Media

IISD-ELA in the News | ICI Manitoba (French-language) | April 30, 2019

"Le chercheur aux lacs expérimentaux de l’Institut international pour le développement durable, Scott Higgins, indique que les moules zébrées sont une espèce hautement colonisatrice. « Elles sont hautement envahissantes avec jusqu’à plus de 100 000 individus par mètre carré sur des surfaces dures comme le fond des lacs et les quais. Elles vivent environ sept ans, mais se reproduisent très vite. Chaque femelle peut produire jusqu’à un million d’œufs », précise-t-il."

IISD-ELA in the News | Manitoba Eco-Network Eco-Journal | April 25, 2019

"To move towards smart city status, Winnipeg does not need to reinvent the wheel, given the number of existing smart solutions already out there for cities. We asked four members of our Winnipeg team how they would tackle some of Winnipeg’s most pressing issues and this is what they came up with."

Media Releases | April 24, 2019

IISD Experimental Lakes Area is pleased to offer expertise to media on zebra mussels—one Manitoba waters' most common invasive species—and the effect they can have on our province's fresh water.

Media Releases | April 18, 2019

To mark this year’s Earth Day, the world’s freshwater laboratory is launching an unprecedented two-year project to determine how new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, can revolutionize how we protect the environment.

IISD-ELA in the News | CBC Thunder Bay | April 15, 2019

"Researchers are gearing up for phase two of a project involving simulating oil spills at a freshwater research facility in northwestern Ontario. The project, which began in the summer of 2018, is looking at the impact of oil spills on freshwater environments, as well as examining cleanup methods, explained Vince Palace, head research scientist for the Experimental Lakes Area, which is run by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD-ELA)."