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IISD-ELA gratefully recognizes the contributions of donors to the Experimental Lakes Area
With a new research season at the site just begun, the International Institute for Sustainable Development-Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA) would like to express its gratitude to the many Canadian and international donors whose contributions helped to guarantee that vital research on our freshwater continues for many years to come.
Major report on Chinese environment and development policy now accessible to English-language audiences
A key report that provides a unique insight into recent Chinese policy on environment and development has now been published in English, allowing English-speakers across the globe access to these vital policy findings and recommendations.
Event to demonstrate local, renewable energy source that also keeps our waterways clean
What if there were a way to reduce the amount of harmful nutrients that enter our urban waterways and eventually Lake Winnipeg, and at the same time create a locally-sourced, renewable, organic source of energy? On Wednesday April 23, 2014, at 9:45 a.m. at the Living Prairie Museum, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), in partnership with the City of Winnipeg, will be hosting an event to demonstrate how pellets of cattails and grasses, sourced from Winnipeg, can be burned to generate clean energy and also improve the health of our city’s waterways.
Innovative tools help communities, development practitioners and government officials build food systems resilient to climate change
As the potentially disastrous effects of climate change become more apparent, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) has developed two innovative tools to help communities and decision-makers around the world measure and safeguard the resilience of their food systems in the face of such change and uncertainty.
Global Research Possibilities Expand as IISD Assumes Operation of Canada’s Renowned Experimental Lakes Area
Three agreements have been signed involving the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), the Government of Ontario and the Government of Canada that together ensure the long-term operation of the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) research facility.
Les possibilités de recherche mondiale s’étendent alors que l’IISD assume l’exploitation des installations renommées constituées par la Région des lacs expérimentaux du Canada
L’Institut international du développement durable (IISD), le gouvernement de l’Ontario et le gouvernement du Canada ont pris part à la signature de trois accords qui garantissent l’exploitation à long terme des installations de recherche de la Région des lacs expérimentaux (ELA).
Winnipeg's quality of life improving overall, with critical areas for improvement remaining, annual check-up reveals
Winnipeg is improving or staying the same in 11 out of 16 key indicators but losing ground for five key indicators highlighted in a city-wide check-up that looks at everything from core housing need to personal disposable income to premature mortality rates.