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Product durability is a key aspect of achieving a circular economy. Lengthening a product’s useful life decreases overall resource use, waste, and can save consumers money by minimizing the rate of product replacement.

Rewarding nature conservation on private land provides policymakers with a golden opportunity to enhance nature’s services for the public benefit while ensuring viable livelihoods for private landowners.

Maîtrise en durabilité de l’environnement : pleins feux sur les projets d’intégration

While there is a lot of attention being paid in Canada to clean technologies and financing, there is a lack of emphasis being placed on equity and social justice implications of the transition to a cleaner economy.

On April 4, 2018, The Institute of the Environment and the School International Development and Global Studies co-hosted the lecture “Sustainable Development Goals and Universities:  what role do Universities play in the implementation of SDGs?”

$10M in new funding, including a new Canada 150 Research Chair, helps University of Ottawa attract global experts in the environment and economy.

L’été dernier, j’ai vécu la période la plus inspirante et la plus enrichissante de ma vie, et c’est grâce à ma décision d’effectuer mon stage coop au Secrétariat de la Convention-cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques (CCNUCC) à Bonn, en Allemagne, dans le cadre de ma maîtrise en sciences environnementales.

A graduate program application is much like a job application. Required documents can include a resume, letter of intent, writing sample, research topic, and the like. So how do you make your application shine? Here are a few insights on what the admission committee is looking for and tips on how you can make yourself stand out!

As the world grapples with climate change and other growing environmental problems, the global economy is transforming. Before long, the strongest economies will be those that have been rebuilt to: run on clean energy, conserve resources, reduce waste, provide vibrant and healthy communities for people to live in, and preserve nature. We must therefore move beyond outdated ideas that present a false choice between a healthy environment or a strong economy, and instead generate new ideas, informed by innovative research, on how to strengthen our economy while improving environmental outcomes, and ensuring conservation. These ideas will lead to greener growth that benefits all parts of the economy – from resources to clean technology – and creates the next generation of good jobs

Lancée en 2014, la maîtrise en durabilité de l’environnement (MDE) est toujours considérée comme un programme relativement « nouveau » par rapport aux autres programmes de l’Université. Trois ans après sa création, nous sommes maintenant en mesure de faire un suivi auprès de nos diplômés pour en apprendre davantage sur les types d’emplois qu’ils réussissent à obtenir.

Selon nous, notre programme permet aux étudiants d’acquérir les compétences, les connaissances et les attitudes requises pour réussir sur le marché du travail, mais ne nous croyez pas sur parole. Découvrez ce que nos diplômés ont à dire à ce sujet!