Prominent Canadian scientists are warning Alberta's environment minister that the move to shut down the Alberta Environmental Monitoring and Evaluating Agency (AEMERA) was a "naive" mistake.

The Alberta government announced a new structure Tuesday it said will improve the province's environmental monitoring and reporting system, though some are skeptical about the move to put environmental monitoring back under government control.

An Alberta organization tasked with monitoring, assessing and reporting on environmental issues, could be getting an overhaul, according to Liberal leader David Swann.