Measuring conservation offsets: why it matters

It is becoming increasingly common for land and resource developers to offer, or be required, to provide compensation for the disturbance which they cause to natural ecosystems. One form of that compensation is payment to an agency that will use the funds to provide later benefits to the ecosystem. These are often referred to as “in-lieu” payments of fees because the payment is made in lieu…

November 22, 2017

New model for predicting water demand and expansion of irrigation highlight new Alberta Land Institute report

EDMONTON, AB (November 22, 2017): A new report released by the Alberta Land Institute highlights the economic benefits of expanding Alberta’s irrigation system and improved forecasting of agricultural and irrigation needs. The report Systems modelling for sustainable land and water policy in Alberta's irrigation sector, was prepared by Dr. Evan Davies at the University of Alberta. The new systems…

September 6, 2017

Update from Alberta's Living Laboratory Project: Restoring wetlands through market based solutions

To create a sustainable future for Alberta’s economy and environment means implementing and discovering practical methods to better conserve and restore wetlands. It’s the work a team of researchers from the University of Alberta’s Alberta Land Institute studied when they launched Alberta’s Living Laboratories Project in 2015 by identifying market based solutions that can be used to restore…

December 8, 2016

Leadership Transition: ALI Welcomes new Research Director

This December, the Alberta Land Institute is pleased to announce a senior leadership transition, with the arrival of its new Research Director, Dr. Eran Kaplinsky. Since its founding in 2012, ALI’s research agenda has been guided by Dr. Vic Adamowicz, an internationally-recognized resource economist, and professor in the University of Alberta’s Department of Resource Economics and Environmental…

November 23, 2016

Realities of Regional Planning: ALI Panel at AAMDC Fall Convention

What will new regional planning requirements mean for some of Alberta’s smallest communities? How will changes to the Municipal Government Act influence the relationships between the province’s municipalities? Those questions were among many asked last week at the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMDC) fall convention in Edmonton. Continuing its mission to connect research…