EMAN, the Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network, is made up of linked organizations and individuals involved in ecological monitoring in Canada to better detect, describe, and report on ecosystem changes.
The network is a cooperative partnership of federal, provincial and municipal governments, academic institutions, aboriginal communities and organizations, industry, environmental non-government organizations, volunteer community groups, elementary and secondary schools and other groups/individuals involved in ecological monitoring.
EMAN is mandated to work collaboratively with the EMAN partners in improving the effectiveness of ecosystem monitoring to ensure informed decision-making and to create environmental awareness among Canadians. CBEMN stands for "Community Based Environmental Monitoring Network," and is our local EMAN partner, based at SMU (Saint Mary's University).