See below to see the latest media releases from IISD Experimental Lakes Area and features in media. If you wish to speak to one of our experts, contact Sumeep Bath, media and communications officer at IISD Experimental Lakes Area at [email protected] or +1 (204) 958-7700 ext. 740.
IISD-ELA in the News | CBC | August 2, 2019
"This presents an opportunity for the city to lead by example to help improve the health of Lake Winnipeg, said Dimple Roy, director of water management at the International Institute for Sustainable Development. "It's a matter of will," Roy said."
IISD-ELA in the News | Winnipeg Free Press | August 2, 2019
"The plan was detailed in a joint proposal by the Lake Winnipeg Foundation and International Institute of Sustainable Development. On Thursday, the director of the IISD’s water management program called the city’s inaction on the issue "embarrassing.""
IISD-ELA in the News | The Globe and Mail | July 31, 2019
"“Actually, watching the oil being placed on the lake is a pretty exciting feeling,” said Ms. Stanley, a PhD student and project officer at the Experimental Lakes Area, or ELA, in Northwestern Ontario. The research site, east of Kenora, includes 58 small lakes that serve as a natural laboratory for investigating environmental contamination. It is one of the few places on Earth where aquatic ecosystems can be deliberately polluted for scientific study."
IISD-ELA in the News | Winnipeg Free Press | July 31, 2019
"Dimple Roy, the institute’s director of water management, said engineers and scientists familiar with the Winnipeg plant were consulted to develop the interim measure, which was demonstrated to reduce phosphorus concentrations by 70 per cent, to a level that would comply with its licence."
IISD-ELA in the News | Atlas Obscura | July 30, 2019
"The ELA is the only place in the world where scientists can manipulate entire lakes and watch the consequences unfold, often over decades, Schindler says. It’s been called “the supercollider of ecology.” "
