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• NEWS November 15 2025

  Rewilding Scientists Are Releasing the Lovingly Nicknamed 'Snot Otters' Into Ohio Waterways in a Big Success for Conservation https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-elusive-snot-otters-are-being-released-into-ohio-waterways-180987663/ Forests Exclusive: Norway to invest about $3 billion in forest conservation fund https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/norway-invest-3-billion-tfff-forest-conservation-fund-2025-11-06/ Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon hits 11-year low ahead of COP30 https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/brazils-amazon-deforestation-falls-11-12-months-through-july-2025-10-30/

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• Adapt Alaska with Dr. Davin Holen

  On this episode of Conservation Conversations we talk with Dr. Davin Holen, an Associate Professor & Coastal Community Resilience Specialist, Alaska Sea Grant with the University of Alaska Fairbanks. We talk about coastal resilience throughout the whole of Alaska, which has more coastline than the lower 48 combined and diverse variety of communities, so he has his work cut out for him. Thank you again to Dr. Holen for talking with us, Alaska is such an important place and we really appreciate the time and love the work he and his team are doing. Please check out his websites at adaptalaska.org Producers are Austin Parker and Geoff Leech Host is Austin Parker Music was provided by A Picture Book studios Thanks for tuning in, please like, comment, and subscribe if you want to help. We’ll talk to you next time. Thank you again to the sponsor of this episode Tidal Influence. Check out their website for more information and how you can get involved: http://www.tidalinfluence.com/

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• NEWS November 1 2025

  Cloud Seeding Delhi turns to cloud seeding to spur rain, curb pollution https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/delhi-turns-cloud-seeding-spur-rain-curb-pollution-2025-10-28/ Deforestation Investors managing $3 trillion in assets urge countries to stop deforestation https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/investors-managing-3-trillion-in-assets-urge-countries-to-stop-deforestation/ar-AA1OPdyt Fish Salmon seen for first time in century after historic Calif. dam removal https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/salmon-seen-for-first-time-in-century-after-historic-calif-dam-removal/ar-AA1PgTm4 California Phases Out The Last Set Gillnets https://ktla.com/news/california/california-passes-law-to-phase-out-gillnet-fishing-in-state-waters-to-protect-underwater-wildlife/

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• NEWS October 15 2025

  Wins Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win' https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg426qqqqnro Australian Court issues major ruling impacting beloved endangered creatures: 'Today is a win' https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/court-issues-major-ruling-impacting-023000938.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZWNvc2lhLm9yZy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJ9vDCng51YwZcXjcpTcnXqTlRspKJmevErxGOdhj0OeF0LzjfAqCdf5rlehlNuCRdCeFghJ9cNnF6wEwO2XjTW0YcHdDGnQiSCu7sJ8dD4rKwXUFU5nZVmnLl3GVMwx53qu41GCSYAMTsV_zOYxEi0xyXmaMYtR_sblS6uhUAe6 Amazon Communities Deliver “Unprecedented” Conservation Wins https://scitechdaily.com/amazon-communities-deliver-unprecedented-conservation-wins/ UNESCO Adds an Area the Size of Bolivia to Biosphere Reserve System to Protect 5% of the World's Land https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/unesco-adds-an-area-the-size-of-bolivia-to-biosphere-reserve-system-to-protect-5-of-the-worlds-land/

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• Better Coastal Resilience through Ecogeochemistry with Dr. Kelton McMahon

  On today’s Conservation Conversations episode we talk with Dr. Kelton McMahon. Dr. McMahon is an associate professor in biological oceanography and runs the ocean Ecogeochemistry lab at the University of Rhode Island graduate school of oceanography. We really dive into the science on this one, but I promise it all comes together perfectly. Enjoy our conversation with Dr. McMahon! Please check out the Ecogeochemistry lab’s website and find Kelton on Social Media if you want to follow their work!. https://keltonmcmahon.com/ @oceanecogeochemlab Host and producer is Austin Parker Music was provided by A Picture Book studio Don't forget to like comment and subscribe if you want to help Thank you again to the sponsor of this episode Tidal Influence. Check out their website for more information and how you can get involved: http://www.tidalinfluence.com/

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