News spotlight: Earth’s most unique birds are also most likely to go extinct

by ABA| Accreditation | Aug 16, 2022 | environment

Editor’s note: News about conservation and the environment is made every day, but some of it can fly under the radar. In a recurring feature, Conservation News shares three stories from the past week that you should know about. From flitting hummingbirds to...

The automotive industry may have a labeling problem

by ABA| Accreditation | Aug 16, 2022 | energy

This edition of Transport Weekly strikes at the core of a labeling issue that the automobile industry is currently facing. I want to preface that this piece is strictly my opinion, so I welcome any thoughts. Let us focus on two phrases and their respective...

Zoos and aquariums: The ‘front line of conservation’?

by ABA| Accreditation | Aug 14, 2022 | environment

The zoo in your city may be thousands of miles from the savannahs of Africa — but its effect on wildlife conservation may be many times greater.At least one conservationist says that researchers and staff at the world’s zoos and aquariums — not just scientists in the...

National order bans single-use plastics in national parks. Does it go far enough?

by ABA| Accreditation | Aug 14, 2022 | energy

This article originally appeared in our Circularity Weekly newsletter. Subscribe to the newsletter here.It’s difficult to verbalize the innate yearning I feel for green spaces, wide open vistas and the soothing surrounding of the outdoors. John Muir may have captured...

4 things we’ve discovered from tagging Indonesia’s mantas

by ABA| Accreditation | Aug 13, 2022 | environment

Manta rays are among dive tourists’ most beloved swimming companions. But despite frequent interactions between humans and mantas, we did not know much about them — until now.Since 2014, Conservation International (CI) and its partners (including the Indonesian...