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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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View the brochure of Student Opportunities for more initiatives.
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| IRIS EVENTS | More Details coming soon:
Feb 7 - Access York: Jeff Preston
Feb 13 - Climate Justice Follow Up
March 15 - Eric Abitol
Mar 21 - Film Festival Mar 28 - Earth Hour Event
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CLIMATE CHANGE INVITES ALIEN INVADERS:
IS CANADA READY?
| | IRIS Publishes Paper in Environmental Reviews Journal
 Is Canada ready for the alien invaders invited by climate change? IRIS is thrilled to announce the recently published article, Effects of climate change on the distribution of invasive alien species in Canada: a knowledge synthesis of range change projections in a warming world, in the journal Environmental Reviews by senior fellow, Andrea Smith. Along with eight co-authors from York University, Smith reviewed published journal articles on the effects of climate change and the distribution of existing invasive species. Significant gaps in the knowledge and research on the repercussions of climate change were identified, such as the effects of potential invasive species that might expand their range in Canada, as well as the socio-economic dimension of the problem. The growth of scientific knowledge of these issues can be used as a foundation for policy development to mitigate these problems. Read the Press Release. |
UPDATE ON CLIMATE JUSTICE ACTIVITIES
| | | COP-17 Delegates Share Experiences at Summit
On January 12th 2012, IRIS hosted a debriefing of the COP-17 summit in which York University sent a delegation of two York University graduate students: Ewa Modlinska and Alex Todd. The delegates shared their experiences at the recent climate talks in Durban, South Africa. Fortunately, for those of you who were unable to attend, a video recording of the event is available. View recording (starts at 30s in. The delegates also blogged about their observations and thoughts at the summit, the entries can be found on the Turning up the Heat: Critical Thoughts on Climate & Society section on the IRIS website.
Read the Blog
IRIS will be continuing the climate justice conversation on February 13th. Hope you can join us in 120E Stedman Studio at 1pm.
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EARTH HOUR
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IRIS is Organizing an Earth Hour Event
Earth Hour is about to celebrate its sixth year as a successful event to raise awareness and engage citizens in energy conservation. In preparation for Earth Hour, IRIS will be hosting a dedicated event in conjunction with student clubs and other organizations on campus. If you would like to take part in organizing and hosting the event, you are most welcome. Please contact Enrique Miranda at Miranda_enrique@hotmail.com. |
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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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