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Policy & Governance

Report maps extractive blocks overlapping conservation areas

A spatial analysis finds extensive overlap in tropical countries, but the mapped exposure does not show that extraction is active or that ecological damage has occurred.

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Windermere tunnel proposal remains at feasibility stage

A coalition has published proposals to divert wastewater away from the lake, but design, approvals and funding decisions are still ahead.

Conservation Practice

Yellowstone wolf recordings test a new approach to monitoring

An initiative is using automated recorders and machine-learning tools to analyse wolf calls, but the method’s effectiveness has yet to be validated.

Boreal toad breeding-site occupancy fell in the Southern Rocky Mountains

A study estimates a substantial decline between 2001 and 2019 and identifies climate-related pressures alongside chytrid fungus, while noting that their relative effects remain uncertain.

Conservation Practice

Recycled glass sand shows promise in short-term tests of Louisiana estuary species

A laboratory study found no significant survival differences across sediment treatments, but it does not establish long-term safety or restoration success in the field.

Policy & Governance

UK approves Jackdaw gasfield after fresh environmental assessment

The consent allows production at the North Sea field, with the project’s climate and energy-system effects still uncertain.

Costa Rica’s silky shark trade faces scrutiny amid global decline

Costa Rica is reported to account for most direct exports of silky shark products, but export figures do not establish its share of fishing mortality or the status of sharks in its waters.

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Conservation Practice

Yellowstone wolf recordings test a new approach to monitoring

Boreal toad breeding-site occupancy fell in the Southern Rocky Mountains

Costa Rica’s silky shark trade faces scrutiny amid global decline

Michigan tribal partners work to restore Arctic grayling

Laos saola search continues, but funding beyond October is uncertain

Conservation decisions depend on what the evidence can really show

Six Irrawaddy dolphin calves recorded in Cambodia in 2026

Large animals affect carbon, but climate benefits remain hard to measure

Conservation Practice

Acoustic sensors map possible tiger risk in Nepal

Niger oil well eruption leaves desert wildlife impact unassessed

Conservation decisions hinge on evidence, impact and accountability

Conservation Practice

I-25 wildlife crossings linked to fewer animal-vehicle collisions

Oceans & Coasts

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Conservation Practice

Recycled glass sand shows promise in short-term tests of Louisiana estuary species

Oceans & Coasts

US seabed mining applications expand across Pacific high seas

Oceans & Coasts

Uncertainty hangs over Tasmania’s urchin-control funding

Pagham Harbour records a strong Sandwich Tern breeding season

Conservation Practice

A dog is being trained to detect invasive sea squirt in Scotland

Oceans & Coasts

MCS lowers ratings for some hake and coley fisheries

People & Communities

Women shellfish gatherers in Sergipe report pressure on mangrove access

Conservation Practice

Women-led group links mangrove restoration and livelihoods in North Sulawesi

Oceans & Coasts

Study maps potential mining pollution risk across nearly 293,000 km of coastline

Oceans & Coasts

California reviews two Tribal co-sponsored marine protection proposals

Oceans & Coasts

Seagrass fish communities show higher estimated nutrient potential than reef communities

Permitted collections take sand tiger sharks from Delaware Bay to aquariums

Forests

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Conservation Practice

Peru pilot links unconditional income with reported rainforest stewardship

Policy & Governance

Gabon moves to tighten controls on iboga exports

Forest soils in south-west Germany show rising methane uptake

Amazon analysis finds more candidate fire detections than official counts

Conservation decisions are moving ahead while their consequences remain unsettled

Conservation Practice

Two damselfly species recorded at restored woodland

Policy & Governance

Investigation alleges lobbying effort over EU deforestation law

Policy & Governance

Court pauses further tree-felling at Washington golf course

Conservation Practice

Georgia plans to reopen Pine Log wildlife area in 2027

Nature’s targets meet the test of delivery

Indonesia fires fuel haze as firefighting continues

Policy & Governance

Brazil runoff puts Amazon policy in focus as candidates set different deforestation targets

Freshwater

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Windermere tunnel proposal remains at feasibility stage

Michigan tribal partners work to restore Arctic grayling

Six Irrawaddy dolphin calves recorded in Cambodia in 2026

Study maps conversion of Brazilian Amazon wetlands across four decades

Longyearbyen water concerns persist as source is investigated

Canada’s last known Arctic epishelf lake has drained

Kerosene pollution affects about 4 km of River Taff

Conservation decisions are moving ahead while their consequences remain unsettled

Dusky shark remains in Busan canal as authorities monitor its condition

Arizona seeks to join Nevada’s Colorado River lawsuit

Policy & Governance

Wildlife Society opposes supplemental US waters proposal

Pecos River faces water scarcity and oilfield pressures

Climate

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Boreal toad breeding-site occupancy fell in the Southern Rocky Mountains

Policy & Governance

UK approves Jackdaw gasfield after fresh environmental assessment

Large animals affect carbon, but climate benefits remain hard to measure

Longyearbyen water concerns persist as source is investigated

Canada’s last known Arctic epishelf lake has drained

Conservation decisions hinge on evidence, impact and accountability

Policy & Governance

NSW plans law to raise Mount Pleasant coal output

Forest soils in south-west Germany show rising methane uptake

Amazon analysis finds more candidate fire detections than official counts

People & Communities

Maui study finds metal levels linked with lung-function differences

Pecos River faces water scarcity and oilfield pressures

Oceans & Coasts

Study maps potential mining pollution risk across nearly 293,000 km of coastline

People & Communities

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Michigan tribal partners work to restore Arctic grayling

Conservation Practice

Peru pilot links unconditional income with reported rainforest stewardship

People & Communities

Brazil court blocks state law from applying to Indigenous territory amid invasion

Conservation Practice

Acoustic sensors map possible tiger risk in Nepal

Longyearbyen water concerns persist as source is investigated

Policy & Governance

Gabon moves to tighten controls on iboga exports

South Africa weighs alternatives to hazardous crop pesticides

Kerosene pollution affects about 4 km of River Taff

Policy & Governance

NSW plans law to raise Mount Pleasant coal output

People & Communities

Maui study finds metal levels linked with lung-function differences

Policy & Governance

Nigeria reports closure of gold mine in Gashaka-Gumti National Park

People & Communities

Aeta communities challenge proposed tech hub on ancestral lands

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Policy & Governance

Report maps extractive blocks overlapping conservation areas

Policy & Governance

UK approves Jackdaw gasfield after fresh environmental assessment

Costa Rica’s silky shark trade faces scrutiny amid global decline

Conservation decisions depend on what the evidence can really show

Oceans & Coasts

US seabed mining applications expand across Pacific high seas

Conservation Practice

Conservation funding faces pressure as aid falls

Study maps conversion of Brazilian Amazon wetlands across four decades

People & Communities

Brazil court blocks state law from applying to Indigenous territory amid invasion

Conservation decisions hinge on evidence, impact and accountability

Policy & Governance

Gabon moves to tighten controls on iboga exports

Bat concerns feature in plans for 11 glamping pods at Bluebell Woods

Policy & Governance

EPA clarifies scope of PFOA phase-out after court ruling

Conservation Practice

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Policy & Governance

Report maps extractive blocks overlapping conservation areas

Windermere tunnel proposal remains at feasibility stage

Conservation Practice

Yellowstone wolf recordings test a new approach to monitoring

Conservation Practice

Recycled glass sand shows promise in short-term tests of Louisiana estuary species

Laos saola search continues, but funding beyond October is uncertain

Conservation decisions depend on what the evidence can really show

Conservation Practice

Peru pilot links unconditional income with reported rainforest stewardship

Conservation Practice

Conservation funding faces pressure as aid falls

Conservation Practice

Acoustic sensors map possible tiger risk in Nepal

Niger oil well eruption leaves desert wildlife impact unassessed

Conservation Practice

I-25 wildlife crossings linked to fewer animal-vehicle collisions

South Africa weighs alternatives to hazardous crop pesticides