Linking Ecological Science to Decision-Making: Delivering Environmental Monitoring Information as Societal Feedback |
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| Authors: | Hague Vaughan Graham Whitelaw Brian Craig Craig Stewart |
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| Institution: | (1) Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network Coordinating Office, Environment Canada, Canada Centre for Inland Waters, Burlington, ON, Canada, L7R 4A6;(2) Faculty of Environmental Studies, School of Planning, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada |
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| Abstract: | The paper describes the Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network's (EMAN) operational and program response to certain challenges of environmental monitoring in Canada, in particular, efforts to improve the ability of the network to deliver relevant information to decision makers. In addition to its familiar roles, environmental monitoring should deliver feedback to society on environmental changes associated with development patterns, trends, processes and interventions. In order for such feedback to be effective, it must be relevant, timely, useful and accessible: all characteristics that are defined by the user, not the provider. Demand driven environmental monitoring is explored through EMAN's experiences with Canada's Biosphere Reserves, the NatureWatch Program and the Canadian Community Monitoring Network. |
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| Keywords: | decision-making demand-driven Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network environmental monitoring landscapes sustainability |
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