IISD In The News
IISD's research, experts and publications are regularly featured by press outlets and on multimedia platforms around the world.
The list below is a selection of recent mentions. Click Here for other media-related content.
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Canada's World-Renowned Freshwater Research Facility Saved by New Management
Science Magazine - April 02, 2014 Jennifer Carpenter discusses the new management of the Experimental Lakes Area.
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Agreements signed to officially transfer control of Experimental Lakes Area over to IISD
Kenora Daily Miner, - April 01, 2014 "Today is a historic day of the IISD, the Experimental Lakes Area and for fresh water research in Canada, Ontario and around the world," said Matt McCandless, who has been named the ELA's new executive director.
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Deal between think tank, Ottawa and Ontario saves experimental lake
The Globe and Mail - April 01, 2014 Gloria Galloway celebrates the new lease of life that IISD has given to the Experimental Lakes Area and Scott Vaughan, IISD president explains why the facility is so important.
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A tale of two Winnipegs
Winnipeg Sun - March 27, 2014 Peg, a collaboration of IISD and the United Way of Winnipeg releases a "detailed report into how different communities in Winnipeg live, learn, and die [which] reveals a widening gulf between the city's rich and poor."
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Lake Winnipeg the focus of $1M exhibit on World Water Day
CBC News Manitoba - March 22, 2014 IISD partners with the Manitoba Museum to create the first $1million + interactive exhibit in the Science Gallery. Lake Winnipeg: Shared Solutions asks players to consider the many factors that affect the health of the 2013 most endangered lake in the world.
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“Imagine Change” forum looks at sustainable consumption
Bhutan Broadcasting Service - March 21, 2014 Laura Turley says the consumption pattern in Bhutan is less destructive as compared to its neighboring countries.
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Deal on almost-shuttered ELA expected
The Interlake Enterprise - March 19, 2014 IISD's Matthew McCandless speaks to Jim Mosher about the negotiations between IISD, the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario to seal a deal on the Experimental Lakes Area.
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Sweden: Ground-Breaking New Study Reports Double-Digit Growth in Market Performance of “Eco-Labels”
Textiles Update - March 14, 2014 Our State of Sustainability Initiatives Review 2014 is dissected, and some of the major advancements in terms of "eco-labels" in 2014 are discussed.
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Future considerations
Winnipeg Free Press - March 07, 2014 Phil Gass discusses the implications of climate change on future budgets in Manitoba.
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Cattail harvesting research conducted in Manitoba
The Western Producer - March 06, 2014 Richard Grossman hopes that IISD's Cattails Harvesting Project will capture phosphorus before it enters Lake Winnipeg and prove that the wetland plant can be harvested as a fuel source for bio-energy.
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