Press Releases
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October 30, 2018
Foundations of Canada's Prosperity Showing Cracks: Study
Canadians worried about children’s futures deserve reporting beyond GDP.
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October 27, 2018
IISD Welcomes ICJ Judges’ Decision to no Longer Participate in Investor–State Arbitration
The ICJ has reasserted its role as the highest authority on public international law by adopting new rules to ensure its independence and serve as a public judicial institution, resisting the privatization of justice through the members of the court acting as highly remunerated arbitrators.
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October 24, 2018
Statement on the Introduction of Canadian Carbon Taxes
We applaud the Canadian government for delivering on this critical piece of its climate action plan.
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October 11, 2018
New Report Tracks Agricultural Progress and How Successful Policies Can Be Replicated
A first-of-its kind analytical framework tracks agricultural performance of 117 countries over 45 years to understand what empowered progress.
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September 19, 2018
Damage and Costs Caused by Flooding in Manitoba Could Be Reduced by Investing in Natural Infrastructure
The damage caused by the frequent flooding that Manitoba endures annually could be significantly mitigated if more were invested to maintain its natural infrastructure, such as wetlands and riverbeds.
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September 17, 2018
Government handouts of public money to fossil fuel industry undermine climate solutions – study
Federal government uses hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars to support the fossil fuel industry, keeps true cost of subsidies hidden from Canadians
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September 06, 2018
Dr. Michael Paterson, Gail Asper and Family to Match $1,000,000 of Donations to IISD Experimental Lakes Area
Dr. Michael Paterson, Gail Asper and family have just announced that they will match, dollar-for-dollar, $1,000,000 of donations to IISD Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA)—the world’s freshwater laboratory—in northwestern Ontario.
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September 05, 2018
Toxic soil cleanup too expensive for governments
New financial tools and sources must be harnessed to fund soil restoration and remediation projects to improve communities’ health, according to a new series of reports from a coalition of researchers from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), the Norwegian Institute of Water Research and the Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning (CAEP). “When our soils...
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September 04, 2018
Michael Paterson, Gail Asper and Family to Make Funding Announcement about IISD Experimental Lakes Area in Kenora
Michael Paterson, Gail Asper and family will make an announcement regarding funding to IISD Experimental Lakes Area in Kenora on Thursday September 6, 2018.
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August 14, 2018
Will the world's switch to renewable energy support conflict?
The growing use of solar panels, electric vehicles and wind turbines could fuel fragility, conflict, and violence if not managed properly, says a new report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
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