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The Government of Indonesia and Sumatran Rhino Rescue, a groundbreaking alliance of leading international conservation organizations have successfully rescued and relocated a critically endangered but healthy female rhino to a secure facility in Kalimantan with the support of local partners.

The OECD, UN Environment and World Bank Group, on November 28, called on leaders of G20 countries to do more to enable a radical shift of investment into low-carbon, climate-resilient infrastructure as a way to limit the impact of climate change.

A new report written by Environmental Integrity Project, Earthjustice, Prairie Rivers Network, and Sierra Club, revealed widespread pollution of the groundwater surrounding 90 percent of reporting Illinois coal ash dumpsites.

"Coming just days before the next round of climate talks, this report makes clear that current emission cuts pledged by governments are nowhere near ambitious enough to meet the temperature goal of the Paris Agreement. This was already known but, coming off the back of the findings of the IPCC special report last month, it should help to focus minds in Poland next week.

A new report on November 26, Getting it right in a new ocean, launched by WWF’s Arctic Programme is the first study of its kind to outline how the Arctic’s biodiverse ocean resources and economies can be developed to ensure long-term, economic and ecosystem health for the region and the planet. The report warns that conventional approaches to development threaten the viability of much of the region’s distinctive ecosystems, undermining sustainability for communities and economies.

Conservation action has brought renewed hope for the Fin Whale and the Mountain Gorilla, according to the update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The Fin Whale has improved in status from Endangered to Vulnerable following bans on whaling, while the Mountain Gorilla subspecies has moved from Critically Endangered to Endangered thanks to collaborative conservation efforts.

In an unprecedented global commitment to saving the jaguar, leading international conservation organizations and key jaguar range states have joined together to launch the Jaguar 2030 Conservation Roadmap for the Americas, presented at the Conference of Parties (COP) 14 of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on November 20.

On November 27, Greenpeace activists climbed a 180 metre-high chimney at Belchatow, the largest climate polluter in Europe and one of the largest coal fuelled power plants in the world, to demand climate action and a coal phase out.

Malaysia is the new dumping site for plastic ‘recycling’ from more than 19 countries, including the US, UK and Australia, according to new research released by Greenpeace Malaysia, on November 27. “The Recycling Myth” reportuncovered blatant regulation violations in the disposal of this waste, including dumping and open-air burning, and illegal practises contributing to environmental pollution and harmful health impacts for Malaysians.

Climbers from Greenpeace Netherlands have prevented a gigantic palm oil tanker from mooring in Rotterdam harbour. The team of climbers are hanging from the side of the 185m long Stolt Tenacity, a cargo ship loaded with palm oil products belonging to Wilmar, the world’s biggest and dirtiest palm oil trader, and supplier to global snack food giant Mondelez. They have hung banners with the message ‘Oreo, Drop Dirty Palm Oil’ to peacefully protest against the ongoing deforestation of Indonesia’s rainforest for palm oil.