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Free IIES Graduate Student Online Seminar Series on Environmental Topics

The International Institute for Environmental Studies (IIES) and the Trent University Environmental and Life Sciences Graduate Program offer the free “International Graduate Student Online Seminar Series” on environmental science topics running every other week from May 15, 2019 until July 31, 2019.

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PostDoc opportunity on salinization effects & life cycle assessment in Catalonia

In the scope of a PostDoc call in Catalonia, there is an opportunity on integrating biodiversity and ecosystem health into life-cycle assessment using freshwater salinization as a case study, jointly offered by researchers at University of Barcelona and University of Vic.

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Costa Rica: A tropical e(coto)xperience – Part 4

In this series of posts, Carsten Brühl reports about his current trip to Costa Rica. Part 4 is all about his visit of the Laguna de Madre Dios, where researchers sample water and fish to analyse for pesticide residues originating from upstream banana and pineapple plantations.

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