by ABA| Accreditation | Jul 12, 2022 | environment
In the Senegalese city of Dakar, mudslinging is on the rise, reports Jori Lewis in The Atlantic.As Dakar’s population has exploded in recent years, so too has demand for housing. Builders in the coastal capital have historically relied on concrete; it’s cheap, locally...
by ABA| Accreditation | Jul 10, 2022 | environment
A proposed bill in the United States could help local communities around the world fight climate change by protecting the forests they depend on. Testifying in front of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, Conservation International CEO M. Sanjayan...
by ABA| Accreditation | Jul 7, 2022 | environment
Pollen. A scourge for allergy sufferers, it is critical for life, fertilizing every seed, grain and fruit that feeds the world.Now, rising temperatures are putting the pollen from essential crops — including tomatoes, canola and rice — at risk, reports Carolyn Beans...
by ABA| Accreditation | Jul 6, 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.1. The tick that causes a meat...
by ABA| Accreditation | Jul 1, 2022 | environment
This week, leaders from more than 20 nations met in Lisbon, Portugal at the UN Ocean Conference to address what Secretary General António Guterres has declared an “ocean emergency.” With the world’s oceans becoming hotter and more acidic, the time to turn the...
