Diane Orihel

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Diane Orihel is a freshwater ecologist. She is currently an Assistant Professor in Aquatic Ecotoxicology at Queen's University and Director of the QE3 Research Group. [1] [2]

During her PhD, Orihel was dubbed “Lady of the Lakes” by science magazine Nature for being a leading voice in saving the Experimental Lakes Area, now known as the IISD-ELA. [3] [4] [5] After funding cuts by the Canadian government, [6] Orihel put writing her PhD thesis on hold to spearhead the Coalition to Save ELA for most of 2012. [2] [3] [4] Her efforts seemed to be in vain for months, and staff members had already started dismantling the site in spring 2013 when the IISD announced they had made a deal with the Ontario provincial government to keep the site open through the summer. [3] After this, the provinces of Ontario and Manitoba promised $2 million a year and  $900,000 over six years respectively to keep the ELA running. [3]

In April 2014, the IISD announced that they had secured long-term funding for the ELA in cooperation with the Governments of Ontario and Canada. [7] Orihel has received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her efforts to save the ELA [8]

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