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 [...]
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ESSA shares in the 2012 Murray A. Newman award
April 20, 2012 – 10:27 am
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.
MERCI PET 1.0 released
April 11, 2012 – 1:51 pm
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.
RBT 3.1.9 Released
April 5, 2012 – 3:12 pm
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.
Climate Change Adaptation in the Skeena Valley
March 9, 2012 – 10:55 am
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 [...]
ESSA awarded climate change contract with the AfDB
January 9, 2012 – 9:07 am
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.
ESSA to Present at National Fish and Wildlife Conservation Congress – May 27th to 31st in Ottawa
January 6, 2012 – 3:48 pm
Several members of the ESSA team will be presenting research, projects and tools at the National Fish and Wildlife Conservation Congress (NFWCC) in Ottawa, May 27th to 31st. From their website: “The National Fish & Wildlife Conservation Congress will showcase contemporary fish and wildlife restoration programs such as Eastern elk, Atlantic salmon, wild turkey and [...]
ESSA and Headwaters complete Adaptive Management Plan for Middle Rio Grande
October 31, 2011 – 12:07 pm
ESSA, in collaboration with Headwaters Corporation, completes an Adaptive Management Plan for the Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program in New Mexico.
Leonardo Frid presents at the Invasive Plant Council Research Forum
October 19, 2011 – 3:16 pm
Leonardo Frid presents at the Invasive Plant Council Research Forum of BC on Using Spatial Models to Evaluate Alternative Weed Management Strategies.
New RBT release.
April 21, 2011 – 9:59 pm
Version 3 of the River Bathymetry Toolkit is now available for download. The RBT now supports both ArcGIS 9 and ArcGIS 10 and includes additional and improved functionality for raster detrending and calculating river metrics.