Conservation News ~ 28 October 2022

• Irish tree-planting will hit just 25% of Government targets, says forestry industry
• The ghost orchid may get protection under the Endangered Species Act
• B.C. breeding program takes 'monumental step' by releasing 3 endangered owls into the wild
• Eureka moment for UK: First 'ecosystem engineer,' baby bison born after thousands of years
• Ugandan Ivory Trafficker Gets Life Term In Landmark Ruling
• A dozen animals rescued from defunct Maryland zoo by San Diego's only accredited big cat
• China cracks down on 170,000 cases of environment-related fraud since 2015
• Lost rainforest could be revived across 20% of Great Britain
• "Egypt COP27 Climate Summit Activists Concerned Voices Will Be Curtailed"
• "Western Powers Rebuke Russia’s ‘Dirty Bomb’ Claims Against Ukraine"
• "U.S. EPA Begins Work To Set Up $27 Billion Green Bank"
• "More Than Half of Bird Species in the U.S. Are in Decline"
• "Arrest Of Forest Service Employee Sparks Tension In Rural Oregon"
• "Heat Waves In U.S. Rivers Are On The Rise. Here’s Why That’s A Problem"
• "‘Forever Chemicals’ Found In Water Systems Serving Millions: GAO"
• "There’s Something in the Water in Virginia. Before You Say ‘Yuck,’ Wait."
• "Can Floating Turbines Harvest The World's Wind?"
• "Interior, NOAA Ink Right Whale And Offshore Wind Strategy"
• Hidden 'Oasis of Life' Discovered Deep Under The Ocean in The Maldives
• Several beautiful new bird species found on remote Indonesian islands
• "‘He’s A Believer’: Will Sunak Rebuild Green Agenda Torn Up By Truss?"
• None of 380 Million Tons Of Plastic Made Per Year Is Truly Recyclable
• "Cyclone Lashes Bangladesh Killing Nine, Flooding Low-Lying Areas"
• Emissions From China-Funded Overseas Coal Plants Equal To Whole Of Spain
• "Deforestation Slowed Last Year — But Not Enough To Meet Climate Goals"
• "‘It’s Like A Death:’ What It’s Like To Leave One Flood-Prone Community"
• "EPA Details Plan to Improve Long-Criticized New Chemical Reviews"
• "Cow-Harming ‘Forever Chemicals’ Strain USDA’s Relief Resources"
• "Western Wildfires Are Making Far Away Storms More Dangerous"
• "Coming Soon to a Food Label Near You: ‘Bee-Friendly’ Certifications"
• Emperor Penguins Are Protected Under the Endangered Species Act
• California Proposes PG&E Pay $155 Million Penalty for 2020 Fire
• "Oil Companies Helping Fund Republican Takeover Plans"
• Climate Pledges Are Falling Short, and a Chaotic Future Looks Likelier
• Climate Change Threatens Emperor Penguins With Extinction: USFWS
• Private Equity Buying Aging Oil, Gas and Coal Assets As Fossil Firms Divest
• "From E. Coli to Flesh-Eating Bacteria, Floodwaters Are a Health Nightmare"
• "Rich Countries Keep Funding Our Demise"
• "U.S. Groups Urge Kerry To Back Climate Compensation Fund"
• "Forest Service Backs Arrested ‘Burn Boss’"
• "Opponents Of US Carbon Pipeline Draw Lessons From Prior Pipeline Fights"
• "Future Of Pipelines, Black School Hinge On Court NEPA Fight"
• EU targets deadly air pollution, pushes for cleaner water
• New species of rat discovered by ACU professor
• "Climate-Warming Methane Emissions Rising Faster Than Ever, Study Says"
• "Garland Formally Bars Justice Dept. From Seizing Reporters’ Records"
• "Semafor's Infuriating Climate Misinformation"
• "A Profound Change Is Coming To American School Buses"
• "Rishi Sunak Will Keep Ban On Fracking In UK, No 10 Confirms"
• Illegal Fishing Spurs Billions In Losses For Developing Countries: Study
• As Drought Raises, Millions Of Californians Struggle To Pay For Water
• "Analysis: Africa’s Unreported Extreme Weather In 2022 And Climate Change"
• "We Investigated Brazil's Ethanol Sector And Uncovered Slavery"
• "Bar-Tailed Godwit Sets World Record With 13,560Km Continuous Flight"
• IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology closes major gap in our ability to measure the state of nature
• Recognising diverse knowledge systems is essential for effective climate change policy
• Novel concepts and alternatives to turn plastic waste into useful products – resources for a circular economy
• IUCN partners with Kenya Private Sector Alliance, the Rock Group, and the European Union to host the annual Circular Economy Conference ahead of COP 27
• IUCN and Huawei Launch Tech4Nature Publication to Showcase Best Practices in Technology-based Nature Conservation
• Local community engagement in conservation management
• IUCN Leaders Forum closes with call to measure progress towards nature-positive future
• New online tool quantifies contributions to global goals for nature
• IUCN launches network of regional government members engaged for nature
• Wildlife advocates sue to stop unscientific, senseless wolf slaughter in Montana
• War in Ukraine Likely to Speed, Not Slow, Shift to Clean Energy: IEA
• "Rishi Sunak Criticised For Skipping COP27 Climate Summit"
• "Major Green Group On Track To Spend Record $100M In Midterms"E
• EV Battery Boom Sees Manufacturers Investing Billions in Midwest Factories
• "15 State AG Races To Watch On The Environment"
• "Racial Disparities Beset EPA, State Wastewater Funds"
• Can Court Compel EPA to Protect Communities of Color From CAFO Pollution?
• Whale Injuries From Drift Gillnets Off California Spark Lawsuit Against US
• "Why Experts Say You Shouldn't Bag Your Leaves This Fall"
• "Horror Writers Reveal Their Environmental Fears"
• California tree carnage: A decade of drought and fire killed a third of Sierra Nevada forests
• Climate crisis: UN finds 'no credible pathway to 1.5C in place'
• World close to 'irreversible' climate breakdown, warn major studies