Press Releases
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October 19, 2007
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) partners with IISD
International sustainability study focuses on Winnipeg community EVENT: Press conferenceWHEN: Tuesday, October 23, 2007TIME: 10:00 a.m.WHERE: Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Secretariat Inc200 – 260 St. Mary AvenueWinnipeg, Manitoba"Main Boardroom" Winnipeg, MB – On Tuesday, October 23, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and the International Institute for Sustainable Development will...
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October 19, 2007
Biofuels - At What Cost?
Government Support for Ethanol and Biodiesel in the United States: 2007 Update REPORT EMBARGOED UNTIL 10:30 AM EDT, OCTOBER 23, 2007 Launch Event Where? The German Marshall Fund of the United States 1700 18 Street, NW; Washington, D.C. 20009 When? 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 Lunch will be served at 12:00 p.m. RSVP: Please contact Ulrike Leis at (202) 745 6667 or at...
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October 12, 2007
Nobel Peace Prize goes to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr.
IISD proud contributor to IPCC work The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) congratulates the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Al Gore for receiving the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize. The award was given to the IPCC and Gore "for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the...
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October 12, 2007
Access and Benefit Sharing Management Tool (ABS - MT)
During the week of Oct. 8-12, 2007 the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) met in Montreal to discuss access to and benefit sharing from the use of genetic resources. The CBD is an international agreement designed to conserve and ensure the sustainable use of biological diversity and the sharing of benefits derived from the use of genetic resources. Many of these resources are found in...
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October 03, 2007
Biofuels: At What Cost? An In-Depth Report on Subsidies to Biofuels in the European Union
In order to help stimulate an informed debate on the costs and benefits of the European Union's biofuels policies, the Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI), a division of the International Institute for Sustainable Development, launched its report on subsidies to biofuels in the European Union today at the European Parliament in Brussels . Download the GSI Report: "Biofuels at What Cost?...
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September 28, 2007
IISD's Communications Lab Now Open
The International Institute for Sustainable Development is experimenting! With ColdFusion 8! New software applications, new Web options and open source software. This is our chance to reposition ourselves as one of the leaders in using technology to inform our own sustainable development research and our efforts to communicate that research. Therefore we would like to introduce you to http:/...
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September 26, 2007
IISD's Global Subsidies Initiative releases Biofuels - At What Cost? Government support for ethanol and biodiesel in selected OECD countries
By 2006, government support — provided both nationally and sub-nationally — for biofuels in leading Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) producing countries had reached US$ 11 billion a year. That figure is bound to rise sharply in coming years, a development that should be a source of concern for Finance Ministries. "The problem, as we saw it, was that...
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September 18, 2007
IISD's Earth Negotiations Bulletin receives international award for raising awareness
IISD is pleased to announce that the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB), IISD's e-publication on international negotiations, has won an award for outstanding work in raising awareness of ozone depletion and the Montreal Protocol. The ENB is well-known as a balanced, timely and independent reporting service that provides daily information from multilateral negotiations on environment and...
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August 21, 2007
Citigroup and Cordaid Award Grants to Support FAST
Winnipeg, Canada. August 21, 2007 – The Finance Alliance for Sustainable Trade (FAST), an association of financial service providers and organizations invested in the development of "sustainable trade finance", announced today that they have received essential "start-up" grants from Citigroup Foundation and Cordaid. The grants are a key contribution towards the establishment of the new...
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July 04, 2007
Mr. Peter Dickey Wins 2007 Emerald Award
Congratulations to IISD Associate On June 6, 2007, the Alberta Emerald Foundation announced the winners of the 2007 Emerald awards for excellence at the EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts in Calgary. IISD Associate, Peter Dickey, won the 2007 Emerald Award for environmental corporate/institutional leadership. The International Institute for Sustainable Development would like to congratulate...
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