Environmental Policy Archives - International Institute for Environmental Studies https://ii-es.com/news/tag/environmental-policy/ Facilitating International Collaboration Fri, 06 Dec 2024 17:01:39 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://ii-es.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IIES_favicon-1.png Environmental Policy Archives - International Institute for Environmental Studies https://ii-es.com/news/tag/environmental-policy/ 32 32 Microplastics in the Environment https://ii-es.com/events/microplastics-in-the-environment/ Wed, 04 Oct 2023 12:00:26 +0000 https://ii-es.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=4435 Of the 7 billion tonnes of plastic waste produced globally, less than 10% has been recycled (UNEP). While there is a huge problem with plastic waste generally, more recently researchers have begun to identify problems associated with microplastics, i.e. very small particles of plastic that are either released directly to the environment or are formed in situ.

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]]> A graduate student’s experience at the 4th Annual Workshop https://ii-es.com/news/graduate-students-experience-4th-annual-workshop/ Tue, 04 Sep 2018 16:49:46 +0000 https://ii-es.com/?p=787 Verena Sesin shares her experiences at the 4th Annual IIES Science and Policy Workshop in Edinburgh from 1-3 July 2018, co-hosted by University of Edinburgh and the International Institute for Environmental Studies (IIES).

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