WHAT WE DO

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At IEG we base our work on the fact that humans are an integral part of the planet’s ecosystems. We act in close collaboration with our clients, who face important decisions about how to maintain and restore ecological and cultural integrity. We support these decisions with science-based, transparent, and defensible information.

Cumulative Effects and Land-Use Planning

Mine Reclamation and Closure Planning

Ecosystem Assessment and Biomonitoring

CASE STUDIES

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Our projects are unique and varied, but our approach is consistent. IEG is a talented interdisciplinary team that brings extensive technical knowledge and capability to projects for clients in all sectors.

RECENT NEWS

New Brunswick Natural Climate Solutions Scenario Analysis

A scenario analysis was completed for the Government of New Brunswick using the ALCES landscape simulation model to explore potential future ecosystem carbon dynamics in the province. The capacity of ecosystems to sequester and store carbon in biomass and soil can be affected by fire and by land uses such as forestry, agriculture, and settlement expansion. A range of datasets and references were applied to identify relationships to track the effect of landscape dynamics and management practices on ecosystem carbon.

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New paper on how Indigenous Knowledge and simulation modeling can be combined to comprehensively assess cumulative impacts to Indigenous rights

A new publication describes how Indigenous Knowledge and simulation modeling can be combined to comprehensively assess cumulative impacts to Indigenous rights. The approach was developed by IEG to address deficiencies in Canada’s environmental assessment process that result in incomplete assessment of impacts and insufficient opportunity for Indigenous led projects and collaboration…

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