Conservation News ~ 29 July 2022

• The Vatican has just called to protect Half of Earth’s Lands and Seas by 2030 while simultaneously ensuring the full rights of Indigenous Peoples.
• Industrial soy drives deforestation spike in southeastern Brazil, satellite images show
• Where do the guitarfish go? Scientists and fishers team up to find out
• Bolsonaro’s new deforestation data board sparks fear of censorship of forest loss, fires
• Tigers may avoid extinction, but we must aim higher (commentary)
• ‘Only a tribe can speak for a tribe’: Q&A with Native conservationists on Biden’s 30 by 30 project
• Turkey’s authoritarian development ignores planetary boundaries
• Monarch butterflies are officially endangered
• New DNA test aims to help bust illegal trade in precious red coral
• Cut off from Sundarbans and denied compensation, Bangladesh communities face arrest
• ‘The sea means everything’: Q&A with deep-sea mining opponent Debbie Ngawera-Packer
• Restoring Mexico’s ‘Garden of Eden’ is a process of deep regeneration
• Farmers feel the pressure after conservation crackdown around Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake
• First-of-its-kind freshwater mangroves discovered in Brazil’s Amazon Delta
• Ban on use of destructive net fails to make an impact in Indonesia, experts say
• "How the Government Is Failing Americans Uprooted by Calamity"
• "Crews Protect Homes As California Fire Burns Near Yosemite"
• Epidemiologists Warn U.S. Reaches Critical Moment To Contain Monkeypox
• "Texas Republicans Make Renewable Energy a Political Punching Bag"
• Revealed: Oil Sector’s ‘Staggering’ $3Bn-A-Day Profits For Last 50 Years
• "Biden’s Climate Emergency Decision Would Unlock Pentagon Funding"
• "'Dead Bodies' And Dump Sites Draw DOJ Civil Rights Probe Of Houston"
• "Alaska Experiencing Wildfires It’s Never Seen Before"
• "Explainer: What’s Behind Europe’s Spate Of Deadly Wildfires?"
• "DRC To Auction Oil And Gas Permits In Endangered Gorilla Habitat"
• Supercharged biotech rice yields 40% more grain
• Researchers Discover New Species of Venomous Snake in China
• "Papal Visit: 'It's Going To Take A Long Time'"
• FPL Secretly Took Over A Florida News Site And Used It To Bash Critics
• Is Calif. Carbon Capture Play a Climate Solution or a Ruse?
• "US To Plant 1 Billion Trees As Climate Change Kills Forests"
• "Air Conditioning Will Not Save Us"
• "Flooding Could Expose Toxic Soil In City Neighborhoods"
• Pa. Just Lost A Key Tool To Address Its Abandoned Oil Well Problem
• Atlanta Superfund Site Leaves Black Neighborhoods Wary of Gentrification
• "The Audacious PR Plot That Seeded Doubt About Climate Change"
• "There Are 40% More Tigers In The World Than Previously Estimated"
• Scientists find 30 potential new species at bottom of ocean
• Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Expands Fleet with MV Sharkwater
• Grim Heat And Stressed Grids Make Dangerous Outages Increasingly Likely
• "Federal Government Fires Up Website All About Heat"
• "Documents Show BLM Wild Horses Sold To Slaughter, Advocates Say"
• 175+ Green Groups Urge Buttigieg To Reinstate State Emission Rule
• "MISO Approves Large Grid Expansion, Paving Way For Renewables"
• "Audit: California Too Slow To Fix Contaminated Water Systems"
• "Climate Disinformation Leaves Lasting Mark As World Heats"
• "US Could Require Steps For Dams To Save Last Atlantic Salmon"
• Oak Fire Tops 18,000 Acres, Destroys 41 Structures As Crews Battle Blaze
• "The Barbados Rebellion"
• Newsom pushes for 20 GW offshore wind goal by 2045, says California must ‘up our game’ on climate
• California hopes to fight global warming by pumping CO2 underground. Some call it a ruse
• Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Southern Plains Bumblebee
• "Manchin, in Reversal, Agrees to Quick Action on Climate and Tax Plan"
• "Hidden Menace: Massive Methane Leaks Speed Up Climate Change"
• "Temperatures Could Hit Triple Digits Again In Northwest"
• "Biden Administration Announces Initiatives To Boost Solar Energy Use"
• Wildfire Pollution May Play Surprising Role in Fate of Arctic Sea Ice
• These Hurricane Flood Maps Reveal Climate Future For Miami, NYC and DC
• DOE Gives Major Loan To Facility For Processing Electric Vehicle Materials
• Largest Audubon Chapter Yet Is Changing Its Name, Rebuking An Enslaver
• "Streaming Service Hulu Is Rejecting Ads About Climate Change"
• "Climate Change and Vanishing Islands Threaten Brown Pelican"
• Bees may feel pain - Study suggests all insects may be sentient
• Scientists discover new 'origins of life' chemical reactions
• Rhino protector Anton Mzimba is murdered
• Captain Paul Watson resigns from Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (USA)
• James Lovelock, creator of Gaia hypothesis, dies 103rd birthday
• Big falls in crop yields across Europe due to heatwaves
• Straightening out kinky roots capture carbon and avoids drought stress
• A 105-mile-long city will snake through the Saudi desert
• Four Critically Endangered Condors released in Northern California
• How indigenous sea gardens produced massive amounts of food for millenia
• Litter of critically endangered Red Wolf pups born in the wild
• Switzerland’s massive water battery will stabilize European Electricity grids
• Two year study shows living seawalls promote regeneration in Sydney Harbour
• Thousands of frogs are dying Australia and scientists aren’t sure why
• First wild jaguars in 70 years born in Argentina national park
• UN General Assembly declares access to clean and healthy environment a universal human right
• Genetics suggest two new species of bush robin
• "Flooding In Central Appalachia Kills At Least 8 In Kentucky"
• "Extended Triple-Digit Heat Suspected In 4 Deaths In Oregon"
• "Seven Key Provisions in the Climate Deal"
• "US EPA Chief Views Pollution In Puerto Rico, Vows To Fight For Change"
• "Federal Office Focused On Climate Change And Health Has Zero Funding"
• "Climate Migration Growing But Not Fully Recognized by World"
• Concerns Over Transparency And Access At Deep-Sea Mining Negotiations
• "Unearthing the Secret Superpowers of Fungus"
• "Invasive Species Bullfrog And Snake Cost World $16Bn - Study"
• Romance and Ecological Damage: The Saga of Sable Island’s Wild Horses
• Flowers can hear buzzing bees and it makes their nectar sweeter
• Crustaceans help to fertilize seaweeds