Press Releases
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October 01, 2008
The Kyoto Mechanisms: Key to combating climate change?
CLIMATE CHANGE EVENT ADVISORY The International Institute for Sustainable Development and The Earth Institute at Columbia University present an important discussion on climate change in New York, Thursday, October 9, 2008 WINNIPEG, October 1, 2008—Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework...
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August 14, 2008
IISD welcomes closer working relationship with Israel to help solve Manitoba's water challenges
WINNIPEG—August 14, 2008—The International Institute for Sustainable Development welcomes today's announcement by the Manitoba Government to develop a long-term working relationship between Israel and Manitoba, to address similar water challenges in the two regions. IISD also congratulates its associate Bryan Oborne on becoming the first recipient of the Manitoba Minister of Water...
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July 23, 2008
IISD and AMC issue preliminary report on community indicators project
WINNIPEG—The International Institute for Sustainable Development and the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs have released a preliminary report, Framework Development and the Community Engagement Process (PDF - 980 kb), on the joint project to develop a sustainability indicators system for Winnipeg's First Nations community. Over the past few months, IISD has been facilitating a series of...
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June 23, 2008
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomes IISD's new tool for climate change policymakers
NEW YORK— June 23, 2008—The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), in collaboration with the United Nations Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB) Secretariat, has launched a new tool for climate change policymakers. ...
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June 12, 2008
IISD Board of Directors to shape new strategic plan: new members appointed
WINNIPEG--June 12, 2008--International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) international board of directors is meeting in Winnipeg this week to shape a new strategic plan for the organization as it tackles urgent and pressing environmental issues across the globe. The two-day meeting kicked off today with the appointment of five new members to the board, replacing James Carr, Angela...
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June 09, 2008
IISD study finds billions of dollars could be gained through restoration of Lake Winnipeg watershed
IISD study finds billions of dollars could be gained through restoration of Lake Winnipeg watershed Findings have implications for better management of Canada's environmental assets WINNIPEG—June 9, 2008—Manitoba could gain billions of dollars a year in ecosystem services through environmental restoration of the Lake Winnipeg watershed, according to the co-authors of a ground...
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February 18, 2008
Bloc of countries refuses to discuss transparency in investor-state arbitrations
A Working Group of the United Nations charged with revising key international arbitration rules has rebuffed calls by many states and non-governmental organizations to discuss introducing transparency requirements into arbitrations brought by private foreign investors against states. Many governments, particularly developing and other countries facing investor claims, spoke strongly in favor of...
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January 22, 2008
New Handbook Promotes Good Practices for Use of Genetic Resources
GENEVA, Switzerland - The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) today announced the release of the first international voluntary standard for accessing and using genetic resources. The ABS-Management Tool (ABS-MT) will assist companies and researchers to undertake fair and well-informed negotiation with countries...
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January 16, 2008
2007 Alcan Prize for Sustainability awarded to Utthan Centre for Sustainable Development and Poverty Alleviation
IISD President and CEO David Runnalls served as Chair of the jury Rio Tinto Alcan and the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) are pleased to announce the 2007 recipient of the US$1 million Alcan Prize for Sustainability is the Utthan Centre for Sustainable Development and Poverty Alleviation, based in India (Utthan). "We congratulate Dr. Dina Nath Tewari, his staff, and their networks...
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January 14, 2008
IISD Survey to Reach 3,000 Manitoba Homes
Poll to measure understanding of sustainable development (January 14, 2008, Winnipeg) The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), with support from the Government of Manitoba, the University of Northern British Columbia, and the University of Manitoba, is pleased to announce the release of the Sustainable Development Survey. The survey, spearheaded by IISD's Knowledge...
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