Two updates from the Greater Cambridge Chalk Stream Project – Cam Catchment Partnership

These old sugarcane farms could be turned into rainforest again

A conservation group's plans to replant species from the World Heritage-listed Daintree Rainforest on land used for growing sugar have not won everybody over.

Dire future of superb fairy-wren could mean catastrophe for other species

The researchers said the superb fairy-wren would likely go extinct within 30-40 years unless action was taken to stop greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change.

UN Summit Sees Giant Otter and 39 Other Migratory Species Gain Cross-Border Protections

Protections were provided for animals of the seas, skies, and lands, from as small as a godwit bird to as large as the hammerhead shark. 

Palm oil clearing advances in Bornean orangutan habitat despite red flags - SLRPNK

> - A palm oil firm has cleared more than 3,000 hectares (7,500 acres) of forest inside a UNESCO biosphere reserve in Indonesian Borneo, threatening areas identified as orangutan habitat. > - The concession overlaps with a wildlife corridor linking two national parks, raising concerns over habitat fragmentation and increased human-orangutan conflict. > - Authorities have acknowledged the presence of the habitat inside the company’s concession, but proposed voluntary conservation measures rather than halting clearing, drawing criticism from environmental groups. > - The case highlights broader issues of weak enforcement, disputed land rights with Indigenous communities, and supply-chain loopholes that continue to allow deforestation-linked palm oil into global markets.

JANE GOODALL DAY: FIRST ANNUAL DAY OF ACTION

JGI is proud to launch Jane Goodall Day, our first annual giving day and a day of action. It is rooted in the belief Jane championed throughout her life: that hope is something we create together.