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Environmental Economist Term Position - 5 months The Southeast Environmental Association (SEA) is a multi-stakeholder community group concerned about the environmental, social and economic well-being of residents of South Eastern PEI. SEA carries out research, education and small scale action projects to improve the environmental quality of the local area, while building the capacity and knowledge level of residents. Environmental Damages Assessment (EDA) is a newly emerging framework in Atlantic Canada, that can be used to evaluate, quantify and monetize injuries or loss of natural resources due to a pollution event. One of the issues that arose from the framework's application was the need for standard protocols for assessing injuries sustained by the affected ecosystem. Macroinvertebrates are important components of the aquatic ecosystem because they serve as a food source to fish, amphibians, reptiles and birds. They also provide a vital link in the food web between primary trophic levels and top consumers. Incorporating macroinvertebrates into EDA protocols enables investigators to determine how this vital link in the food chain is affected from a pollution event. This continued development of EDA protocol addresses a need to move towards ecosystems-based approaches within the environmental damage assessment framework. Duties: * Research role or service of stream benthic macro invertebrates in the ecosystem * Derive a basic value for the services provided by the invertebrates * define methods for sampling to determine the scope of loss after an environmental incident. * Work with multi-stakeholder committee on a regular basis * Detail findings in a final report Qualifications: * Degree in environmental studies, economics or a related field * Some economic valuation experience preferred * Must have knowledge of how to use spreadsheets, word processing and email * Valid drivers license * Access to a reliable vehicle Closing Date: Friday, October 26th - 4:00 p.m. (AST) Send resumes to: S.E.A. P.O. Box 1500 Montague, PEI C0A 1R0 fax: 902-838-0610 email: sea@pei.aibn.com No Phone Calls Please -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- The preceding message was posted on the Sustainable Maritimes mailing list (sust-mar). http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/lists/sust-mar -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Volunteer moderator: Paul Falvo mailto:sust-mar-owner@chebucto.ns.ca To submit a message to sust-mar (subscribers only!), please send it to: mailto:sust-mar@chebucto.ns.ca PLEASE SEND MESSAGES TO SUST-MAR IN PLAIN TEXT ONLY MESSAGES CONTAINING HTML (MIME) CANNOT BE POSTED
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