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
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
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EVENTS CALENDAR
July 8-19, 1996
Second Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change — Geneva, Switzerland. Contact the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Interim Secretariat, Geneva Executive Centre, 11-13 Chemin des Anémones, 1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland. Tel: +41-22-979-9111; fax: +41-22-979-9034; e-mail: secretariat.unfccc@unep.ch
August 11-17, 1996
Coastal Zone Canada ‘96: Integrated Management and Sustainable Development in Coastal Zones — Rimouski, Quebec, Canada. Contact Paule Maranda, Groupe de recherche en environnement côtier (GREC), Université du Québec, 310, allée des Ursulines, Rimouski, Québec, G5L 3A1. Tel: (418) 724-1755; fax: (418) 723-7234; e-mail: CZC96@ uqar.uquebec.ca;
English Web site: http//www.uqar.uquebec.ca/joh/cza96ang.html
French Web site: http//www.uqar.uquebec.ca/joh/cza96fra.html
August 19-23, 1996
WOCE (World Ocean Circulation Experiment) Pacific Workshop — Newport Beach, U.S.A. Contact S. Walters, U.S. WOCE Office, 305 Arguello Dr., College Station, TX 77840, U.S.A. Fax: +1-409-845-0888; e-mail: swalters@astra.tamu.edu
September 2-13
Third Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests — Geneva, Switzerland. Contact IPF Secretariat, Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development, Two UN Plaza, Room 1202, New York, NY 10017, U.S.A. Tel: +1-212-963-3160; fax: +1-212-963-3463.
September 9-11, 1996
ICCDR-3: Third International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Removal — Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Organized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Contact Anne Carbone, Energy Laboratory, Room E40-469, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307. Tel: +1-617-253-8296; fax: +1-617-253-8013; e-mail: hjherzog@mit.edu; Web site: http://web.mit.edu/energylab/iccdr3/info
September 9-20, 1996
Soils and Global Change: Carbon Cycle, Trace Gas Exchange, and Hydrology — Toulouse, France. A NATO Advanced Research Institute. Contact E.A. Holland, NCAR, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307, U.S.A. Fax: +1-303-497-1477; e-mail: eholland@ncar.ucar.edu
October 1-3, 1996
4th National Energy-Efficient New Construction Conference — Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Contact ADM Associates. Tel: +1-916-363-8383; fax: +1-916-363-1788.
October 9-11, 1996
Major Works and Sustainable Development — Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This international forum will bring together major works planners, scientists and engineers to discuss major works from such areas as energy, transportation, agriculture, mining, forestry, major industrial works and urban infrastructures. For information contact Jean-Pierre Drapeau, Coordinator of the International Forum, 1411, chemin Sainte-Foy, P.O.Box 38022, Quebec (Quebec), G1S 4W8. E-mail: udd_usd@mlink.net, or tel: (514) 848-6100; fax: (514) 848-9992; Web site: http://www.mlink.net?~udd_usd/index.htmll
October 29-31, 1996
Water Resources and Environmental Research: Towards the 21st Century — Kyoto, Japan. Contact Shuichi Ikebuchi, Water Resources Research Center, DPRI, Kyoto University, UJI, Kyoto 611, Japan. Tel/fax: +81-774-32-3093; e-mail: conf@wcrn2.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp; Web site: http://www.wrrc.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/conf1996/
October 31-November 1, 1996
International Symposium on Ocean Disposal of Carbon Dioxide — Tokyo, Japan. Organized by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization and the IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme. Contact the Symposium Secretariat, c/o Ichiro Hayashi, Global Environment Technology Department, NEDO, Sunshine 60, 20F, 1-1, 3-chome, Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Fax: +81-3-5391-1744
November 4-7, 1996
Eco-Informa ‘96: Global Networks for Environmental Information. Conference theme is Bridging the Gap Between Knowledge and Application. Contact ERIM/Eco-Informa, P.O. Box 134001, Ann Arbor, MI 48113-4001, U.S.A. Tel: +1-313-994-1200 ext. 3234; fax: +1313-994-5123; e-mail: wallman@erim.org; Web site: http://www.wrrc.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/conf1996/
November 14-15, 1996
Third Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity — Buenos Aires, Argentina. Contact the Secretariat for the Convention on Biodiversity, World Trade Centre, 413 rue St. Jacques, Office No. 630, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1N9. Tel: +1-514-288-2220; fax: +1-514-288-6588.
December 2-6, 1996
First SPARC General Assembly — Melbourne, Australia. SPARC (Stratospheric Processes and Their Role in Climate) is a program of the World Climate Research Programme. Contact SPARC 96, CRC for Southern Hemisphere Meteorology, Monash University, Building 70, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia. Tel: +61-3-99-05-96-60; fax: +61-3-99-05-96-89; e-mail: sparc96@vortex.shm.monash.edu.au
January 22-24, 1997
Energy and Economic Growth — Is Sustainable Development Possible? — New Delhi, India. 20th annual conference of the International Association for Energy Economics. Contact Dr. Leena Srivastava, Policy Analysis Division, Tata Energy Research Institute, Habitat Place, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003, India. Tel: +91-11-462-2246; fax: +91-11-462-1770.
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