ESSA Technologies is an innovative Canadian company specializing in environmental consulting and decision support.

Our mission is to bring together people, science and analytical tools to sustain healthy ecosystems and human communities.

The key to our success is a unique and rich combination of scientific expertise, advanced tools for systems analysis, and innovative communications techniques. We provide ideas, tools, and disciplinary expertise; our dedicated and knowledgeable team of scientists fills a niche in the consulting field — we work together in interdisciplinary teams with our clients, applying quantitative methods and qualitative concepts to resolve complex natural resource and environmental management problems.

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May 15, 2012 ESSA studying the impacts of climate change on indigenous peoples

ESSA has recently been awarded a contract with the World Bank to assess the impacts of climate change on indigenous peoples in the Asia-Pacific Region. Together with our partners the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Foundation of the Peoples for the South Pacific International (FSPI), ESSA is working with indigenous communities [...]
April 20, 2012 ESSA shares in the 2012 Murray A. Newman award

The Okanagan Basin Technical Working Group (OBTWG) received the 2012 Murray A. Newman award for aquatic conservation, for the group’s efforts on the development and use of the Okanagan Fish Water Management Tool.
April 11, 2012 MERCI PET 1.0 released

Version 1.0 of the MERCI Precision Estimation Tool (PET) is now available for download. MERCI PET is a software package designed to estimate precision of bootstrap simulation catch, effort and CPUE data generated by the MERCI software.
April 5, 2012 RBT 3.1.9 Released

Version 3.1.9 of the River Bathymetry Toolkit is now available for download. The RBT supports ArcGIS 10 and includes additional and improved functionality for raster detrending and calculating river metrics.
March 9, 2012 Climate Change Adaptation in the Skeena Valley

ESSA recently completed a 17 month project – Climate change adaptation planning for northwest Skeena communities – which included engagement with three communities of the Skeena valley, the skills of scientists and sociologists from three universities, leadership from forest industry and support and participation from provincial and federal governments. Our goal was to find ways [...]
January 9, 2012 ESSA awarded climate change contract with the AfDB

ESSA has been contracted to design and develop a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework to help the African Development Bank (AfDB) implement their Climate Change Action Plan.

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