May 3, 1996

Plan for Analyzing and Testing Hypotheses (PATH)

This project began in 1993 with a model comparison exercise, evolving into a 6-year project involving 11 agencies and about 30 scientists in a comprehensive decision analysis of what to do to preserve and recover endangered Snake River chinook salmon. Four journal articles were published, […]
December 3, 1995

Vegetation Dynamics Development Tool (VDDT)

The Vegetation Dynamics Development Tool (VDDT) a non-spatial state transition modelling tool, was originally created to assist with the Columbia River Basin Assessment related to protection of the spotted owl. The model required input about states of the landscape, and succession, insect, pathogen, and fire […]
November 3, 1995

Diana Abraham joins ESSA

Diana Abraham joins ESSA
July 3, 1995

Vietnam Canada Environment Project (VCEP)

In 1995, ESSA and SNC-Lavalin were successful in winning the first phase of what became a 2-phase, 10-year, million project to improve the management and protection of Vietnam’s environment, by strengthening the capacities of key national government and provincial entities to manage industrial and urban […]
April 3, 1995

Asian Development Bank project

Asian Development Bank project In the mid-1990s we undertook our first large international EIA expert system project, for the Asian Development Bank, with a team that included consultants from TATA in Pune, India.