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Wow EU strikes deal on climate target to cut emissions by 90% by 2040 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20251208IPR32091/2040-climate-target-deal-on-a-90-emissions-reduction-in-eu-climate-law Ecosia invites Nobel Committee to establish inaugural Climate and Planetary Health Prize https://news.cision.com/communication-works/r/ecosia-invites-nobel-committee-to-establish-inaugural-climate-and-planetary-health-prize,c4279491 Rewild Maryland Zoo Announces Birth of 8 Critically Endangered African Penguin Chicks https://www.marylandzoo.org/news-and-updates/2025/12/maryland-zoo-announces-birth-of-african-penguin-chicks/ Reforestation and wild pig decline spark surge in miniature deer in Singapore https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/reforestation-and-wild-pig-decline-spark-surge-in-miniature-deer-in-singapore/ Jaguar spotted at watering hole in Arizona, 5th endangered cat seen in area over last 15 years https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jaguar-spotted-arizona-5th-endangered-cat-seen-last-15-years/

Tech CRISPR wheat that makes its own fertilizer https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251123115435.htm Water conservation 5.5 Billion Gallons of Water Captured During Recent Storms, Enough to Serve Almost 68,000 L.A. Households Annually https://mayor.lacity.gov/news/mayor-bass-announces-nearly-55-billion-gallons-water-captured-during-recent-storms-enough Land Back 10,000 acres north of Lake Tahoe to be returned to California tribe in historic land deal https://www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/article/california-washoe-tribe-loyalton-land-deal-21202731.php Rewilding Endangered bandicoots given new home free of feral predators in regional NSW https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-16/bandicoots-given-a-new-home-mallee-cliffs-national-park/105995106

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/

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/

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/