rules
• "22 U.S. States Back Stringent EPA Vehicle Emissions Rules"
• Redlining Means 45 Million Americans Breathe Dirtier Air, 50 Years Later
• "The Elephant in the Courtroom"
• Photos: On Colombo’s outskirts, an urban birding paradise flourishes
• In a national park plagued by encroachers, Indonesia tries a new approach
• Study finds major brands selling cat food that contain protected sharks
• The isolated tapirs of the Atlantic Forest face an uncertain future
• Climate change set to upend global fishery agreements, study warns
• 'It's astonishing': endangered bat not seen in 40 years found in Rwanda
• EPA Restores California’s Authority To Set Its Own Auto Pollution Rules
• "Biden Pushes Congress To Help Burn Pit Veterans"
• "Shining a Light on Suicide Risk for Wildland Firefighters"
• "Half of Americans Exposed to Harmful Levels of Lead as Children"
• Fire Unleashed Flood Of Toxic Runoff, Triggering Environmental Disaster
• "Chevron Phillips to Pay Millions for Air Pollution in Texas"
• "Russia Crisis May Drive A U.S. Natural Gas Surge"
• "Omnibus Package Opens Spigots For Water Project Earmarks"
• Biden Administration Stops Short of Electric Vehicle Mandates for Trucks
• "A 30-Year-Long Fishing Dispute Fizzles Out"
• From teak farms to agroforestry: Panama tests reforestation strategies
• WWF report calls forests a vital public health solution
• Moore Foundation pledges extra $300m to boost conservation of Amazon
• Tiger and bear rescue spotlights captive wildlife tourism woes in Thailand
• In West and Central Africa, palm oil investors buckle under community pressure
• South America hosts nearly half of 9,000 tree species unknown to science
• Indonesian ex-minister gets sentence cut for ‘good work’ fueled by corruption
• SC Forestry Commission employee charged for a string of suspicious wildfires
• Millions suffering in deadly pollution 'sacrifice zones', warns UN expert
• Newly discovered rainbow-colored fish lives in the ocean's 'twilight zone'
• Researchers discover new plant species in critically imperiled ecosystem
• Harvesting energy from the air: metasurface-based antenna turns ambient radio waves into electric power
• Tiny mite triggers domino effect in the high Andes
• US finally stitches renewable energy seams together
• Using nanobots to help clean heavy metals from polluted water
• Smithsonian unveils stunning collection of 120 statues honoring women in STEM
• China tunnels into sacred Tibetan mountain in Sichuan
• Really Really rare seahorse spotted off UK coast