TABLE OF CONTENTS PRELIMINARY REPORT FROM THE MACKENZIE BASIN IMPACT STUDY (MBIS) FINAL WORKSHOP BIODIVERSITY -- WHY SHOULD WE CARE? CGCP NOW ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROJECT FISHERIES PANEL IS GLOBAL WARMING STILL WORTH A BLIP? THE IAI INTITIAL SCIENCE PROGRAM AND THE IAI START-UP GRANTS CANADIANS AWARDED IAI GRANTS HUMAN DIMENSIONS STUDENTSHIP AWARDED BY ROYAL CANADIAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY CCP INFO OECD SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ASSESSMENT OF OBJECTIVE SEASONAL CLIMATE PREDICTIONS MCGILL'S C2GCR APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR START OFFERS FELLOWSHIP AND VISITING LECTURER PROGRAMES CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT ROYAL SOCIETY MEDAL AWARDED FOR NEW WASTE MANAGEMENT PROCESS GLOBAL CHANGE GAMES ON PARLIAMENT HILL   RECENT PUBLICATIONS EVENTS CALENDAR

ROYAL SOCIETY MEDAL AWARDED FOR NEW WASTE MANAGEMENT PROCESS Ottawa, May 8, 1996 — The Royal Society of Canada presented the Thomas W. Eadie Medal to Dr. Christian Roy of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Université Laval for his work developing vacuum pyrolysis, a thermolysis process which enables wastes to be transformed into oils and solid residues with a commercial value. This process is of great interest to the international waste management industry, which is actively searching for alternatives to incineration and landfilling of wastes. The OECD recently reported that nine billion tons of wastes are produced annually worldwide. Vacuum pyrolysis offers an innovative, economic and safe solution since it enables the complete recycling of wastes without any harmful effect on the environment. International recognition of this technology is only beginning now, with several projects being negotiated around the world for the treatment of used tires. The Thomas W. Eadie Medal is sponsored by Bell Canada. For more information about the award contact Linda Vachon at the Royal Society of Canada (see page 2 for address).