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DoomsdaysCW<p>So, when I first saw this headline, I thought it was about the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> making <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> staffing cuts. Nope! It's the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a>! And this has been going on for a while now!</p><p>Thousands of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RiverPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RiverPollution</span></a> tests cancelled because of staff shortages</p><p>by Jonah Fisher, July 24, 2025</p><p>Excerpt: "Staffing problems are nothing new at the EA. In 2023 its chairman Alan Lovell told parliament that it had 'struggled with recruitment and retention of staff'.</p><p>"Internal emails obtained by campaign groups <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greenpeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greenpeace</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Desmog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Desmog</span></a> through freedom of information requests were shared with the BBC. They show EA officials discussing the impact of staff departures on testing and saying that others planned to leave. </p><p>"One senior official, writing an email to her colleagues, said it was 'not good news I'm afraid' adding 'this isn't where we want to be (again)'.</p><p>"Helen Nightingale, who worked at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentAgency</span></a> as a catchment planner, analysing data from its water quality programme until 2022, says that while she was there she saw a shift of focus away from serious investigation to trying to find 'successes'.</p><p>"She also said that morale was low: "The pay is not great – we didn't have pay rises for years due to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/austerity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>austerity</span></a>. </p><p>" 'But a lot people are in it [the EA] because they want to make a difference – and when you're not even getting that - well, what's the point?'</p><p>"Documents seen by the BBC show that the work affected by the cuts to testing this year included investigations into the water industry in various parts of the country, and monitoring of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectedAreas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectedAreas</span></a> including the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RiverWye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RiverWye</span></a>, which is currently facing a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> crisis linked to intensive <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChickenFarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChickenFarming</span></a>." </p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx24xy8zgp4o" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/cx24xy8z</span><span class="invisible">gp4o</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/o15LD" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/o15LD</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UKNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterMonitoring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterMonitoring</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FactoryFarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactoryFarming</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Drought</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterLevels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterLevels</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sewage</span></a></p>
Mongabay<p>Sri Lanka has declared the Nilgala wilderness, a unique landscape harboring the island’s largest savanna ecosystem interwoven with a mosaic of unique habitats, as a national forest reserve.</p><p>Despite being home to numerous endemic and range-restricted species found nowhere else on the island, Nilgala had long been an overlooked conservation priority, facing continuous environmental threats.</p><p>By Malaka Rodrigo<br><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/an-overlooked-biocultural-landscape-in-sri-lanka-receives-overdue-protection/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/2025/06/an-o</span><span class="invisible">verlooked-biocultural-landscape-in-sri-lanka-receives-overdue-protection/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Forests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Forests</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ProtectedAreas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectedAreas</span></a></p>
US<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/us/3718/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/us/3718/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Operators and peak land conservation body call for Queensland to drop land tax for nature refuges <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AndrewPowell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndrewPowell</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AndrewTaylor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndrewTaylor</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ConservationCovenants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConservationCovenants</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DavidCrisafulli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DavidCrisafulli</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LandConservationAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandConservationAlliance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LandTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandTax</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MichaelCornish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelCornish</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NatureRefuge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureRefuge</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ProtectedAreas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectedAreas</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/qld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qld</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/queensland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>queensland</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/QueenslandGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QueenslandGovernment</span></a></p>
Mongabay<p>Mongabay staff reporter Ashoka Mukpo traveled to several nations to assess the current state of conservation in key protected areas. He joined Mongabay’s podcast to describe what he’s seen in his reporting.</p><p><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025/02/as-africa-eyes-protected-areas-expansion-of-1-million-square-miles-concerns-over-brutal-enforcement-persist/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025</span><span class="invisible">/02/as-africa-eyes-protected-areas-expansion-of-1-million-square-miles-concerns-over-brutal-enforcement-persist/</span></a></p><p>Mongabay’s new series, Beyond the Safari, examines conservation’s colonial origins in East Africa—and how rural communities are building a new future: <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/specials/2025/04/beyond-the-safari/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/specials/202</span><span class="invisible">5/04/beyond-the-safari/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Podcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ProtectedAreas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectedAreas</span></a></p>
Mongabay<p>The “fortress conservation” model is under pressure. Mongabay’s new series, Beyond the Safari, explores history, human rights, and biodiversity in East Africa.</p><p>Read the first article on protected areas and wildlife by Ashoka Mukpo<br>here: <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/like-you-i-fear-the-demise-of-the-elephants/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/2024/12/like</span><span class="invisible">-you-i-fear-the-demise-of-the-elephants/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ProtectedAreas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectedAreas</span></a></p>
Mongabay<p>A new report has found that protected areas and Indigenous territories in the Amazon store more aboveground carbon than the rest of the rainforest.</p><p>Protected areas and Indigenous territories were also found to serve as significant carbon sinks between 2013 and 2022, absorbing 257 million metric tons of carbon dioxide.</p><p>By Abhishyant Kidangoor<br><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/new-report-reinforces-critical-role-of-amazonian-protected-areas-in-climate-fight/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/2025/04/new-</span><span class="invisible">report-reinforces-critical-role-of-amazonian-protected-areas-in-climate-fight/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ProtectedAreas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectedAreas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Carbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Carbon</span></a></p>
Mongabay<p>Indigenous iTaukei people across Fiji have historically protected their freshwater and marine areas in memory of chiefs and community members who have passed away. These are called aquatic funerary protected areas (FPAs).</p><p>By Sonam Lama<br><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/funerary-practices-in-fiji-protect-marine-areas-while-honoring-the-deceased/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/2025/02/fune</span><span class="invisible">rary-practices-in-fiji-protect-marine-areas-while-honoring-the-deceased/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oceans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ProtectedAreas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectedAreas</span></a></p>
Mongabay<p>[PODCAST] As Africa eyes protected areas expansion of 1 million square miles, concerns over ‘brutal’ enforcement persist</p><p>Mongabay staff reporter Ashoka Mukpo traveled to several nations to assess the current state of conservation in key protected areas. He joins Mongabay’s podcast to describe what he’s seen in his reporting so far, and what he’s publishing next in the series.</p><p><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025/02/as-africa-eyes-protected-areas-expansion-of-1-million-square-miles-concerns-over-brutal-enforcement-persist/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025</span><span class="invisible">/02/as-africa-eyes-protected-areas-expansion-of-1-million-square-miles-concerns-over-brutal-enforcement-persist/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ProtectedAreas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectedAreas</span></a></p>
Mongabay<p>South Africa-based conservation NGO African Parks signed a long-term deal in December 2024 to manage Gambella National Park in Ethiopia.</p><p>The agreement brings the number of protected areas under management by African Parks to 23 in 13 countries.</p><p>By Ashoka Mukpo<br><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/african-parks-closes-deal-to-manage-ethiopias-gambella-national-park/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/2025/01/afri</span><span class="invisible">can-parks-closes-deal-to-manage-ethiopias-gambella-national-park/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ProtectedAreas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectedAreas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a></p>
Mongabay<p>There are nearly 9,000 inland protected areas across the African continent, covering 4.37 million square kilometers.</p><p>These protected areas are at the center of conservation policymaking by African countries hoping to safeguard nature and threatened wildlife.</p><p><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/like-you-i-fear-the-demise-of-the-elephants/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/2024/12/like</span><span class="invisible">-you-i-fear-the-demise-of-the-elephants/</span></a></p><p>The Mongabay Data Studio helps journalists visualize data and use it in their reporting. Check it out at studio.mongabay.com </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/MongabayDataStudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MongabayDataStudio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ProtectedAreas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectedAreas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a></p>
Mongabay<p>Ship strikes are a leading threat to large whales, with global shipping routes overlapping 92% of their habitats, a new study finds. But protecting whales in the most dangerous collision hotspots would require action over just 2.6% of the ocean’s surface, researchers conclude, potentially saving thousands of whales with minimal disruption to global trade.</p><p>By Shanna Hanbury<br><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/11/protecting-oceans-prevent-whale-ship-collisions/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/short-articl</span><span class="invisible">e/2024/11/protecting-oceans-prevent-whale-ship-collisions/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oceans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Whales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Whales</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ProtectedAreas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectedAreas</span></a></p>
Mongabay<p>Bolivia’s Tucabaca Valley Municipal Wildlife Reserve has been beset by clearing and fires over the past several years.</p><p>Now, mining, infrastructure development and land trafficking are adding to the pressure faced by the reserve.</p><p>Residents of nearby communities have formed an association called Movement in Defense of the Tucabaca Valley.</p><p>By Iván Paredes Tamayo<br><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/communities-band-together-to-save-besieged-reserve-in-bolivia/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/2024/11/comm</span><span class="invisible">unities-band-together-to-save-besieged-reserve-in-bolivia/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/CommunityBasedConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityBasedConservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ProtectedAreas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectedAreas</span></a></p>
Ms. Que Banh<p>A career <a href="https://beige.party/tags/OilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/insider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insider</span></a> will soon be shaping <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ClimatePolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimatePolicy</span></a> in <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alberta</span></a>’s department of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> and <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ProtectedAreas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectedAreas</span></a>.</p><p>After a decade working in various roles for the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canadian</span></a> Association of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PetroleumProducers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PetroleumProducers</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CAPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAPP</span></a> , Patrick McDonald has been hired by Alberta Environment and Protected Areas to serve as assistant deputy minister of air, <a href="https://beige.party/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> and clean technology.</p><p>CAPP is one of Canada’s biggest and most aggressive <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/LobbyGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LobbyGroups</span></a>; it held 91 meetings with government officials in 2023, second only to the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PathwaysAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PathwaysAlliance</span></a> with 104, according to a recent report by <a href="https://beige.party/tags/EnvironmentalDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalDefence</span></a>. CAPP’s member companies are responsible for nearly three quarters of Canada’s annual <a href="https://beige.party/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a> and <a href="https://beige.party/tags/NaturalGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalGas</span></a> production.</p><p><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/08/19/news/oil-insider-hired-help-shape-albertas-climate-policy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nationalobserver.com/2024/08/1</span><span class="invisible">9/news/oil-insider-hired-help-shape-albertas-climate-policy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/ConflictOfPublicInterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConflictOfPublicInterest</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ABpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ABpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CDNpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDNpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/DirtyOilProfiteers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirtyOilProfiteers</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BanCorporateLobbyists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BanCorporateLobbyists</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/EcocidalManiacs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EcocidalManiacs</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PollutionProfiteers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PollutionProfiteers</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CrimesAgainstHumanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrimesAgainstHumanity</span></a></p>
Mongabay<p>In Brazil’s state of Maranhão, one of the last slices of remaining rainforest is under threat from invasions and fires, which has complicated efforts to protect this area of rich biodiversity from the advance of agriculture and cattle ranching.</p><p>By Ana Ionova<br><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/in-brazils-amazon-land-invasions-and-fires-threaten-a-protected-reserve/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/2024/08/in-b</span><span class="invisible">razils-amazon-land-invasions-and-fires-threaten-a-protected-reserve/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brazil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ProtectedAreas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectedAreas</span></a></p>
PhoenixSerenity<p>To achieve global <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> targets, <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/conservationists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservationists</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>governments</span></a> must prioritize the establishment &amp; effective management of large, interconnected <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ProtectedAreas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectedAreas</span></a> with high <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ecological" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecological</span></a> integrity - in an essay published May 21 in <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> journal <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PLOSBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PLOSBiology</span></a>.</p><p>The authors argue that protected &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> areas that meet all 4 criteria—which they name <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Strongholds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Strongholds</span></a>"—will be disproportionately important for biodiversity conservation.</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-05-nature-strongholds-halt-biodiversity-loss.amp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2024-05-nature-s</span><span class="invisible">trongholds-halt-biodiversity-loss.amp</span></a></p>
PhoenixSerenity<p>More than a fifth of the 11,500 <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/endangered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangered</span></a> animal, plant &amp; fungi species in <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greece</span></a> are “critically endangered” &amp; thus are <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/UnderThreat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnderThreat</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extinction</span></a> a re-evaluation of the country’s <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RedList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedList</span></a> has found.</p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> Ministry published the revised list to commemorate <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>European</span></a> Natura 2000 Day, the anniversary of the creation in 1992 of what is now the world’s largest coordinated network of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ProtectedAreas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectedAreas</span></a>, which in the present day includes more than 27,000 sites.</p><p><a href="https://greekreporter.com/2024/05/21/over-fifth-greeces-wildlife-critically-endangered/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">greekreporter.com/2024/05/21/o</span><span class="invisible">ver-fifth-greeces-wildlife-critically-endangered/</span></a></p>
Mongabay<p>Nepal’s government has issued a controversial ordinance bypassing parliament to enable foreign investment in various sectors, including protected areas.</p><p>The ordinance coincides with Nepal’s Investment Summit, facilitating projects like cable car routes and hotels within national parks.</p><p>by Abhaya Raj Joshi</p><p><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/nepal-govt-bypasses-parliament-to-allow-commercial-projects-in-protected-areas/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/2024/04/nepa</span><span class="invisible">l-govt-bypasses-parliament-to-allow-commercial-projects-in-protected-areas/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ProtectedAreas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectedAreas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NationalParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalParks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Nepal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nepal</span></a></p>
Mongabay<p>In February 2024, Papua New Guinea’s parliament passed the Protected Areas Bill, first introduced two decades ago, into an act, which aims to establish a national system of protected areas to achieve the conservation target of protecting 30% of PNG’s territory by 2030.</p><p>By Spoorthy Raman<br><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/conservationists-welcome-new-png-protected-areas-act-but-questions-remain/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/2024/04/cons</span><span class="invisible">ervationists-welcome-new-png-protected-areas-act-but-questions-remain/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ProtectedAreas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectedAreas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/PNG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PNG</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/EnvironmentalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalLaw</span></a></p>
Dr. Jennifer<p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicomm</span></a> : One of our pure theory articles was selected for a cover 😀 so we made a <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/comicstrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrip</span></a> instead of another misleading <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/tippingpoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tippingpoint</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/metaphor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metaphor</span></a> </p><p>"A new critical review demonstrates <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/AlternateStableStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlternateStableStates</span></a> can exist in <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/metacommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metacommunity</span></a> systems without a Hill function. The revised theory creates new challenges for management of <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/fisheries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fisheries</span></a> and <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/marine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>marine</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/protectedareas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protectedareas</span></a>" </p><p><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/12/2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">mdpi.com/2077-1312/12/2</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/files/uploaded/covers/jmse/big_cover-jmse-v12-i2.png" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mdpi.com/files/uploaded/covers</span><span class="invisible">/jmse/big_cover-jmse-v12-i2.png</span></a></p>
Mongabay<p>Mexico recently announced 20 new protected areas covering roughly 2.3 million hectares across the country.</p><p>The protected areas, which include national parks, sanctuaries and flora and fauna protection areas, are located in the states of Quintana Roo, Oaxaca, Zacatecas, Chiapas and eight others, as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of California.</p><p>By Aimee Gabay<br><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/mexico-announces-20-new-protected-areas-despite-budget-cuts/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/2024/01/mexi</span><span class="invisible">co-announces-20-new-protected-areas-despite-budget-cuts/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ProtectedAreas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectedAreas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a></p>
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