ELA wraps up 2014 season with alarming findings
As article that summarizes IISD-ELA's first research season under the management of IISD.
As article that summarizes IISD-ELA's first research season under the management of IISD.
"China itself is secretive about these purchases, but the International Institute for Sustainable Development, a Canadian think-tank, calculates that it has bought 5m hectares in developing countries; others think the total is higher."
"The world-class Experimental Lakes Area [...] has been granted charitable status."
"It allows us to diversify our fundraising," said IISD-ELA executive director Matthew McCandless. "Right now, a lot of money is coming from government and now, we can receive money from Canadian citizens. This will ensure that the ELA will remain a viable operation for years to come."
"The group that now runs the Experimental Lakes Area in northwestern Ontario says it’s improved its chances of staying sustainable."
"Islanders can read how the Liberal government anticipated they should have been doing something in regard to climate change impacts in the Nov. 2013 report entitled Climate Change Adaptation and Canadian Infrastructure by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)."
An opinion piece from Dave Sawyer, a past vice-president with IISD.
"12. After years of talks, Ottawa, Ontario and the IISD reach a deal to keep the Experimental Lakes Area open. Which of the following discovery was not made by scientists at the unique outdoor laboratory...?"
IISD president Scott Vaughan offers up a new argument in support of getting a working carbon pricing system up and running in Canada: selling more clean hydro to the Americans.
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