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The MOU, signed in April 2024, between the IIES and the INCT-TMCOcean aims to facilitate cooperation in the academic and research missions of IIES’s members in the areas of related ecosystem services, biodiversity, regional and global changes between Brazil and IIES Member countries.
In December 2023, following the 6th Annual IIES International Graduate Student Forum held in Puerto Montt, Chile, the IIES was pleased to welcome Universidad San Sebastián (USS) as a new member.
The IIES is pleased to welcome our newest member, the Université de Toulon in La Valette-du-Var, France. The agreement aims to facilitate cooperation in the academic and research missions of IIES’s members in the areas of related circular economy studies.
I had the privilege of participating in the Annual Science and Policy Workshop, which was my first time being in the southern hemisphere and it was truly a fantastic experience.
For those of us from Trent University, one of the phrases that was said during the week was, “We came all the way from Trent to Chile to meet each other!”.
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The MOU, signed in April 2024, between the IIES and the INCT-TMCOcean aims to facilitate cooperation in the academic and research missions of IIES’s members in the areas of related ecosystem services, biodiversity, regional and global changes between Brazil and IIES Member countries.
In December 2023, following the 6th Annual IIES International Graduate Student Forum held in Puerto Montt, Chile, the IIES was pleased to welcome Universidad San Sebastián (USS) as a new member.
The IIES is pleased to welcome our newest member, the Université de Toulon in La Valette-du-Var, France. The agreement aims to facilitate cooperation in the academic and research missions of IIES’s members in the areas of related circular economy studies.
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Mangroves are one of the most efficient and effective natural tools for mitigating and adapting to global change in tropical and subtropical coasts. This seminar series thus focuses on the environmental impacts on, and mangrove response to, global change and on the outcomes of restoration and improved capacities of mangroves to mitigate pressures from global change.
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.
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are vulnerable to the environmental impacts of tourism, industrial development, urbanization and agriculture, as well as climate change.
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