The Canadian Institute of Ecology and Evolution (CIEE) is a Canadian organization that sponsors research on natural systems and facilitates communication on the ecological and evolutionary aspects of public policy. The CIEE is operated by a consortium of

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universities, including

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and the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by ...

. In addition, the CIEE is supported by the

Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution The Canadian Institute of Ecology and Evolution (CIEE) is a Canadian organization that sponsors research on natural systems and facilitates communication on the ecological and evolutionary aspects of public policy. The CIEE is operated by a consor ...

, the national learned society. Typical programs involve research on invasive weeds, species and

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s at risk, and adaptations to

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History and organization

First steps to establish the CIEE were taken in 2007 at the inaugural meeting of th
Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution
the national learned society. In May 2008, after a nationwide competition that received entries from some of Canada's most prestigious universities, the Society's Governing Council selected the proposal from the

to house and operate the CIEE at the

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under the direction of Professor Arthur E. Weis. In 2012 Dr. Peter Leavitt was appointed Director and administration of the CIEE moved to the

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, while programming continued to be distributed around the country. the CIEE was housed at the Institute of Environmental Change and Society (IECS) at the

. the CIEE is located at the Biodiversity Research Centre at the

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. Diane Srivastava was appointed director in 2017. In 2023, the organization launched the "Living Data" project, with partners across Canada. University of British Columbia website, ''PostDoctoral Teaching and Research Scholar: Living Data Project for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Science''
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References

External links

Canadian Society for Ecology and EvolutionKoffler Scientific Reserve
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