Conservation News ~ 17 September 2021

• After surge, Amazon deforestation slows for second straight month
• Should tree plantations count toward reforestation goals? It’s complicated
• Indonesia terminates agreement with Norway on $1b REDD+ scheme
• As tourists flood a Tanzanian park, the Maasai say they’re being pushed out
• Indonesia lays out plan to rescue 15 lakes under pressure from human activity
• Africa’s montane forests are more carbon-dense than even the Amazon
• Deforestation sweeps national park in Brazil as land speculators advance              
• Record number of environmental activists murdered
• Australian State Announces Plan to Prevent Endangered Life from Disappearing
• ‘On the map’: App shines light on 5,000 ‘invisible’ families in Brazil’s Cerrado
• Two new species of ants discovered
• USFWS Lists Alabama Crayfish Species as Endangered, Designates 78 Miles of River
• Two new species of flies discovered in Pulau Ubin mangroves
• Indonesia terminates agreement with Norway on $1bn REDD+ scheme
• Elon Musk’s SpaceX launch site threatens wildlife, Texas environmental groups say
• Santa Barbara County Staff recommends approval of ExxonMobil’s plan to restart crude oil
• Thirteen gorillas test positive for Covid at Atlanta Zoo
• Netherlands proposes radical plans to cut livestock numbers by almost a third
• The largest carbon removal facility to date, is now in service
• Romatzke out as regional manager after wolf kerfuffle
• USFWS rejects Rosemont Copper petition to shrink critical jaguar habitat
• Dr. Goodall is inducted as an honorary member of the IUCN awards
• Majority of remaining fossil fuels must stay in the ground to limit climate crisis below critical threshold
• DNA tool transforms nature tracking
• Thousands of acres of East Bay wilderness to be preserved under agreement
• UK Government to introduce world-leading ban on shark fin trade
• Rhino mystery going back to Darwin solved
• Louisiana Shell refinery left spewing chemicals after Hurricane Ida
• Millions of abandoned oil wells are leaking methane
• Judge orders immediate actions at Willamette Basin dams to help salmon, steelhead
• Puerto Rico just declared a state of emergency over its dying coral reefs
• Skukuza Court sentences poachers to 105 years behind bars
• Divers discover world’s largest underwater cave system filled with Mayan mysteries
• Wind turbine generates five times more energy than its competitors
• "Biden To Survey Wildfire Damage, Make Case For Spending Plan"
• Manchin and Sanders Clash Over $3.5T Reconciliation Package
• Federal Government Sells Flood-Prone Homes To Often Unsuspecting Buyers
• "Record Number of Environmental Activists Murdered"
• "Tropical Storm Nicholas to Bring Heavy Rain to Texas and Louisiana"
• "Big Oil’s ‘Wokewashing’ Is The New Climate Science Denialism"
• "Ruth Etzel Speaks Out Ahead of EPA Whistleblower Hearing"
• "Iran and I.A.E.A. Reach Last-Minute Deal on Nuclear Monitoring"
• "Conservation Body Calls For Global Moratorium On Deep-Sea Mining"
• "Mangrove Restoration Frustration"
• Lockdowns didn’t stop 2020 being deadliest year yet for earth defenders
• OECM concept may bring more inclusive approach to protecting biodiversity
• Workshop empowers Brazil’s Xakriabá people to publish their own books
• Project works with farmers to restore Brazilian pine forests
• Myanmar’s snowcapped north is a haven for large mammals, new study finds
• Worked to death: How a Chinese tuna juggernaut crushed its Indonesian workers
• "Emails, Docs Show TVA’s Ties To Fight Against Federal Regs"
• "Out West, Biden Points To Wildfires To Push For Big Rebuild"
• "Committee OKs Methane Fee, Launches Debate On Climate Plan"
• Where Canada’s Federal Parties Stand On Three Big Climate Issues
• "Nicholas, Now Tropical Storm, Dumps Rain Along Gulf Coast"
• "Report: Climate Change Could See 200 Million Move By 2050"
• "Formosa Plastics To Pay Nearly $3 Mln To Settle Air Pollution Charges"
• "Norway’s Center-Left Heads To Victory In General Elections"
• "Why Rewildling Our Landscapes Needs to Include Bugs"
• "California’s Disappearing Salmon"
• Study fails to find link between increased deforestation and COVID crisis
• When COVID shut Broadway, award-winning actress Jane Alexander went birding
• Oil palms alone can be damaging; with other crops, the benefits abound
• Win for Malaysian forest after government backs down on development plan
• Marine experts flag new Peru marine reserve that allows industrial fishing
• Seaweed farming offers a boost for Sri Lanka’s ‘blue economy’ ambitions
• IUCN Congress closes with call for a post-pandemic recovery based on nature
• Incredibly rare 'megapod' of more than 100 humpback whales surrounds boat off coast of Australia
• Outcry over killing of almost 1,500 dolphins on Faroe Islands
• Endangered eastern barred bandicoot rescued from the brink of extinction
• For the First Time in 133 Years, a New Species of Boa Was Discovered in the Dominican
• "Hurricane Nicholas Hammers Gulf Coast Communities"
• The House’s Reconciliation Bill Would Be A Bonanza For Clean Energy
• "U.S. and EU Vow Steep Methane Cuts Ahead of Climate Summit"
• "Permit For Oil Refinery Near National Park Still Active"
• As Climate Talks Near, Pressure Grows On Asia To Cancel New Coal Projects
• ‘Not Sustainable’: Overcrowding Changing The Soul Of US National Parks
• "Vermont Sues 4 Oil Companies, Alleges False Info on Climate"
• Young People Anxious About Climate Change, Say Governments Failing Them
• Should Tree Plantations Count Toward Reforestation? It’s Complicated
• Scientists Could Bring Back Woolly Mammoths. But Maybe They Shouldn't
• Mycoremediation brings the fungi to waste disposal and ecosystem restoration
• Saving sea turtles in the ‘Anthropause’: Successes and challenges on the beach
• Pepé Le New: Meet the acrobatic spotted skunks of North America
• Fashions to die for: The fur trade’s role in spreading zoonotic disease
• Wolves in Northern Rockies One Step Closer to Endangered Species Protection
• Lake Sturgeon Will Get Endangered Species Decision in 2024
• New Species of Window Fly Discovered in Finland
• "Biden To Host Leaders To Discuss Climate Change Ahead Of A UN Summit"
• "Democrats Advance Climate Bill As Advocates Gird For A Fight"
• "US Grants License For Temporary Nuclear Waste Dump In Texas"
• Illinois Gov. Signs Far-Reaching Energy Bill That Ends Coal, Aids Nuclear
• "US: Wolves May Need Protections After States Expand Hunting"
• Wild Meat Consumption Leads To Increased Risk Of Zoonotic Diseases: UN
• Wildfires Shutter Sequoia National Park, Threaten Famous Ancient Trees
• Greatest Killer in New Orleans Wasn’t the Hurricane. It Was the Heat
• "90% Of Global Farm Subsidies Damage People And Planet, Says UN"
• "Outcry Over Killing Of Almost 1,500 Dolphins On Faroe Islands"
• The Pantanal is burning again. Will it be another devastating year?
• An environmental ‘catastrophe’ in Southern Africa lingers with few answers
• Jakarta court finds president, governor liable for city’s air pollution woes
• Creation of three new northern white rhinos embryos may indicate hope for other rhino species
• Illegal logging reaches Amazon’s untouched core, ‘terrifying’ research shows
• Podcast: Are tuna doing as well as latest extinction risk assessments suggest? It’s complicated
• "House Panel Expands Inquiry Into Climate Disinformation by Oil Giants"
• "Most States Have Cut Back Public Health Powers Amic Pandemic"
• ‘Larger Than Usual’: This Year’s Ozone Layer Hole Bigger Than Antarctica
• "Los Angeles County Votes To Phase Out Oil And Gas Drilling"
• "Glasgow Climate Summit At Risk Of Failure, U.N. Chief Warns"
• "EPA Rescinds Trump-Era Clean Water Guidance on Maui Decision"
• Black Town Stood In The Way Of Pipeline – So Developers Called It White
• "‘About Damn Time’: First Nation Gets Clean Water After 24-Year Wait"
• "Cave With Ancient Indigenous Artwork Sold"
• Young Climate Activists Face Another Challenge: Fear Of The Future
• Los Angeles County votes to phase out oil and gas drilling
• Australian bushfire smoke caused massive phytoplankton bloom in Southern Ocean
• Maori Politicians want to change New Zealand’s name to Aotearoa
• Poor countries push for lenience in banning fossil fuel financing