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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Liberals failed on climate change
The Guardian (Canada) - December 24, 2014 "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...
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ELA granted charitable status
Winnipeg Free Press - December 17, 2014 "The world-class Experimental Lakes Area [...] has been granted charitable status."
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Experimental Lakes Area gets charitable status
Winnipeg Sun - December 17, 2014 "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."
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Experimental Lakes Area gets charitable status from CRA
CBC - December 17, 2014 "The group that now runs the Experimental Lakes Area in northwestern Ontario says it’s improved its chances of staying sustainable."
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Swine in China: Empire of the pig
The Economist - December 17, 2014 "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."
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ELA wraps up 2014 season with alarming findings
The Dryden Observer - December 10, 2014 As article that summarizes IISD-ELA's first research season under the management of IISD.
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Store lande støtter sort energi med milliarder, mens de begræder CO2-udslippet
Politiken - December 09, 2014 In this Danish-language article, our GSI team talks to Politiken about why fossil fuel subsidies are so harmful to the environment.
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Model Contract to Help Protect Developing Countries From ‘Land Grabs’
Inter Press Service - December 05, 2014 Carin Smaller explains The IISD Guide to Negotiating Investment Contracts for Farmland and Water.
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World Water Congress: David Brooks Looks Forward to Scotland
AquaNow.info - December 04, 2014 Dr. David Brooks looks forward to the XVth World Water Congress of the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) which will meet in Edinburgh, Scotland, on May 25-29, 2015.
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Could the Lima talks actually lead to a working climate deal?
iPolitics - December 04, 2014 Scott Vaughan looks at possible outcomes of the Lima COP20 conference.
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