The 350 environmental industry firms in Nova Scotia share a broad range of expertise and knowledge. These firms continue to grow and to gain international reputation for their expertise.

The sector embodies a variety of strengths and has good positioning in niche technologies and services including:

• Water and wastewater treatment
• Solid waste management
• Pollution prevention initiatives
• Renewable energy
• Climate change adaptation
• Engineering consulting
• Environmental management systems
• Instrumentation and environment related information technology products
• Geomatics
• Air monitoring services and technologies