News & Events
We Sit Down with Joyce Ikwaput Nyeko, Our Newest Board Member
2020, while a difficult year in many regards, signalled many promising opportunities for ACARE. One of these was the announcement of Joyce Ikwaput Nyeko as a member of our Board of Directors. While the announcement was exciting enough, we wanted to sit down with Joyce...
New Ugandan Member Strengthens the African-Led IISD-ACARE Scientific Board
It is with great pleasure that we announce that Joyce Ikwaput Nyeko (Acting Director, Fisheries Resources Management, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Uganda), based in Entebbe, Uganda, has joined the Board of Directors of the African Center for...
We Strengthen the African-Led IISD-ACARE Scientific Board
We are thrilled to announce that Matthew McCandless (Interim VP Operations and Business Transformation, IISD) has joined the Board of Directors of the African Center for Aquatic Research and Education (IISD-ACARE). Who is Matthew McCandless? Matt has been the...
How Has COVID Affected Those Working on The Great Lakes?
It should come as no surprise that the limited movement necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive impact on freshwater scientists around the world. From established limnologists to burgeoning scientists, everyone has felt the impact of lockdowns and...
Scientists from Two Continents to Work Together to Improve Health of African Great Lakes
The International Institute for Sustainable Development and the African Center for Aquatic Research and Education join forces to strengthen global large-lakes scientific community ANN ARBOR, MI, September 15, 2020 — World-class scientists and researchers from across...
This Is What Our African Women in Science Program Can Achieve
It is an unfortunate reality that women have traditionally been disenfranchised from work in the sciences—the result has been that their unique perspectives are missing from critical solutions to environmental problems. When it comes to working on the African Great...