The Social and Environmental Benefits of Manitoba's Community Pastures
A total economic value analysis of Manitoba's community pastures, demonstrating the private and public benefits of sustainable grazing management.
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Electricity Sector Reform in Uttar Pradesh: Analysis of tariff adjustments and the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana Plan (UDAY)
This study by IISD-Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) examines the electricity sector of the state of Uttar Pradesh by analyzing tariff adjustments and the financial assistance scheme UDAY.
Manitoba's Biomass Fuel: Protecting our environment and saving us money
Biomass is a viable, abundant and environmentally sound source of renewable energy in Manitoba. This is what we need to do to make it a major renewable energy player in the province.
Is it Adaptation or Development?
In 2007, Anne Hammill and Heather McGray developed "the adaptation continuum" to tackle the question: "Is it Adaptation or Development?" Their intention was to provide a framework that proposed a range of what adaptation could look like. Read about what they found 10 years later.
Why We Should Foster Economic Independence for Women in Artisanal and Small-scale Mining
How can the Artisanal and Small-scale Mining sector support female miners and ultimately foster their economic independence?
National Nutrient Reuse and Recovery Forum
On March 8, 2018, the International Institute for Sustainable Development hosted a forum to explore the recovery and reuse of nutrients in Canada.
Scientists planning experimental "oil spills" in northwestern Ontario
"Scientists are planning experimental "oil spills" in northwestern Ontario this summer in an effort to better understand what happens when diluted bitumen winds up in freshwater lakes. CBC's Bartley Kives speaks with Vince Palace, head research scientist at IISD Experimental Lakes Area."
Scientists plan simulated oil spills in northwestern Ontario
"Scientists are planning experimental "oil spills" in northwestern Ontario this summer in an effort to better understand what happens when diluted bitumen winds up in freshwater lakes. Ecologists at the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) east of Kenora are planning to simulate a series of spills, clean them up and then assess what happens to the water, plants and animals."
How Calgary is Preparing for the Impacts of Climate Change
Anika Terton speaks to CBC Calgary's Rob Brown about how cities across the world, including Calgary, are planning for the impacts of climate change. (Video starts at 7:20)