Emma Hawley-Yan BES, Grad Cert GIS

GIS Technician, Junior Social Researcher and Project Coordinator

Emma is passionate about leveraging innovative GIS technologies and approaches to support meaningful environmental protection and community-focused stewardship efforts.

She has a background in GIS, ecology and resource sustainability, and diverse experiences in federal government, academia, and the non-profit sector. Before joining SVS in 2023, Emma worked as a researcher and technical scientific writer on species at risk recovery planning, as an education and outreach coordinator on Ontario-focused local environmental protection campaigns, and as an outdoor education specialist and program director with various public and private schools.

Emma graduated from the University of Waterloo in 2018 with a Bachelor of Environmental Studies Joint Honours Degree in environment and resource sustainability and biology, as well as a Diploma in ecological restoration and rehabilitation. She completed her Graduate Certificate in geographic information systems in 2023 at the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS), Nova Scotia Community College. Through her capstone work at COGS, she developed a custom GIS tool to support baseline assessment and understanding of cumulative effects on landscapes and traditional territories.

At SVS, she has collaborated closely with client-communities to conduct a wide variety of research projects, including in areas of Indigenous Knowledge and Land Use Studies, GIS, Technical Reviews, and Lands Office Support.

Outside of work, Emma loves to hike, canoe, rock climb, read, and make art.

Expertise

Indigenous Knowledge and Land Use Studies

Ecology

Capacity Building

Additional Superpowers

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