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Conservation News ~ 5 November 2021

11/5/2021

From flood to drought, Brazil’s Acre state swings between weather extremes
World Lemur Day celebrated in Madagascar with new postage stamps
Pingers on fishing nets found to save river dolphins in Indonesian Borneo
‘To change policies, insert yourself in them’: Q&A with biologist Liliana Dávalos
Deforestation soars in Nigeria’s gorilla habitat: ‘We are running out of time’
It’s time for Brazil to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (commentary)
Banking on deforestation: Top lenders make $1.7b from agribusiness deals
New insect species discovered in south China
Hundreds of NGOs sign open letter calling to halt “illegal activities” in DRC’s protected areas
"‘Last, Best Hope:’ Leaders Launch Crucial UN Climate Summit"
"Supreme Court to Hear Case on EPA’s Power to Limit Carbon Emissions"
"G20 Nations Agree to New Limits on Coal-Burning Power Plants"
"Biden Admin To Require New Climate Analysis Before Oil Leasing"
"Reluctant Middle East Forced To Open Eyes To Climate Crisis"
Nevada Rancher Cites ‘Shroud Of Secrecy’ At Lithium Mine Near Oregon
"The Divestment Movement’s Big Month"
"A Big New Forest Initiative Sparks Concerns of a ‘Carbon Heist’"
Will Reviving B.C.’s Declining Salmon Require A Rethink Of Hatcheries?
"The Coming Age of Climate Trauma"
Data-driven platform looks to clear up fog of palm oil traceability
As fossil fuel use surges, will COP26 protect forests to slow climate change?
One of world’s last two northern white rhinos withdrawn from breeding program
Jordan High teacher discovers new species of wasps
The rare and the beautiful: New species of butterflies bring cheer in Delhi
"Biden Administration Moves to Limit Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas"
"100 Nations Pledge to End Deforestation Backed by $19 Billion"
"EPA Withheld Reports of Substantial Risk Posed by 1,240 Chemicals"
Louisiana Plastics Plant Faces 2+ Year Delay For Environmental Review
"Some EPA Science Integrity Lapses Unreported, Survey Says"
"Manchin Complicates Reconciliation Passage Timeline"
Denmark, U.S., 12 Other Nations Back Tougher Climate Goal For Shipping
"The Green Steel Revolution Is Picking Up Steam"
"America’s Food Safety System Failed to Stop a Salmonella Epidemic"
"World Leaders Are Met with Protests at COP26 Summit"
Ecuador to expand Galapagos marine reserve, president says
Climate change is now the main driver of increasing wildfire weather, study finds
$1.7 billion pledged in support of Indigenous and local communities’ land tenure
Oil executives deny misinformation on climate change, despite evidence
WWF distances itself from rights abuses at U.S. congressional hearing
2°C warming limit? More like 3°C and hotter, leading climate scientists say
Straight outta Borneo: New gecko species just dropped
For Indonesian farmers used to ‘instant’ results, going organic is a tough sell
COP-26: Amazonia’s Indigenous peoples are vital to fighting global warming (commentary)
‘People don’t know the Yanomami’: Q&A with filmmakers Davi Kopenawa & Luiz Bolognesi
Inti Tanager: Colorful New Species of Bird Discovered in South America
Achieving a ‘nature positive future’: an interview with Cristián Samper
New protections announced for Galápagos Islands and beyond at COP26
COP26 deforestation-ending commitment must hold leaders accountable (commentary)
Jane Goodall’s Hopecast podcast features Mongabay founder
The ‘net zero’ bridge to saving the Amazon (commentary)
COP26 Glasgow Declaration: Salvation or threat to Earth’s forests?
Straight outta Borneo: New gecko species just dropped
Leatherback turtle nest numbers in south Florida double previous record
Jeff Bezos pledges $2 billion to protect the environment
Stanford’s Peter Vitousek and Gretchen Daily honored by the British Ecological Society
Pledges Don't Stop Nations From Exporting Huge Amounts Of Fossil Fuels
"Biden’s Carbon-Capture Plan Hands Lifeline to Coal Plants"
"Poison in the Air"
World’s Biggest Banks To Play A Role In Limiting Greenhouse Emissions
"Zero Deforestation Commitment: Empty Promises Or A Workable Plan?"
10 Facebook Publishers Push Nearly 70% of Climate Denial Content
"After California Oil Spill, Environmentalists Plan To Sue US"
"COP26 Live Updates"
Laws Offer Little Protection to Expected 200 Million Climate Refugees
"Climate Change Grips Trout Streams Across the Nation": Anglers Respond
"Poland And 17 Other Countries To Announce A Major Deal To End Coal"
"Climate Summit Turns Its Focus to a Contentious Question: Who Pays?"
"How EPA Methane Rule Hits Energy, From Pipelines To Politics"
"The Dark Secrets Behind Big Oil’s Climate Pledges"
"Widespread Coronavirus Infection Found in Iowa Deer, New Study Says"
"Avangrid Power Line Rejection Deals Blow to Emissions Goals"
"Michigan City With Lead In Water Ordered To Fix Water Plant"
"The Dalles Sues To Keep Google’s Water Use A Secret"
"This U.S. City Just Voted To Decarbonize Every Single Building"
"Indonesian Zoo Breeds Komodo Dragons To Save Them From Extinction"
Peruvian court dismisses defamation case against Mongabay journalist
COP26: “Work with nature in forest restoration,” says respected journalist
Indonesian bridal couple stage ‘ecological wedding’ in hopes of inspiring others
Sinking hope of justice as exporter of 26-ton shark fin cargo gets token fine
Ecuador’s consultation process for Indigenous lands comes under the microscope
Infrastructure projects in Congo Basin need greater oversight, report says
Brazil’s Indigenous Xavante strangled by agribusiness, slammed by COVID-19
How do the U.N. forest declarations compare?
"Cop26 Pledges Could Limit Warming To 1.8C, Says Energy Agency Boss"
"U.S. Agrees To End Fossil Fuel Financing Abroad"
"As Madagascar Faces Climate-Linked Famine, UN Flags Need To Prepare"
"Top Dem Seeks Probe of Trump EPA’s Handling Of Yazoo Pumps"
Blue Hydrogen Plant Touted For Louisiana, But Will It Reduce Carbon?
"Faith Groups Increasingly Join Fight Against Climate Change"
"Exxon Would Like You to Invest in Its $100-Billion Carbon Capture Scheme"
Blue Carbon: The Hidden CO2 Sink That Pioneers Say Could Save The Planet
"Nation’s 3rd-Largest Utility To Shut Down Half Of Coal Fleet"
"Greta Thunberg Says Climate Talks Are Becoming a ‘Greenwash Campaign’"
Legal agreement reached to continue protections for Canada Lynx
Evidence of prehistoric humans found on Falkland Islands
Scientists discover ancient plants beneath a kilometer of ice
World spends $423 billion a year to subsidize fossil fuels
Florida manatee deaths soar as polluted water kills seagrass
White House unveils $1.85 trillion climate and social welfare package
Big banks haven’t quit fossil fuel, with $4 trillion since Paris
Dalmation Pelicans could return to the Netherlands
Young tiger salamanders decline despite protection
Ireland bans fur farming
AI reveals the Sahara actually has 1.8 billion trees

Conservation News ~ 29 October 2021

10/29/2021

"U.S. Warns Climate Poses ‘Emerging Threat’ to Financial System"
"Billions In Environmental Justice Funds Hang In The Balance"
"La Niña Weather Pattern Likely to Prolong Western Drought, NOAA Says"
"Climate Change Poses a Widening Threat to National Security"
"Greenpeace Chief Warns Of ‘Greenwashing’ at UN Climate Talks"
"California Seeks Strict Limits On New Oil Drilling Near Communities"
"Federal Firefighters Deserve Better Pay And Benefits, Lawmakers Say"
"Planned Fossil Fuel Output ‘Vastly Exceeds’ Climate Limits, Says UN"
"Plastics Poised To Overtake Coal As Climate Driver" - Report
"Why No Tusks? Poaching Tips Scales Of Elephant Evolution"
Plastics set to overtake coal plants on GHG emissions, new study shows
Deforestation from cattle ranching also hurts rivers in Nicaragua, study says
Can we stop calling it ‘forest bathing’ now? Please, just take a hike. (commentary)
Mangrove conservation takes root with local communities on Kenya’s coast
‘Unequal exchange’ for Brazil community in shadow of Anglo American mine
COVID could wreak havoc on gorillas, but they social distance better than we do
Opposition to South Africa coal mine persists a year after murder of activist
Report: Luxury carmakers still sourcing deforestation-linked leather from Paraguay
"Biden Crafts a Climate Plan B: Tax Credits, Regulation and State Action"
"UN Warns World 'Way Off Track' As Greenhouse Gases Grow"
"Judge Issues Injunction Blocking Wisconsin Fall Wolf Hunt"
Big Ag Pays Farmers For Control Of Their Soil-Bound Carbon
"Drought-Stricken California Doused By Powerful Storm"
"Judge Nixes Trump-Era Limits On Regulation Of Water-Polluting Projects"
Total Accused of Campaign to Play Down Climate Risk From Fossil Fuels"
"White House Taps Martha Williams To Head FWS"
"Navajo Nation Pushes For Radioactive Waste Remnants To Be Removed"
"Fishery Closures and the Ghosts of Past Mistakes"
Hong Kong Baptist University's discovery of new coral and nudibranch species
An endangered species of African giant owl is captured for the first time in 150 years
New flower species found in Shei-pa National Park
Critically endangered Sunda pangolin caught on camera trap
California Protects Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtles As Endangered Species
Giant pandas no longer endangered, China says
Hertz will buy 100,000 Teslas, marking a big bet on electric vehicles in rental cars
State Judge Issues "Dramatic Decision" in Striking Down Wisconsin Wolf Hunt
Bolsonaro evades genocide blame amid Indigenous deaths by invaders, COVID-19
$200 million in gold extracted in Amazon mine through illegal licenses
Study chronicles dying of a lake in PNG with advent of oil & gas activities
Indigenous group faces eviction for ‘New Bali’ tourism project in Sumatra
On Nigeria-Cameroon border, joint patrols throw a lifeline to threatened apes
"World Set To Miss Goal Of $100B Climate Aid Pledged To Poor"
"Greenhouse Gas Levels Hit New Record Despite Lockdowns, UN Reports"
"Manchin Pushes For More Climate Cuts From The Budget Bill"
Natural Gas Leaks In Boston Vastly Underreported — Could Be Inside Homes
"Unchecked Oil and Gas Wastewater Threatens California Groundwater"
"Attorneys Eye Glasgow Talks for Progress on Many Climate Issues"
GenX: "EPA Deems ‘Forever Chemical’ Haunting N.C. Toxic To Humans"
Hawaii Has A One-Year Deadline To Ditch Coal. Can It Keep Lights On?
"A Climate-Conscious Fox Weather Could Leave Audiences Confused"
Conservation Dogs May Help in Search for Endangered Franklin’s Bumblebee
Trigonopterus corona, the new species of tiny beetle named after the coronavirus
On the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, museum scientists have discovered 28 new species of beetles
Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ are people too, US court rules
Polar bear hunting a reindeer caught on tape for first time
Court strikes down Trump EPA water permitting rule
NGOs say FSC label offers little protection for forests, Indigenous people
Hungry like the maned wolf pup: Clips give rare glimpse of elusive canine
Indigenous Bolivians take the defense of their land into their own hands
Poisoned city: The story of Brazil’s forgotten environmental disaster
World Faces Disastrous 2.7C Heating On Current Climate Plans, UN Warns
"White House Sets Climate Spending At Up To $555 Billion"
Biden FWS Moves To Undo Two Trump-Era Endangered Species Act Rollbacks
"Amplify Energy Cashed Out Cleanup Fund While Racking Up Violations"
"Gulf Arab States, Squeezed By Climate Change, Still Tout Oil"
"Majority in US Concerned About Climate: AP-NORC/EPIC Poll"
Australia Pledges ‘Net Zero’ by 2050. Plan Makes That Hard to Believe
Big Oil Hearing To Kick Off Probe Into Climate Disinformation: Lawmaker
"White House To Release Climate Strategy Ahead Of Glasgow"
"Italy Hosts A Climate-Focused G20 As Geopolitics Shift"
Indigenous leaders to push for land tenure rights as climate solution at COP26
Indigenous Papuans won their forest back from a palm oil firm, but still lack land title
Cooking with the sun: Entrepreneurs help launch Mexico’s solar revolution
Deprived of their forests, Uganda’s Batwa adapt their sustainable practices
Biden administration plans roll backs of Trump-era Endangered Species Act rules
Discovery of a new species of fish thanks to sounds
Marine Biologists Identify New Species of Beaked Whale
Big Oil Uses Newsletter Ads to Spread Misinformation Ahead of Hearing
Putin Pledges Carbon Neutrality By 2060 -- Claims Forests Will Do Job
‘Not a Solution Itself’: India Questions Net Zero Targets Ahead of Cop26
"Release of EPA Methane Rules Expected This Week"
"EPA Taps 10 Environmental Justice Panel Members to Advise Agency"
Trudeau Picks Ex-Greenpeace Activist As Climate Chief, Angering Oil Patch
Indigenous Leaders Push Land Tenure Rights As Climate Solution At COP26
Human Rights Group To Investigate Uranium Contamination On Navajo Nation
Wildfires, Cutting, Heating Turn 10 Unesco Forests Into Carbon Sources
"Are We on the Verge of Chatting With Whales?"
Indonesian farmers resisting an iron mine run up against a sultan
Indigenous guides warn of repercussions if we don’t fix our relationship with nature
Ugandan activists’ arrest slammed as threat to space for rights defenders
Indonesia’s ‘green’ electricity plan undermines its climate vows, activists say
A new 100-page report raises alarm over Chevron’s impact on planet
What makes a ‘refugee’? It could be a life-or-death question in the climate crisis
Philippine wetland oil riches untouched by war now up for grabs in peacetime
In Zimbabwe, an irrigation project threatens a tribe’s land and trees
Podcast: Indigenous bioacoustics listens to the land for conservation and tradition
Inga tree points to way out of slash-and-burn for Central American farmers
Endangered birds experience 'virgin birth,' a first for the species
"Climate Change Became the Largest Part of Biden Spending Bill"
"Dems, Oil Execs Clash At Hearing: ‘They Are Obviously Lying’"
"China’s New Climate Pledge Changes Little, in Bad Omen for Global Talks"
Brazil's Greenhouse Emissions Rose 9.5% In 2020 With Amazon Deforestation
"Forced Relocation Left Native Americans More Exposed to Climate Threats"
Enviros Petition EPA To Rescind Factory Farms’ “Free Pass To Pollute”
"EPA Unveils Strategy For Reducing Lead Exposure"
"What a $2B Texas Project Says About U.S. Quest For CO2-Free Grid"
"What Is COP26 and Why Is It Important?"
‘We Can’t Live Like This’: Climate Shocks Rain On Honduras’s Poorest

Conservation News ~ 22 October 2021

10/22/2021

As seizures of poached giant clams rise, links to ivory trade surface
Guatemala tightens cattle ranching rules, but can they stop deforestation?
Forest biomass-burning supply chain is producing major carbon emissions: Studies
Tanzanian gold miners ten times more likely to die from road injuries, study finds
30×30 is not a one-size-fits-all biodiversity target (commentary)
Malaysia’s Indigenous Penan block roads to stop logging in Borneo
Key Biden Climate Plan Likely to Be Cut Because of Manchin Opposition
120,000+ US Sites Feared To Handle Harmful PFAS ‘Forever’ Chemicals
"The United States Has More Abandoned Wells Than We Thought"
"G-20 Climate Talks Stall Ahead of Rome Leaders’ Summit"
"La Niña Is Back. Here’s What That Means."
"Bitcoin-Mining Power Plant Raises Ire Of Environmentalists"
Industry Resists Decommissioning Decades-Old California Offshore Oil Rigs
Drought Brings Rough Year For U.S. Hydropower. Is It a Long-Term Shift?
"Flood Insurance Rates Are Spiking For Many, To Account For Climate Risk"
Florida Mulls The Unthinkable: Feeding Starving Manatees In The Wild
Beyond tree planting: When to let forests restore themselves
Drones are a knife in the gunfight against poaching. But they’re leveling up
Changes to global fisheries subsidies could level the playing field for traditional coastline communities
Oil company at center of Orange County spill received millions in federal relief
She reclaims toxic waste dumps, and she just won a major landscape architecture award
"Biden Administration Moves To Curtail Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’"
"Senate Hearing On Sams To Head National Parks Set For Oct. 19"
Amid Massive Roundup Cancer Suits, Migrant Farmworkers Are Left Out
"Environmentalists Secure Water Rights For Great Salt Lake"
"Senate Democrats Release 9 Spending Bills"
"US Formally Removes Colorado River Fish’s Endangered Status"
"Satellites Reveal The Secrets Of Water-Guzzling Farms In California"
"How Industrial Chicken Production Is Breeding The Next Pandemic"
"Factbox - COP26 in Glasgow: Who Is Going And Who Is Not?"
"Russia Allows Methane Leaks At Planet’s Peril"
In Guinea, an illegal $6b gold ‘bonanza’ threatens endangered chimpanzees
Project maps soundscape of northern Adriatic and impact on marine life
Light exhibits at Indonesian botanic garden spark commercialization concerns
Mangrove photo contest winners reveal majesty of these coastal forests
Regulators can no longer rubber-stamp expansion of the oil and gas industry
Five critically endangered monkeys shot dead in Vietnam
"Biden Focuses On Climate, Families In Trimmed $2T Plan"
"Parade Of Powerful Storms To Bring Welcome Rain And Snow To California"
Net Zero Announcement: UK Sets Out Plans To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
"Dammit, Coal’s Back"
"99.9% Of Scientists Agree Climate Emergency Caused By Humans"
"Climate Report: Africa’s Rare Glaciers Soon To Disappear"
'Brown Recovery' Ends Hope Pandemic Stimulus Would Drive Climate Spending
"Diesel Trucks Are Causing Environmental Injustice Across US Cities"
WaPo Crossed Line with Climate Stories Featuring Excerpt-Style Exxon "Ads"
Canada's Peatlands Can Fight Natural Disasters And The Climate Crisis.
Supporting more holistic approaches to conservation: an interview with Kai Carter
With Bachman’s warbler and others added to the ‘extinct’ list, we must support biodiversity agreements (commentary)
Green groups call for scrapping of $300m loan offer for Borneo road project
In harm’s way: Our actions put people and wildlife at risk of disease
U.S.’s Best Hope For Real Climate Policy Is Fizzling. What Happens Now?
Document Leak Reveals Nations Lobbying To Change Key Climate Report
"How Chemical Companies Avoid Paying for Pollution"
"Feds Hit Brakes — Again — On Mining Near Boundary Waters"
"Reports: Health Problems Tied To Global Warming On The Rise"
People Exposed to PFAS Criticize EPA Action Plan as Too Little, Too Late
Wildfire Smoke Harms More People In The Eastern U.S. Than West: Study
"In Harm’s Way: Our Actions Put People And Wildlife At Risk Of Disease"
"See How the Dixie Fire Created Its Own Weather"
"Salmon Need Trees"
Paraguay failed to stop soy farms from poisoning Indigenous land, UN says
Plantation giant Socfin accused of dodging taxes in Africa
Deforestation notches up along logging roads on PNG’s New Britain Island
California OKs new protections for leatherback sea turtles

Conservation News ~ 15 October 2021

10/15/2021

9 in 10 cars now being sold in Norway are electric or hybrid
Deep seabed mining is risky. If something goes wrong, who will pay for it?
Empowering Indigenous youths with tradition and tech: Q&A with Dawn Martin-Hill
High risk, low pay for DRC rangers entrusted to guard a gorilla sanctuary
The great Koh Kong land rush: Areas stripped of protection by Cambodian gov’t being bought up
Experts see no way back for NZ firm blocked from trying to mine the seabed
New Species of Primrose Family Found in Cangyuan, Yunnan
Australian museum uncovers new shell species
UN declares access to a clean environment a human right
New species of sea slug can regenerate entire body - even after losing its head
Amazon's "Mystery Plant" finally confirmed as a new species
New frog species named after late amphibian curator at Detroit Zoo
President Biden reinstates fishing limits in a Gulf of Maine conservation area
Facebook to block illegal sales of protected Amazon rainforest lands
FOREST Act bill would hold global suppliers accountable for illegal deforestation
Hidden camera footage exposes bribery for palm oil in Papua New Guinea
Vermont removes bald eagle from its endangered species list after years of restoration
Lawsuit Launched After California Oil Spill to Protect Whales, Other Endangered Animals
Major Climate Action at Stake in Fight Over Twin Pending Bills
UN Urges Nations To Spend More On Species Protection As New Talks Begin
"Gas Prices, Europe's Energy Crunch Threaten Biden Climate Push"
"Chicago EPA Office To Be Led By Evanston Politician Debra Shore"
"EPA Grants Petitions to Stem Climate Pollutants in Future Rules"
"Impact Of Forest Thinning On Wildfires Creates Divisions"
Biden DOE Announces Goal Of 5 Million Homes Powered By Community Solar
"In Secret Tapes, Palm Oil Execs Disclose Corruption, Brutality"
Top UN Panel Votes to Recognize Human Right to a Clean Environment
"Beyond Coal: End To Deforestation Sought At COP26 Climate Summit"
Solar Desalination device will provide clean water to 400,000 Kenyans
Oil slicks an algae blooms marring Venezuala’s largest lake are visible from space
These farmers want to salt the earth – and grow crops in it
China’s population projected to fall by half within 30 years
Indonesian activists build museum of 10,000 items of plastic waste
Large fleet of Chinese fishing vessels encroaches on South American waters at Galapagos Islands
For some Indigenous, COVID presents possibility of cultural extinction, says Myrna Cunningham
Brazil farming co-op carves a sustainable path through agribusiness stronghold
Mixed signals from Gabon officials to villagers fighting to save a forest
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, celebrating Earth’s unsung environmental stewards
In a sea of oil palms, even monitor lizards need islands of natural forest
Paper giants’ expansion plans raise fears of greater deforestation in Indonesia
Fires leave trail of dead wildlife, scorched land in Bolivia’s protected areas
Brazil reports increase in Amazon logging
Feds kill 8 wolf pups from pack tracked for years by Idaho high school students
"More Than 30 Countries Join U.S. Pledge to Slash Methane Emissions"
"Madagascar Prays For Rain As U.N. Warns Of 'Climate Change Famine'"
"Indigenous Leaders Call For Stronger Rights As UN Nature Summit Begins"
New California Law Bans Gasoline-Powered Lawn Mowers, Leaf Blowers
"Mass Floods Hit China’s Coal Hub, Threatening Power Supplies"
"Climate Action At COP26 Could Save Millions Of Lives, WHO Says"
Indigenous Activists Demonstrate on Climate In Front of White House
"Can the World’s Most Polluting Heavy Industries Decarbonize?"
Research Finds 'Suite Of Chemicals' In Vape Liquids, Some Unsafe
Outcry After Federal Agents Kill 8 Wolf Cubs Adopted By Idaho School
Biden Administration Urged to Triple Listing Budget for Endangered Species
Advocates call for a new human rights-based approach to conservation
‘Pristine wilderness’ without human presence is a flawed construct, study says
Fire and forest loss ignite concern for Brazilian Amazon’s jaguars
Indonesian park officials douse wildfire in Javan leopard habitat
Conservation will only scale when non-conservationists see its value, says James Deutsch
Follow the butterfly: Rediscovery of ‘extinct’ plants highlights Sri Lanka’s new red list
Indonesia urged to improve policies protecting fishing vessel workers
Deforestation threatens tree kangaroo habitat in Papua New Guinea
Inland mangroves reveal a tumultuous climatic past — and hint at our future
Biosurveillance of markets and legal wildlife trade needed to curb pandemic risk: Experts
Fate of Malaysian forests stripped of protection points to conservation stakes
Human influence on tropics predates Anthropocene, holds clues to current crisis
Wildlife releases have a mixed record, and climate change complicates things
Environmental defenders in Nicaragua denounce government crackdown as elections loom
To spot wild-caught birds in pet trade, researchers zoom into isotopic detail
‘Kew Declaration’ unites experts on reforestation, aims at policymakers ahead of COP26
To predict forest loss in protected areas, look at nearby unprotected forest
"US Heating Bills Will Jump As Much As 54% This Winter, Says Government"
Biosurveillance of Wildlife Markets Needed To Curb Pandemic Risk: Experts
"Agencies Warn of Cyber Threats To Water, Wastewater Systems"
Canada's Iqaluit Declares Emergency After Suspected Water Contamination
"Democrats Begin Scrutiny of Abandoned Offshore Oil Equipment"
"EPA Plans to Clean Up Troubled Chemical and Pesticide Programs"
Vanished From 8 States, American Bumblebees Could Face Extinction
"Indigenous Demonstrators Make Statement At Interior"
"Taking Stock of the Energy Storage Boom Happening Right Now"
"A Secretive Hedge Fund Is Gutting Newsrooms"
White House Unveils Plans For Massive Expansion Of Offshore Wind Farms
"Over 100 Nations To Adopt 'Kunming Declaration' To Boost Biodiversity"
Calif. Alisal Fire Has Prompted Evacuations, Road And Amtrak Closures
"Energy Agency Urges Bigger Global Push To Cut Emissions"
Pollution From N.C.’s Poultry Farms Unduly Harms Communities Of Color
"Private Equity Funds, Sensing Profit in Tumult, Are Propping Up Oil"
"Nickel Shortage Spells Trouble For EVs — Report"
Ethylene Oxide: "EPA Eyes Broader Oversight Of Cancer-Causing Gas"
"Solving Bali's Rivers of Trash"
"With a Warming Climate, Coastal Fog Around the World Is Declining"
Majority-Black Mich. City Has Water Problem That Rivals Flint Crisis
"An Empire of Dying Wells"
"Inside the Fight Against the Dixie Fire"
"Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. Roads Vulnerable To Flooding — Report"
85 Percent Of World Population Affected By Climate Change, Study Shows
Bolsonaro Accused Of Crimes Against Humanity At ICC For Amazon Record
"Study Finds Tens Of Thousands Of 'Forever Chemical' Sites in US"
"Great Salt Lake’s Demise Spurs Water Emergency For Utah"
"Already This Year, 18 Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters Have Hit U.S.
"As Drought Worsens, California Farmers Are Being Paid Not To Grow Crops"
Researchers find Greenland’s groundwater changes with thinning ice sheet

Conservation News ~ 8 October 2021

10/8/2021

"Crews Race To Limit Damage From Major California Oil Spill"
"Manchin Clashes With Fellow Democrats Over Fossil-Fuel Demands"
Ariz. Drought Ignites Tensions and Threatens Traditions Among the Hopi
Pushed To The Edge, La. Tribe Wonder Where To Go After Ida
Op-Ed: "Migration Will Soon Be The Biggest Climate Challenge Of Our Time"
"An “Attack On American Cities” Is Freezing Climate Action In Its Tracks"
"Great Wall of Lights: China's Sea Power On Darwin's Doorstep"
"Trams, Cable Cars, Electric Ferries: How Cities Are Rethinking Transit"
"Global Natural Gas Crunch Roils Consumers and Industry"
For Bangladesh Climate Migrants, Pandemic Job Cuts Fuel 'Multiple Crises'
Oil Industry Pushback Against Biden Climate Plans
"Senate Confirms Biden’s Pick to Lead the Bureau of Land Management"
Some Utilities Support, and Others Doubt, Dem Clean Electricity Proposal
"UN Rules That Steven Donziger House Arrest Violates International Laws"
BC Anti-Logging Protesters Win As Judge Denies Firm’s Injunction Bid
"California Regulators Warn Of Dry Reservoirs, Restrictions"
"Deportations Of Haitians Spark Concerns Over Environmental Refugees"
Biden DOI Sets November Date For Gulf Lease Sale Canceled In February
The High Price Of Living Near The Shore Is About To Go Through The Roof
Cowabunga: "Scientists Drove A Robotic Surfboard Into Hurricane Sam"
Oil spills plague Venezuelan coast, but cleanup efforts are lacking: Report
Look beyond carbon credits to put a price on nature’s services, experts say
How can philanthropy be more effective in environmental grant making? (commentary)
For companies eyeing net-zero carbon emissions, ‘no clue how to get there’
‘Antithetical to science’: When deep-sea research meets mining interests
Illegal logging threatens rare Cameroonian hardwood with extinction
Researchers discover 12 new species of geckos in Western Ghats
New species of swamp eel discovered in Mumbai
A gendered approach to the illegal wildlife trade could engender an anti-trafficking revolution (commentary)
For Brazil’s persecuted Krenak people, justice arrives half a century later
For Adams Cassinga, fighting wildlife trafficking in DRC is a life mission
"Three Scientists Win Nobel for Work on Climate Breakthroughs"
"14% Of World’s Coral Lost In Less Than A Decade, Study Shows"
"Did Ship’s Anchor Cause California Oil Spill? Maybe"
"Urban Heat Is Getting More Dangerous"
"Oil Spills Plague Venezuelan Coast, But Cleanup Efforts Are Lacking"
Rare Flower Found At Site Of Planned Lithium Mine May Be Endangered
"Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Plans To Raze Old-Growth Forest"
5 Midwest Governors Agree To Create Network To Charge Electric Vehicles
Month After Ida's Landfall, Louisianians Decry 'Third World' Conditions
"How Do Thousands Prepare for a Climate Summit? With Difficulty."
"Mapping California’s Oil Spill: Aging Pipes Line the Coast"
"Germany's Center-Right Woos Greens for Possible Coalition"
Burning Wood (Biomass) Is Promoted As A Carbon Neutral Fuel. But Is It?
Historical Emissions Reveal Responsibility Of Big Polluting Nations
"Bayer Wins First Roundup Trial as Jury Rejects Cancer Claim"
"Fossil Fuel Firms Feel The Heat Over Push For Advertising Ban"
"The Ship That Became a Bomb"
"The Greenland Connection"
"UN Weather Agency Says World Ill-Prepared For ‘Looming Water Crisis’"
"Fire Brain": "What It's Like to Photograph the West's Biggest Wildfires"
Florida lawmaker pushing to put manatees back on endangered species list
Three new species of freshwater goby fish found in Japan and the Philippines
‘Acts of poaching and other crimes’: Cameroon plans a new road in Lobéké National Park
Two threatened whale groups had a mini baby boom, but not because of lockdown
Indonesia investigates alleged abuse of Sumatran tigers at city zoo
Loss of oil palm permits leaves Papuan villages uncertain and fearful
In Peruvian Andes, ancient crops hold promise for a climate-blighted future
A bridge of trees reunites gibbons separated by a railway line in India
Mongabay’s What-To-Watch list for October 2021
On islands that inspired theory of evolution, deforestation cuts uneven path
Simple method for converting carbon dioxide into useful compounds
Judge halts Southern Oregon logging project
Research in climate modeling and complex systems wins Nobel Prize in Physics
Extreme heat exposure in cities tripled in less than 35 years, study finds
Brazil leads Amazon in forest loss this year, Indigenous and protected areas hold out
Southern patas monkeys face extinction in a decade without intervention
Brazil court upholds ban on missionaries trying to contact isolated Indigenous
Are nature-based solutions the silver bullet for social & environmental crises?
Gorilla baby boom sparks hope in DRC, but threats to great apes persist
In Half-Earth Project, a full-on bid to get countries to protect biodiversity
"White House Outlines Plan To Overhaul Trump NEPA Rules"
"A ‘Historic Event’: First Malaria Vaccine Approved by W.H.O."
"DOJ Investigating Trump’s Car Emissions Probe"
"City In Michigan Urged To Use Bottled Water Due To Lead Risk"
"Fossil Fuel Industry Gets Subsidies Of $11M A Minute, IMF Finds"
"Greenpeace Calls For End To Carbon Offsets"
"Pandemic Complicates Preparations for COP26 Climate Summit"
New Protections For California Aquifers Are Reshaping Central Valley
"Canada Invokes 1977 Treaty With US As Dispute Over Pipeline Intensifies"
"Google Maps Rolls Out ‘Eco-Friendly’ Routes"
Two New Species of Venomous Snakes Discovered
Timmermans vs. Bolsonaro: Will the EU get deforestation off our dinner plates?
From Shanghai Knights to gecko life: The Jackie Chan gecko among 12 new Indian species
In Bali, prominent official faces backlash over illegal pet gibbon
Tracking white-bellied pangolins in Nigeria, the new global trafficking hub
Women on storm-hit Philippine island lead Indigenous effort to restore mangroves
Biden To Expand Bears Ears, Other National Monuments, Reversing Trump
"6 Aspects of American Life Threatened by Climate Change"
Google Bans Ads With False Claims About Climate Change
"Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov Win Nobel Peace Prize"
"Moment Of Truth For Grid Expansion: Who Pays?"
"Corps of Engineers Considers Nature-Based Flood Control"
"As the Climate Bakes, Turkey Faces a Future Without Water"
"Navajo Leaders Seek Hearing On Oil And Gas Drilling Dispute"
"What Is COP26 and Why Is It Important?"
"Climate Scientists Created a SWAT Team for Weather Disasters"
With a Nearly Foot-Long Proboscis, This New Moth Species Holds Record for Longest Insect Tongue
Crude oil spills from Galveston Bay, Tx refinery
Fossil fuel industry gets subsidies of $11m a minute, IMF finds
The Nobel in Physics is awarded to three climate change scientists
Giant, catastrophic oil spill in California ranks as one of the worst in decades
Senate confirms Tracy Stone-Manning as Bureau of Land Management in party-line vote
Northern California’s newest wolf pack welcomes first litter of 7 pups
Lawyer Steven Donziger gets six-month sentence for contempt in Chevron battle
Federal judge overturns sale of Colorado public lands for fracking
USFWS formally reinstates the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Crows are capable of conscious thought
House passes important new protections for whales
A $1 million fine didn’t stop US Steel from contaminating Lake Michigan
WHO slashes recommended limits for air pollution, which kills 7 million people per year
Judge recommends tribe be allowed to hunt gray whales off Washington State
Vast area of Scottish Highlands to be rewilded in ambitious 30-year project

Conservation News ~ 1 October 2021

10/1/2021

"Biden, Congress Face Big Week For Agenda, Government Funding"
COP26 Climate Talks Won't Fulfil Aims Of Paris Agreement, Leaders Warn
"The Cost of Insuring Expensive Waterfront Homes Is About to Skyrocket"
Children Face More Climate Disasters Than Their Grandparents: Research
Defense Bill Would Require 'Forever Chemical' Testing At Military Sites
Young Climate Activists Join Greta Thunberg For Major Strikes Worldwide
"PG&E Charged With Manslaughter For Sparking California Wildfire"
"Biden Appoints 6 to Arctic Research Commission"
"Tribe Wins Major Step Toward Resuming Whaling Off Washington"
"See the Dozens of Offshore Oil Spills Caused by Hurricane Ida"
New Zealand developer denies key role in giant palm oil project in Indonesia
Black-footed ferrets riding out COVID-19 with a vaccine and a lot of TLC
Rare Florida butterfly bounces back, offers lesson for saving other critters
UOG student discovers new algae species in Micronesia
In Colombia, legal mining proves a win-win for environment, traditional communities
Bezos, Bloomberg among donors committing $5b to protect biodiversity
Overfishing threatens to wipe out bowmouth guitarfish in Indonesia, study says
Links to coal mining add to Indonesian palm oil sector’s risk for buyers
Snapshot of hatchlings raises hopes for Siamese crocs in northeast Cambodia
Causes for celebration, and concern, on World Gorilla Day
Philippine-UK comic anthology looks to incite action on climate change
Congo’s bongos are in danger, and curbs on trophy hunting could save them
For World Gorilla Day 2021, a conservation success story
Boston University to end endowment investments in fossil fuels
"Climate Plans In Flux As Democrats Eye Reconciliation Deal"
"Ford Unveils Record $11B Bet On Sprawling EV Factories"
"PennEast Becomes The Latest To Scuttle A Natural Gas Pipeline Project"
21 States Urge EPA To Toughen Vehicle Emissions Rewrite
"Almost Half A Million US Households Lack Indoor Plumbing"
"Landsat-9: 'Satellite Of Record' Launches To Picture Earth"
Race To The Bottom: Disastrous Blindfolded Rush To Mine The Deep Sea
"The ‘Burn Scars’ of Wildfires Threaten the West’s Drinking Water"
"Exxon’s Secret Assist From the World’s Top PR Firm"
"Former TV Host Sues Facebook Over Climate Fact Checks"
$5 M Earmarked for Hawai'i to Combat Climate Change, Restore Forests, Support
Irish Water pleads guilty to contaminating the habitat of endangered mussel species
Lisa Schulte Moore, landscape ecologist, wins Macarthur Genius grant
When North America locked down, birds filled the gap left by people
New studies identify regions under greatest threat, and greatest conservation potential
Forest finance expected to advance under new TREES standard and LEAF Coalition
Build around the forest, not through it, study says of Sumatra trucking road
As tigers dwindle, Indonesia takes aim at poaching ring
New transport infrastructure is opening the Amazon to global commerce
New permits for Brazilian beef exports to US could increase deforestation risk: Report
Birth of Rare Arabian Leopard Cub Marks Significant Milestone in Saving a Critically Endangered Species
A Rare White Stag Roaming the Streets of an English Town Was Shot by Police
Three Yellowstone National Park wolves killed in Montana
New lizard species discovered in Peru
"Gas Blowout Near Los Angeles Leads To Up To $1.8B Settlement"
Report Alleges Conflicts Of Interest Among Texas Oil And Gas Regulators
Canadian Dam Owner Sues Maine Over Effort To Remove 4 Kennebec Dams
Energy Firms See ‘Lithium Valley’ Riches in S. California's Salton Sea
"Nuclear Power: Downward Trend Ahead Of Climate Summit"
DOI Axes Trump Rule That Would Have Made Public Lands Drilling Cheaper
"Carbon Offsets Are Growing Fast, But Climate Benefits Remain Murky"
"US Says Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, 22 Other Species Extinct"
"Dangerous Air: As California Burns, America Breathes Toxic Smoke"
"Ahead Of Winter Hibernation, Alaska Celebrates Fat Bear Week"
USFWS declares Ivory Billed Woodpecker and 22 other species extinct
Mapping threats to land mammals, amphibians and birds: study
Monitoring reveals Indonesia’s ‘legal timber’ scheme riddled with violations
Malaysian hornbill bust reveals live trafficking trend in Southeast Asia
Biden FWS Finalizes Rule Protecting Migratory Birds, Reversing Trump
Kerry Says Climate Talks Must Produce New Level Of Transparency
NC Civil Rights Groups Say Hog Waste ‘Biogas’ Harms Communities of Color
"Enbridge: Line 3 Replacement Complete; Oil Will Flow Friday"
"EPA’s “Scientific Integrity” Program Lacks Teeth, Group Alleges"
Tribes Want ‘Immediate Action’ On Bears Ears National Monument
"USDA Pledges Billions For Climate-Smart Farm Projects, Resilience"
As Oregon Plans To Protect Homes From Wildfire, Homebuilders Push Back
"China’s Power Cuts Shut Down Factories, Fuel Climate Goal Pushback"
"Swimming With Spinner Dolphins to End in Hawai´i Over New NOAA Rule"
WHO, UN Partners Compile 500 Actions to Reduce Health and Environment Risks
New Fish Species Discovered After Years Of Scientific Studies
Malawi court sentences Chinese wildlife trafficking kingpin to 14 years in jail
Children born in 2020 will see spike in climate disasters, study says
Labor rights violations at Brazil coffee farm linked to Starbucks, Nespresso
Beached whale shark in Indonesia reportedly cut up by locals to eat
Oil pipeline on Native lands ramps up as Canada honors its Indigenous people
Podcast: Indigenous rights and the future of biodiversity conservation
For Costa Rica’s Indigenous Bribri women, agroforestry is an act of resistance and resilience
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 7 Alabama endangered species lost to extinction
New species of eel discovered by Maha CM's son
New species of lizard discovered in Peru at an altitude of 4,500 meters

Conservation News ~ 24 September 2021

9/24/2021

"UN Warns of ‘Catastrophic Pathway’ With Current Climate Pledges"
"BLM Returns Headquarters To D.C."
Facebook's New Climate Change Misinformation Effort Falls Short: Group
"Growing California Wildfire Spares Group Of Giant Sequoias"
"Judge: Construction Can Continue On Most Of $1B Corridor"
"Romanian Forest Attack Highlights Illegal Logging ‘Scourge’"
"How Can New York City Prepare for the Next Ida? Here’s a To-Do List."
"Drought Tests Centuries-Old Water Traditions In New Mexico"
"The Unconventional Weapon Against Future Wildfires: Goats"
All National Zoo’s Lions And Tigers Have Tested Positive For Coronavirus
11 Mongabay investigations in two years. Here’s what we found
Researchers express alarm as Arctic multiyear sea ice hits record low
With coral cover halved, curbing climate change is only way to slow the loss
Faroe Islands to evaluate traditional hunt after slaughter of 1,400 dolphins
For sustainable global fisheries, watchdogs focus on onshore beneficial owners
Railroad and mine projects stir up anxiety in rural Brazil communities
Scientists look to chimps’ past to gauge their future under climate change
For Indonesian MPs, Indigenous rights may be bad for business, report says
The secret lives of common hippos | Candid Animal Cam
African Parks secures $100M for conservation in Africa
Indigenous Land in the Brazilian Amazon is a brake on deforestation and may start generating carbon credits
Small cats should be a conservation priority, says Panthera’s new board chair Jonathan Ayers
Extinction of indigenous languages leads to loss of exclusive knowledge about medicinal plants
What the Mauritius kestrel can teach us about wildlife reintroductions
Sea turtles: Can these great marine migrators navigate rising human threats?
Domestic bushmeat consumption an “urgent” threat to migratory mammals, U.N. says
‘Conservation should be seen as what communities have always done’, says John Kamanga
Oregon Targets Remaining Members of Wolf Family After Killing Two Pups to Protect Cows
A Plan to Kill 300 Wolves in Wisconsin Has Sparked Outrage Among Tribal Nations
New species of jellyfish named after USF professor
Dancing, starry dwarf and narrow-mouthed: new species make India a frog paradise
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Initiate Status Review of Gray Wolf in the Western U.S.
Thanks to the Yurok Tribe, condors will return to the Pacific Northwest
Fires in the Amazon have already impacted 90% of plant and animal species
Cloudy and cool: climate prospects from mid-latitude tree planting, study
The cat is back: Wild Amur tigers rebound in China, thanks to govt policies
"China Pledges to Stop Building Coal-Burning Power Plants Abroad"
Biden Vows To Double Climate Aid For Vulnerable Nations
Will Taxpayers Bear Cost Of Cleaning Up America’s Abandoned Oil Wells?
"6 Tribes Sue Wisconsin To Try To Stop November Wolf Hunt"
"Michigan Plans 1st U.S. Charging Road For Electric Vehicles"
"Fires Fuel New Risks to California Farmworkers"
"Tar Sands Pipeline Is Sucking Water From Minnesota Watersheds"
"Turkey’s Erdogan: Refugee Crisis From Climate Change Coming"
"After Ida, U.S. Cities Eye More Equal Resilience Plans"
Does Nature Have Rights? A Burgeoning Legal Movement Says Yes
"Biden Confronts Extreme Heat, A Silent Climate Killer"
"Canadians Have Re-Elected A Liberal Minority Government"
U.N. Chief, UK PM Increase Pressure On Leaders For Climate Change Funds
Dakota Access Pipeline Asks Supreme Court To Scrap Environmental Study
"COVID Has Killed About As Many Americans As The 1918-19 Flu"
"Interior Secretary Signs Montana Tribes Water Rights Compact"
"Why Saving World’s Peatlands Can Help Stabilize the Climate"
Powerful Democrat Linked to Fossil Fuels Will Craft U.S. Climate Plan
"New Evidence of Corruption at EPA Chemicals Division"
Extinction of Indigenous Languages Harms Knowledge Of Medicinal Plants
"Reconciliation Timing Slips As Democrats Continue To Feud"
EPA To Cut Greenhouse Gases Thousands Of Times More Powerful Than CO2
"WHO Slashes Guideline Limits on Air Pollution From Fossil Fuels"
Trump FWS Broke The Law In Refusing To Protect Joshua Trees, Court Rules
"John Kerry’s Sales Pitch to Save the Planet"
"California’s Reliance on Dams Puts Fish in Hot Water"
Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Its 12th-Lowest Minimum Extent On Record
Entergy Resisted Upgrading New Orleans' Power Grid. Residents Suffered
Water Usage In S. Calif. Rose, Despite Newsom's Call To Cut Back: Data
"Nitrogen: The Environmental Crisis You Haven’t Heard Of Yet"
8 Siamese Crocodile Hatchlings Discovered in Cambodia Give Endangered Species Hope
New checklist aims to tackle racism in conservation science at academy level
When a tree falls in the forest, you can still hear the birdsong
Countering Bolsonaro’s UN speech, Greenpeace releases Amazon deforestation photos
Nitrogen: The environmental crisis you haven’t heard of yet
Fires bear down on Brazil park that’s home to jaguars, maned wolves
Jane Goodall launches effort in support of planting 1 trillion trees by 2030
Forest fragmentation split up this lizard’s population. It’s no longer the same
Remnant forests struggle to survive amid oil palm plantations, study shows
Novel chemical entities: Are we sleepwalking through a planetary boundary?
"UN Summit Seeks To Fix Food’s Many Problems, But Draws Fire"
EPA Issues Rule To Sharply Reduce Use Of HFCs, Driver Of Climate Change
'Death Sentence': Low-Lying Nations Implore Faster UN Action On Climate
"Drilling on the Arctic Beach"
Gov. Newsom Signs $15 Billion Climate Package At Sequoia National Park
FERC Blames Texas Energy Policies For Severity Of February Blackouts
"Biden Picks Trump Critic To Lead EPA Science Office"
Rising Natural Gas Prices Help Cleanest (and Dirtiest) Electricity Sources
"Philanthropists Pledge $5 Billion To Save Threatened Species"
"Love The National Parks? Get Ready For Them To Heat Up"
Grand Ronde tribe reclaims Willamette Falls, as work begins to tear down Oregon City mill
Young people experiencing ‘widespread’ psychological distress over government handling of looming climate crisis
Fossil footprints show humans in North America more than 21,000 years ago
California rolls out biggest climate package in state history with an unprecedented $15 billion investment
Bioprinted neurons could cut use of animals in research
Philanthropists pledge record $5 billion to protect nature
The $7billion MacArthur Foundation announced that it will divest from fossil fuels
Rhino drowns in Dutch zoo in mating mishap
Mountain goat kills attacking grizzly bear with dagger-like horns
UN and partners launch billion-dollar initiative to transform cities for people and planets
President Xi declares end to Chinese support for new coal power abroad
WildEarth Guardians calls on EPA to shut down illegal air polluters in New Mexico
White rhino population down by two-thirds
Livestock industry is lobbying UN to support more meat production
A new survey reveals that deadlines don’t cause despair and can motivate people to climate action
The Deep Seas near New Zealand have yielded 6 new species of bizarre sponges
Sale of live crabs, lobsters, and fur banned in Amsterdam markets
63 endangered penguins die after being attacked by enraged bees
Lions and tigers at DCs National Zoo test presumptive positive for COVID
African Parks secures $100m for conservation in Africa
Point Reyes National Seashore capitulates to ranchers
Mexico just banned cosmetic animal testing in a North American first

Conservation News ~ 17 September 2021

9/17/2021

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

Conservation News ~ 10 September 2021

9/10/2021

One in three tree species is in the red, new global assessment says
Is it time to rethink jaguar recovery in the U.S.? (commentary)
Not just sea life: Migratory fish, birds and mammals also fall foul of plastic
In Peru, ancient food technologies revived in pursuit of future security
Vale told Brazil communities they were in danger. They say Vale wants their land
Palm oil firms in Papua hit back with lawsuit after permits are revoked
Rich countries may be buying illegal gold that’s driving Amazon destruction
Drug trafficking threatens Indigenous Shipibo communities in Peru
11 Endangered Species 'Likely Extinct' Within Russia, Ministry Says
These popular tuna species are no longer endangered, surprising scientists
Komodo dragon joins the list of endangered species
India's Moth Fauna Gets 17 New Species From Arunachal Pradesh
"Biden To Visit NY, NJ To View Hurricane Ida's Destruction"
"U.S. Probing Nearly 350 Reports Of Oil Spills In Wake Of Hurricane Ida"
Over 230 Medical Journals: Climate Crisis Is "Greatest" Health Threat
"Ida Reveals Two Louisianas: One With Storm Walls, Another Without"
Baltimore Recycles Only a Tiny Fraction of its Residential Plastic
"Prized Trout Streams Shrink As Heat, Drought Grip US West"
"Industry Group Backs Global Carbon Price For Large Ships"
7,000 California Preterm Births Linked To Wildfire Smoke Risks: Study
More Global Aid Goes To Fossil Fuel Projects Than Tackling Dirty Air: Study
Bitcoin Uses More Electricity Than Many Countries. How Is That Possible?
Will A Summer of Crises Lead to Climate Action? It’s Not Looking Good
"Cleanup Boats On Scene Of Large Gulf Oil Spill Following Ida"
"Louisiana Shell Refinery Left Spewing Chemicals After Hurricane Ida"
Kerry Urges China To Cut Emissions; China Seeks Easing Of Solar Sanctions
"Climate Change Is Already Rejiggering Where Americans Live"
"Nearly 1 In 3 Americans Experienced A Weather Disaster This Summer"
"Joe Manchin’s Dirty Empire"
Dutch Watchdog Tells Shell to Stop ‘Carbon Neutral' Greenwashing Ads
"Living In A Sea Of Trash: Roma Fight Environmental Racism In Romania"
"Komodo Dragon In Danger Of Extinction As Sea Levels Rise"
Third of shark and ray species face extinction, warns study
New species: This rainbow-scaled lizard lived anonymously in the Andes—until now
Pacific, Atlantic bluefin tuna no longer listed as 'endangered' on latest IUCN red list
Manatee deaths in Florida point to a global decline in seagrass ecosystems
How to find the right NGO partner without shooting yourself in the foot (commentary)
Sri Lanka tagging program traces little-known paths of migratory birds
Indonesia still clinging to coal despite phaseout pledge, new plan shows
From a nuisance to a benefit, ‘world’s worst weed’ finds new use as biofuel
Jaguar stronghold in Brazil’s Iguaçu Park threatened by road reopening plan
Plant-based face masks? This young Philippine inventor has you covered
From a nuisance to a benefit, ‘world’s worst weed’ finds new use as biofuel
Industrial fishing harbor plan raises a stink in Sierra Leone
Amazon, meet Amazon: Tech giant rolls out rainforest carbon offset project
New research hopes to shine a light on wedgefish, the ‘pangolin of the ocean’
Climate philanthropy’s opportunity for impact: Q&A with Bridgespan’s Sonali Patel
Spike in deforestation detected in Papua concession linked to South Korea’s Moorim
New Philippine corpse flower is phallic-shaped, funky smelling — and nearly extinct
If you think sharks are scary, blame Hollywood, new study suggests
Alabama's Slenderclaw Crayfish Gains Endangered Species Act Protection
British dragonfly numbers soar as warming climate attracts new species
"Calling ‘Code Red’ on Climate, Biden Pushes for Infrastructure Plan"
"Gulf Oil Spill Shows Risk From 18,000 Miles of Abandoned Pipe"
Sheltering Inside May Not Protect You From The Dangers Of Wildfire Smoke
"New Orleans: Seniors Left In Dark, Hot Facilities After Ida"
"Pope, Patriarch And Canterbury Abbot Issue Climate Appeal"
"Environmental Groups Call For Postponement Of Climate Talks"
"Madagascar Faces One Of The World's First Climate Change Famines"
Lawsuits Over ‘Misleading’ Food Labels Surge as Groups Cite Lax Oversight
Toyota Plans $13.5 Bln To Develop Electric Vehicle Battery Tech By 2030
Avocados, Vanilla Among Dozens Of Wild Crop Relatives Facing Extinction
Allen Coral Atlas Completes Map of the World’s Coral Reefs Using Satellite Imagery
"Methane Rule To Eclipse Past Regulations, Including Obama’s"
"To Keep The Lights On, New Orleans’ Grid Needs To Change — Here’s How"
"Interior Will Launch Review Of Trump’s Arctic Oil Plan"
"Biden Admin Maps Path For Dramatic Solar Energy Growth"
"New York Sets 2035 Zero-Emission Passenger Car Goal"
Paris Goal Requires Most Fossil Fuel Reserves Must Stay in the Ground
Black People To Be Swept Aside For A South Carolina Freeway — Again
"EPA To Propose First-Ever 'Forever Chemical' Discharge Limits"
From 4% to 45%: Biden DOE Lays Out Ambitious Blueprint for Solar Power
Fast Or Slow? Study Reveals Differences In How Humpback Whales Change Tune
We’ve crossed four of nine planetary boundaries. What does this mean?
‘Join us for the Amazon,’ Indigenous leaders tell IUCN in push for protection
The first complete map of the world’s shallow tropical coral reefs is here
Borneo’s bearded pigs and traditional hunters adapted to oil palms. Then came swine fever
In Kenya, push-pull method tries to debug organic farming’s pest problem
Brazil’s biofuel program sputters on weak emissions accounting
Service Proposes Endangered Species Act Protection for Freshwater Mussel
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Rare Southeast Alaska Wolf
What’s fair in conservation to locals? Just ask, study says
Deep-sea mining gets a resounding rejection from conservation authorities
As illegal logging route in Peru nears Brazil, Indigenous groups warn of calamity
Can we stop calling it biodiversity? There’s no word for what we’re losing (commentary)
Seeing the maligned urban rat in a new light: Q&A with Michael Parsons
Environmental activist ‘well-hated’ by Myanmar junta is latest to be arrested
Fomenting a “Perfect Storm” to push companies to change: Q&A with Glenn Hurowitz
Razan Al Mubarak becomes first woman from the Arab world to head IUCN
‘Global Indigenous Agenda’ for land rights, conservation launched at IUCN congress
Anti-logging protest becomes Canada’s biggest ever act of civil disobedience
Deep-sea mining gets a resounding rejection from conservation authorities
Hairy-nosed wombat numbers grow to over 300 in Queensland
Conservation Groups Sue Brookfield Renewable Over Alleged Endangered Species Act Violations
House Panel Bans Drilling in ANWR With Reconciliation Measure
"EPA To Protect Alaska’s Bristol Bay, Blocking Major Gold Mine"
"Democrats Unveil Details of Sweeping Climate Change Spending Plan"
Democrats Want a ‘Climate Corps.’ They Just Can’t Agree How to Create It
"Biden Picks D.C. Utility Regulator For FERC Commissioner"
"Judge Deals Blow To Obama Fossil Fuel Royalty Rule"
"Harvard University To End Investment In Fossil Fuels"
Enviros Call For Prompt Restoration Of National Monuments Shrunk By Trump
"This Summer Tied The Dust Bowl For The Hottest On Record In US"
Tree Planting Isn't Replacing Burned U.S. Forests — Not Even Close

Conservation News ~ 3 September 2021

9/3/2021

Good news for Willamette River Chinook salmon and winter steelhead
Sustainable livelihood offers a lifeline to Philippines’ dying rice terraces
WA puts hawk from Tri-Cities area on endangered list. Wind turbines partly to blame
Edinburgh Zoo welcomes three new endangered horses native to Mongolia
Ohio deer test positive for virus that causes COVID-19
Fires rage in Bolivia’s Chiquitania region
'A lucky accident:' How a new species of millipede was named after a Floyd County artist - WSLS
3 endangered tigers found dead in Indonesia conservation area
What makes mapping and monitoring zero-deforestation commitments effective?
L.A.-sized tract of primary forest went up in flames in DRC province in 2020
With their land on the line, Indigenous Brazilians gather for landmark ruling
With Myanmar’s press muzzled, experts warn of surge in environmental crimes
What sets crab-eating raccoons apart from other carnivores? | Candid Animal Cam
Independent monitoring suggests sharp jump in Amazon rainforest destruction
Drug trafficking and illegal logging threaten Indigenous communities in Peru
The women on the front lines of safeguarding the Amazon
Ida Smashes Louisiana, Bringing Record Winds, Storm Surge, Blackout
"Trump EPA Ignored Scientists’ Warnings On Miss. Project: Docs"
"Group’s Allegations of Destroying Records Spur EPA Investigation"
91% Of Pa. Schools That Tested Water Found Lead. Only 9% Removed It
"Environmental Group Outbids Rancher For Idaho Grazing Lease"
"California’s Plan to Make New Buildings Greener Will Also Raise Costs"
Floating Turbines Could Open Up Vast Ocean Tracts For Wind Power
"Line 3 Protesters Arrested At Minnesota Capitol"
Minn. Cops Shared Intelligence on Protest Organizers With Pipeline Company
"1,500 Murder Hornets Murdered in Washington State"
Climate change threatens traditional extractive communities in the Amazon
Find my elephant: The conservation apps revolutionizing how rangers work
Enhancing biodiversity through the belly: Agroecology comes alive in Chile
Grain production depends on ending deforestation, studies show
Next to India’s capital, a village looks to the past for its forest’s future
For male chimps looking to mate, an entourage is the way to go, study finds
Conservation needs more women, says Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak
Rare Arizona Plant Threatened by Rosemont Copper Mine Receives Endangered Species ...
"Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump Rule Governing Water Pollution"
"Hurricane Ida Forces Three Damaged Hospitals To Evacuate Patients"
"How Climate Change Helped Make Hurricane Ida One Of Louisiana’s Worst"
"Biden Opens New Federal Office for Climate Change, Health and Equity"
EPA Falsifying Risk Assessments For Dangerous Chemicals: Whistleblowers
"40 Million People Rely on the Colorado River. It’s Drying Up Fast."
"Wildfire Evacuees Flood Lake Tahoe Roads In Rush To Flee"
"Some Ask Why Salmon Creek Dam Safety Documents Are Kept Secret"
"US Climate Envoy In Japan To Push Efforts To Cut Emissions"
"Birds Of Prey Face Global Decline From Habitat Loss, Poison"
Cost of wetlands: Free. Storm damage they prevent: $38 million per estuary.
Mangrove restoration done right has clear economic, ecological benefits
Building the Campaign for Nature: Q&A with Brian O’Donnell
Low genetic diversity is part of rhinos’ long-term history, study says
Captive breeding of Sumatran rhinos: Where the program stands today
Mountain lion killed after mauling 5-year-old in Santa Monica Mountains
Reports Of Environmental Problems Caused By Ida Begin To Trickle In
"A New Breed of Crisis: War and Warming Collide in Afghanistan"
World Finally Stops Using Leaded Gasoline. Algeria Used Last Stockpile
Up To Half Of World’s Wild Tree Species May Be At Risk Of Extinction
Judge Rebuffs Red States' Challenge To Biden's 'Social Costs' Of Carbon
"Killer Heat Forces Cities to Adapt Now or Suffer"
"Lobster Fishing Will Face Restrictions To Try To Save Whales"
National Parks Are Overcrowded. Some Think ‘Selfie Stations’ Will Help
"Snail Darter, Tiny And Notorious, Is No Longer Endangered"
California Builds A ‘Noah’s Ark’ To Protect Wildlife From Extinction
Endangered species called the snail darter is saved from extinction
Rare California red fox added to endangered species list in ongoing extinction crisis
New species of lizard discovered in area once controlled by terrorists and drug cartels in Peru
"At Least 8 Dead as Ida Swamps New York City Area"
"Ida's Devastation Shocks, Fuel Shortages Hinder Recovery"
"Lack of Power Hinders Assessment of Toxic Pollution Caused by Ida"
"In Focus: Wildfires And Climate Change"
Global South Climate Reps Doubt COP26 Participation Over Vaccine Delay
"How Biden’s Team Rushed To Dump A Trump-Era PFAS Assessment"
"UN: Weather Disasters Soar In Numbers, Cost, But Deaths Fall"
Exposure To Air Pollution Below Legal Limits Linked To Premature Deaths
Drought And Climate Change Spur Roundups of U.S. Wild Horses
"The Race To Rescue Florida’s Diseased Corals"
Amazon fires have affected almost all the region's endangered species
Australian wildlife including koalas on list of endangered species
Researchers discover new species of gecko within Goa University campus
Science spots three new species of hand-standing spotted skunks
NASA’s MISR Instrument Sees California Wildfire Smoke Plumes From Space
NASA, International Panel Provide a New Window on Rising Seas
NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland Mission Leaves for Its Last Field Trip
Maine’s ban on ‘forever chemicals’ marks a big win for some scientists
New map identifies risks, and potential sanctuaries, for Brazil’s diving duck
New coating could help seeds survive in drought conditions
Scientists describe new tree frog in push to catalog Indonesia’s amphibians
Italian firms flout EU rules to trade in illegal Myanmar timber, report says
Conservation after coronavirus: We need to diversify and innovate (commentary)
Will ‘ropeless’ fishing gear be seaworthy in time to save endangered whales?
Nigeria seeks transnational help to disrupt a still-brisk pangolin trade
There is no climate solution without China and America, says Li Shuo
New study offers latest proof that Brazilian Amazon is now a net CO2 source
Baby Shark Born in All-Female Tank Could Be The First 'Virgin Birth' For Its Species
Defenders of Wildlife offers a definition of conservation
Scientists describe new tree frog in push to catalog Indonesia's amphibians
New research estimates that 30% of the world’s tree species face extinction
EPA might water down its cleanup standards for Seattle’s only river
4 year old girl discovers rare stingless bee in California
US judge vacates Trump water rule on environmental grounds
New strobilanthes plant in Sri Lanka
Argentina becomes the first country in the world to ban salmon farming
Leaked report of the IPCC reveals that the growth model of capitalism is unsustainable
California wolf pack spotted alive amid destruction of Dixie fires
"43 Die as Deadliest Storm Since Sandy Devastates the Northeast"
"St. John Residents Plead For Housing Aid Ahead Of Joe Biden's Visit"
"Feds Responding To Reports Of Oil, Chemical Spills After Ida"
"Offshore Drilling Ban and Mining Curbs Edge Closer to Passage"
"Climate Change Will Hit Racial Minorities Harder, Analysis Finds"
NYC's Subway Flooding Not Fluke, But Reality For Cities In Warming World
"Pennsylvania’s Carbon Plan Clears Last Regulatory Hurdle"
Climate-Driven Extreme Heat Threatens $500 Bln In New U.S. Costs By 2050
"Climate Change Is Bankrupting America’s Small Towns"
In California, the World’s Largest Battery Storage System Gets Even Larger