GIER News

GIER to collaborate with the Conservation Through Reconciliation Partnership

The Conservation Through Reconciliation Partnership (CRP) is a seven-year program of work that supports Indigenous-led conservation in Canada. Hosted by the IISAAK OLAM Foundation, the Indigenous Leadership Initiative, and the University of Guelph, the CRP weaves together Indigenous thought leaders, organizations, youth and Elders; emerging and established scholars; prominent conservation agencies and organizations; Indigenous Peoples and Nations; and knowledge mobilization specialists.

May 7, 2020: Diane Borsato and Georgiana Uhlyarik in conversation

Join GIER Affiliate Member and artist Diane Borsato for a conversation with AGO curator Georgiana Uhlyarik about art, nature, and using the tools of a naturalist to make sense of things in museums.

GIER Director and Affiliate Members awarded New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) grants

The NFRF program was launched by the Government of Canada in 2018 to fund high risk, high reward and interdisciplinary research with the potential to make knowledge breakthroughs.

Our Newsletter is out!

We are happy to announce that GIER's first quarterly Newsletter is out! We welcome you to check it out here. Our Newsletter features events, news on current interdisciplinary environmental research, science+arts projects, GIER-sponsored activities, and more!

COVID-19 teaches us about ‘social learning’ and the environment

GIER's Director, Dr. Madhur Anand, wrote an article for the World Economic Forum explaining what COVID-19 can teach us about human behaviour.

GIER’s Small Grants Program results are in!

Right on time to celebrate Earth Day (April 22), GIER communicated the results of its Small Grants Program. With an investment of CAD 111,000 GIER is funding eight new environmental research projects.

COVID-19 and the environment

Due to the unprecedented halt of human activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists have been noticing significant improvements in air quality worldwide. This phenomenon has been observed through satellite images across urban centres in China, Europe, the United States and Canada.

Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on biodiversity conservation

University of Guelph professor and GIER Affiliate Member, Dr. Robin Roth, co-authored a paper on the Journal Biological Conservation on how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting the world's biodiversity and our ability to protect it.

GIER Officer

Please help us welcome Dr. Virginia Capmourteres, our Communications, Research Engagement, and Administration Officer!

Small Grants Program – call OPEN!

GIER's first call for the Small Grants Program (SGP) is open!