Conservation News ~ 12 November 2021

• Study shows ‘encouraging’ results of China’s bid to protect coastal wetlands
• For Bison Day 2021, conservation and reconciliation through buffalo eyes (commentary)
• In Mexico City’s urban sprawl, an unexpected illegal logging network thrives
• Stretch of Borneo’s Mahakam River eyed for protection to save Irrawaddy dolphins
• Indonesia’s flip-flop on zero-deforestation pledge portends greater forest loss
• Outgunned by militants, rangers fear for chimpanzees in southwest Mali
• Behind grand declarations at COP26, a long track record of failure
• Study shines a light on Indonesia’s murky shark fishery and trade
• Indigenous lands under siege as buffalo frenzy grips the Amazon
• Infrastructure Bill Makes 1st Major US Investment in Climate Resilience
• Nations’ Climate Pledges Built On Flawed Data, Post Investigation Finds
• "COP Carbon-Market Talks Struggle as U.S. Lines Up Behind EU"
• "CDC Changes Its Definition Of Lead Poisoning In Young Children"
• Okla. Proposes Letting Gas Utility Charge $1,400 ‘Exit Fee’ To Go Electric
• "Climate Lawsuits Poised to Create ‘Tobacco Moment’ for Big Oil"
• "Frustrations Grow As Marchers Demand Faster Climate Action"
• Trudeau Promised To Cap Emissions, But Oil Companies Have Other Plans
• "Saudi Arabia’s Climate Plan Relies On More Oil"
• "More Eyes on Polluters: The Growth of Citizen Monitoring"
• New species of rare tadpole-carrying frog discovered in northern NSW
• In Peru’s Amazon, deforestation and crime sweep through Indigenous communities
• New restoration “Playbook” calls for political, economic, and social change
• COP26: As carbon emissions rise unabated, scientists eye a methane removal fix
• Under Bolsonaro, Indigenous Yanomami see surge in child malnutrition deaths
• Relying on green labels to address our thirst for the products of deforestation would be a disaster (commentary)
• Scientists urge Biden to remove logging, fossil fuels, biomass from budget bills
• FARC peace deal in Colombia sparked war on forests, report says
• In China, agroforestry serves up tea with a spoonful of sustainability
• Indonesia’s leader touts green goals at COP26, but overlooks green stewards at home
• Green light for mining project raises red flags for Chile penguin reserve
• COP26: Are climate declarations and emission reduction pledges legally binding?
• In Nepal, doubling down on tiger conservation looks to pay off
• Despite deals, plans and bans, the Mediterranean is awash in plastic
• In Indonesia, a coastal town rejects ‘metropolitan’ model for mangroves
• One in five hectares of oil palm in Indonesia is illegal, report shows
• Top Brazil gold exporter leaves a trail of criminal probes and illegal mines
• Indigenous agents fight deforestation with drones and AI in Brazilian Amazon
• ‘A leap of faith’: Q&A with Robin Radcliffe on airlifting rhinos upside down
• Police bust 2 men selling hornbills on Indonesian Facebook
• Podcast: Natural forest regeneration’s critical role in reforestation goals
• Starving and injured Sumatran tiger dies in captivity, Indonesian officials report
• COP26: E.U. is committed to forest biomass burning to cut fossil fuel use
• Indigenous leaders share hopes and concerns towards pledges made at COP26
• From the ocean floor, a startup livestreams the rise of coral cities
• COP26 cop-out? Indonesia’s clean energy pledge keeps coal front and center
• After a pandemic reprieve, loggers return to a unique Madagascar forest
• New global partnership aims to remove barriers to Indigenous climate finance
• Bornean communities locked into 2-million-hectare carbon deal they don’t know about
• COP26: Surging wood pellet industry threatens climate, say experts
• UNESCO reiterates road project’s dangers to Papua park as Indonesia doubles down
• Planned copper mine raises fears for biodiversity hotspot in Jordan
• Struggle endures for Philippine community pitted against gold miner
• For forest communities in Sumatra, loss of nature means loss of culture
• "China and the United States Join in Seeking Emissions Cuts"
• "Cop26 Draft Text Annotated: What It Says And What It Means"
• "6 Automakers and 30 Countries Say They’ll Phase Out Gasoline Car Sales"
• "Regan Seeks Industry Backing for Methane Rule to Overcome GOP"
• "COP26: Surging Wood Pellet Industry Threatens Climate, Say Experts"
• Biden’s Proposed Auto Emissions Crackdown Will Be Strengthened: Regan
• "Judge OKs $626 Million Settlement In Flint Water Litigation"
• "U.S. Firefighters On Climate Frontline Face 'Broken' Health System"
• "FERC, 10 States Weigh Transmission Overhaul To Unlock Clean Power"
• UN Projects ‘Go Away’ Onto Its Own Building in Fight With Activists
• "COP26 Climate Summit Draft Reveals Which Fights Remain"
• "EPA Outlines $630 Million Plan To Curtail Tijuana Sewage Pollution"
• "‘Faulty’ Science Used By Trump Appointees To Cut Owl Habitat"
• "How the American Oil and Gas Industry Funds the Fulbright Program"
• "New Database Shows Hundreds Of Contaminants Detected in US Tap Water"
• "DOJ Launches EJ Investigation In Biden Adviser’s Hometown"
• "Chinese-Owned Steel Mill Coats Serbian Town In Red Dust; Cancer Spreads"
• Oil And Gas Industry Pushes Misinformation About Its Impact On La. Coast
• Metropolitan Water District Declares Drought Emergency In Southern Calif.
• Satellites Could Help Hold Countries To COP26 Emissions Promises
• "COP26 Climate Summit Draft Reveals Which Fights Remain"
• "EPA Outlines $630 Million Plan To Curtail Tijuana Sewage Pollution"
• "‘Faulty’ Science Used By Trump Appointees To Cut Owl Habitat"
• "How the American Oil and Gas Industry Funds the Fulbright Program"
• "New Database Shows Hundreds Of Contaminants Detected in US Tap Water"
• "DOJ Launches EJ Investigation In Biden Adviser’s Hometown"
• "Chinese-Owned Steel Mill Coats Serbian Town In Red Dust; Cancer Spreads"
• Oil And Gas Industry Pushes Misinformation About Its Impact On La. Coast
• Metropolitan Water District Declares Drought Emergency In Southern Calif.
• Satellites Could Help Hold Countries To COP26 Emissions Promises
• Fishers released at Olympic National Park
• Judge blocks dolphinarium animals from moving to China
• In q first, the Justice Department is investigating Alabama’s sewage crisis
• Car firms agree to end sale of fossil fuel vehicles by 2040
• The world created about 8 million tons of pandemic plastic waste, and much of it is now in the ocean
• New Zealand finally welcomes godwit two months after it was blown 2,000km back to Alaska
• Australian researchers identify new frog species
• US sets Nov 17 date for Gulf of Mexico oil and gas auction
• Humpback whale calves come in record numbers to the Salish Sea
• Scientists urge Biden to remove logging, fossil fuels, biomass from budget bills
• Court deal a win for endangered ‘I’iwi bird
• COP26 sets course for disastrous heating of more than 2.4C
• Feds sat Hawaiian Hoary Bats aren’t endangered despite unresolved questions
• Dole strikes deal to turn its pineapple leaves into vegan leather
• Big COP26 coalition commits to phasing out coal
• COP26: World leaders promise to end deforestation by 2030
• Wild heirs of lost British honeybee found at Blenheim
• Half of world’s fossil fuel assets could become worthless by 2036 in net zero transition
• Court halts roadside post-fire logging project
• Luxury carbon consumption of top 1% threatens 1.5c global heating limit
• "Calls for Climate Reparations Reach Boiling Point in Glasgow Talks"
• "COP26 Talks on Global Carbon Market Run Into New Obstacles"
• Veterans Exposed To Burn Pits Will Get Expanded Health Care: White House
• Despite GOP Gains in Va., State’s Clean Energy Law Will Be Hard to Derail
• "Virginia Fishing Village Threatened By Rising Sea Levels"
• Benton Harbor Residents Sue City, State Over Lead In Water
• Lukashenko Warns Europe: Sanction Us Again And We Could Cut Gas Supply
• "EPA Plans ‘Even More Ambitious’ Methane Rule"
• "Methane Plume Seen by Satellite Over Alabama Mystifies Experts"
• Huge Snapping Turtles Once Flourished In La.; Now Feds Seek Protections