September 22, 2021
This is the question ESSA’s team, led by Dr. Cedar Morton, set out to answer in partnership with the David Suzuki Foundation, the Municipal Natural Assets Initiative, and CBCL. We worked with two pilot communities, each with very different coastlines – the Town of Gibsons in […]
July 14, 2021
The National Issues Report led by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) for the Government of Canada was recently published and provides a national overview of how climate change impacts our lives as Canadians. From communities, the environment, the economy, and beyond, this report identifies and demonstrates […]
June 24, 2021
Old growth forests provide many ecosystem services beyond timber supply. ESSA recently completed a first-of-its-kind project on Vancouver Island that used 17 modelled old growth protection scenarios to assess the economic value of these services over a 100-year time horizon. The study, led by Dr. […]
June 15, 2021
Remembering Dr. Kim Hyatt: Dr. Kim Hyatt passed away peacefully with his family and closest friend by his side May 25, 2021. Kim worked on Pacific Salmon research from Alaska, Haida Gwaii, Skeena and Nass Rivers, West Coast of Vancouver Island and Southern Interior of […]
May 18, 2021
ESSA’s Cedar Morton and Jimena Eyzaguirre have been working with GIZ to articulate how nature-based solutions can be harnessed to help “climate-proof” water infrastructure like dams, irrigation canals, pumping facilities, and more. Watch Cedar’s recent overview presentation to the GIZ community about Ecosystem-based Adaptation for water infrastructure […]