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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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-COP 17 Outreach
View the brochure of Student Opportunities for more initiatives.
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CCAA PROJECT NEW WEBSITE IS LIVE!
| | Climate Change Adaption in Africa Project
 "Strengthening the role of civil society in water sector governance towards climate change adaptation in African cities-Durban, Maputo, Nairobi" is a thee-year research project supported by the Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) program, a joint initiative of Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the United Kingdom's Department for International Development. This IRIS-housed project links university researchers with community-based NGOs and activists conducting environmental education and participatory community workshops in low-income urban areas. Professor Patricia E. Perkins of the Faculty of Environmental Studies is the Principal Investigator of this project, to which several York graduate students contribute as graduate assistants and exchange students. Read more about the project and check out its new website... |
DR. ANNE RUSSON: ORANGUTAN RESEARCH AND RAINFOREST PROTECTION IN BORNEO
| | November 10, 305 York Lanes, 12 PM - 1:30 PM 
Come join us on November 10th to meet Dr. Anne Russon and learn about the Borneo Orangutan Society of Canada (BOS Canada) and their research projects in Kutai National Park. Dr. Anne Russon is a prominent Canadian primatologist and York University professor of psychology, who specializes in research on wild orangutan intelligence. She has recently taken-over Camp Kriu in Kutai National Park, in Indonesian Borneo, where she studies a large population of wild orangutans. Her work is represented in Canada as part of BOS Canada - The Borneo Orangutan Society of Canada. This event is designed to help spread the message about her work, about the work of BOS Canada and about the many potential opportunities for research, available in this incredibly unique and threatened wilderness. Read more... |
 UPDATE ON IRIS' CLIMATE JUSTICE INITIATIVES
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Preparing for COP 17 in Durban, South Africa
 IRIS has been actively involved and taken leadership in climate justice initiatives over the past three years. This year we will be sending a delegation to attend the COP 17 summit in Durban. In preparation for the event and to raise awareness, IRIS will be tabling on campus. For information on volunteering, please contact Enrique Miranda at irisinfo@yorku.ca
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PETER SALE: OUR PLANET DOES NOT HAVE TO DIE
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November 22, 519 York Research Tower, 12 - 1:30 PM
Peter Sale will be coming to York to present his seminar, Our Planet Does Not Have to Die: A Discussion of the Environmental Crisis, and to promote his new book Our Dying Planet. An ecologist's view of the crisis we face. The book discusses why and how our planet is dying, but its most important message is that it does not have to happen. As a coral reef ecologist, Peter Sale has a particular perspective on the environmental crisis and uses his experience to make important points. Read more... |
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More About IRIS and this Newsletter
The Institute for Research and Innovation in Sustainability is a university-wide research centre that pursues an interdisciplinary approach to the challenges of sustainability. Through our collaborations on sustainability related research projects and innovative initiatives, we hope to generate awareness amongst the York University community of our social, natural and economic spheres, while engaging students, staff and faculty in action that creates change on campus and beyond.
The IRIS Newsletter is a way to keep you informed about what we are up to so that you can drop by an event, get involved, or just learn about what research projects we are currently undertaking. The Newsletter is sent out once or twice per month, highlighting the IRIS, York University, and broader community's sustainability news and events!
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