IAIA - Western & Northern Canada
The International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) is the world's leading professional association in the field of impact assessment.
The International Association of Impact Assessment (IAIA) is the world’s leading professional association in the field of impact assessment. IAIA’s Western and Northern Canada (WNC) affiliate is a dynamic professional association with members from the federal and territorial governments, consultancies, co-management boards, industry and NGOs. IAIA-WNC provides a range of EIA-related activities for its members including guest speakers, conferences, newsletters, networking opportunities and more. Its goal is to promote and develop best practice in environmental impact assessment.
IAIA is the only multi-disciplinary international organization for impact assessment professionals. Its Western and Northern Canada (WNC) Affiliate is a dynamic professional association providing a range of EIA-related activities including guest speakers, conferences, newsletters, networking opportunities, and much more.
IAIA-WNC’s mission is to promote ecologically sustainable and equitable development, environmental justice and the preservation of human rights.
We work support this mission through the following goals:
develop capacity for making wise decisions with respect to planning and managing environmental change;
support the free exchange of information to improve approaches to impact assessment;
provide a forum for innovation to develop and communicate best practice;
provide professional development opportunities for people involved in impact assessment; and
promote public participation and the inclusion of sound science in impact assessment.
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