by ABA| Accreditation | Apr 13, 2023 | environment
Years ahead of schedule, Bolivia has met an ambitious goal to protect 30 percent of its land — and that’s thanks in large part to Amazonian towns and villages that are accelerating the pace and scale of conservation in the country. Bolivia’s last...
by ABA| Accreditation | Apr 9, 2023 | environment
Ancient. Enduring. Unshakable?The health of the world’s mountains is not set in stone. As the climate changes, mountains are changing, and their contributions to the health of the planet — and to human well-being — could shift in ways we cannot predict.On March...
by ABA| Accreditation | Apr 7, 2023 | environment
A small Pacific island nation scored a major victory for climate justice. Vanuatu, an archipelago of 320,000 people threatened by rising seas and devastating storms, is behind a landmark U.N. resolution that could hold carbon-polluting countries to account for...
by ABA| Accreditation | Mar 25, 2023 | environment
Editor’s note: In 2011, the Philippines town of Silonay — a fishing village situated on a small island in the province of Oriental Mindoro — established a mangrove “ecopark.” The effort, supported by Conservation International (CI), local governments and other...
by ABA| Accreditation | Mar 23, 2023 | environment
The last time the world gathered to discuss global water issues was the year the first “Star Wars” film was released. In the 46 years since, the global population has doubled — yet the challenges facing the health of, and access to, freshwater resources have been...
by ABA| Accreditation | Mar 3, 2023 | environment
In sub-Saharan Africa, 52 million girls do not attend school. This doesn’t only translate to a lack of job opportunities and poverty — it also means lower climate resilience: Studies have found that for every additional year of school a girl receives (on average), her...
