Canada invests $4 million in Ecology Research on lake areas in Ontario
Ottawa, Aug 6 (IBNS): An announcement was made in Kenora, Ontario by Robert D. Nault, Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kenora, on behalf of the Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans to fund $4 million over four years to International Institute for Sustainable Development - Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA), media reports said.
The funding, which is part of the Government of Canada’s Budget 2016 commitment of $197.1 million for ocean and freshwater science, would support IISD-ELA, now in its fiftieth year of research, in data collection, analysis,and making available to public, academia, researchers and the government in policy decisions.
“We are lucky to have this world-renowned facility in our own backyard, here in the Kenora riding," said Naut.
In the announcement, Nault, was joined by David Lametti, M.P. for LaSalle—Émard—Verdun, Quebec.
IISD-ELA, the world’s unique research centre is located in northwestern Ontario, and comprises 58 small lakes and their watersheds, which are set aside for research to better understand human impacts on the environment and on freshwater ecosystems.
The funding specifically supports the Long-Term Ecological Research program to identify long-term trends and ecological changes of fisheries' health and productivity in Canadian boreal lakes.
(Reporting by Asha Bajaj)
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