Research on and around Lake Winnipeg is ongoing. Each new finding furthers our understanding of its unique physical, biological and chemical characteristics.

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Our five-year plan charts an ambitious path forward for evidence-based advocacy.

Our five-year plan charts an ambitious path forward for evidence-based advocacy.

Our post-election letter to the Premier of Manitoba emphasizes the importance of focusing on phosphorus reduction to improve the health of Lake Winnipeg.

Our post-election letter to Manitoba’s minister of Municipal and Northern Relations emphasizes the importance of focusing on phosphorus reduction to improve the health of Lake Winnipeg.

Our post-election letter to Manitoba’s minister of Transportation and Infrastructure emphasizes the importance of focusing on phosphorus reduction to improve the health of Lake Winnipeg.

Our post-election letter to Manitoba’s minister of Environment and Climate Change emphasizes the importance of focusing on phosphorus reduction to improve the health of Lake Winnipeg.

Jointly with the International Institute for Sustainable Development, we review the evidence supporting a focus on phosphorus to address algal blooms on Lake Winnipeg. Aggressive phosphorus-reduction policies have been implemented in many jurisdictions since the 1980s, yet action to reduce phosphorus loading in Manitoba has been stalled for decades by ongoing debate about the need for nitrogen reduction. We urge the Manitoba government to make use of the best-available evidence to implement and enforce clear phosphorus-reduction policies for point and non-point sources.

Jointly created by LWF and the Lake Winnipeg Indigenous Collective, this position paper offers five recommendations for the federal government to achieve real impact for Lake Winnipeg by strengthening established programs, acting on robust evidence, enforcing existing laws and regulations, and following through on long-standing commitments.