Projects
Projects & fieldwork
From aerial surveys to community meetings under the trees, our assessments start with what we see, measure and hear on the ground.
How we work
Delivered to Zambian requirements and international standards, including the IFC Performance Standards.
We lead and manage Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for development projects throughout Africa. We are committed to aligning our work to the International Finance Corporation Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability, and deliver our ESIA to these standards.
We carry out focus group discussions, stakeholder engagement, quantitative surveys and participatory resource mapping to understand the communities potentially impacted by proposed projects. We develop measures to enhance the benefits of the project and avoid, minimise, or compensate for the negative impacts through the development of social management plans.
We undertake detailed resettlement action planning (comprising of asset, farming and land holding surveys) using customised smart survey forms, analytics and smart reporting, developed on ODK, Survey123 and ArcGIS Field Survey Tools. We undertake extensive engagement with Project Affected Peoples (PAPs) and develop resettlement action plans in compliance with IFC Performance Standard 5 and World Bank OP 4.12.
Presenting information posters to the community at a proposed agricultural project in Zambia. Access the stakeholder engagement platform used for the Zambia Railways Rehabilitation EIA.
We provide environmental and social auditing and due diligence for national legal and international lender compliance.
We support our clients from concept to closure through the development and implementation of Environmental and Social Management Systems (ESMS) aligned to ISO 14001:2015 and the IFC Performance Standards. We are our clients’ strategic sustainability partners, helping to manage E&S risk and enhancing sustainability throughout the project lifecycle.
Featured projects
AESC field photographyESIA and Resettlement Action Plan for the Zambian section of the Lobito rail corridor.
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AESC field photographyDevelopment of the project’s Environmental and Social Management System, with closure planning and costing.
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AESC field photographyESIA, RAP monitoring and audit, with public disclosure of safeguards documents.
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Illustrative imageResettlement for a wind energy facility of up to 350 MW near Katete, Eastern Province.
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Aerial survey of a settlement
Field team with digital survey tools
Mpulungu Harbour on Lake Tanganyika
Information posters for community engagement on a proposed agricultural project
Flame lily recorded during biodiversity fieldwork
Stakeholder consultation, Sesheke
Aerial view of woodland
Open pit and water in a mining area
Field team reviewing maps
Aerial view of a waterfall
Community meeting in the shade
Prepared agricultural land
Solar PV array
Soil and land-use observations
Field vehicle on a hillside track
Public consultation meeting
Escarpment landscape
River rapids
Site access by the water’s edge
Site reconnaissance
Landscape survey
Local transport on a rural road
Overlooking the escarpment during fieldwork
Rural access road
Water infrastructureStart a project
Talk to our team about baseline studies, impact assessment, resettlement or management systems.
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
We lead and manage Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for development projects throughout Africa. We are committed to aligning our work to the International Finance Corporation Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability, and deliver our ESIA to these standards.
Social Impact Assessment
We carry out focus group discussions, stakeholder engagement, quantitative surveys and participatory resource mapping to understand the communities potentially impacted by proposed projects. We develop measures to enhance the benefits of the project and avoid, minimise, or compensate for the negative impacts through the development of social management plans.
Resettlement Action Planning
We undertake detailed resettlement action planning (comprising of asset, farming and land holding surveys) using customised smart survey forms, analytics and smart reporting, developed on ODK, Survey123 and ArcGIS Field Survey Tools. We undertake extensive engagement with Project Affected Peoples (PAPs) and develop resettlement action plans in compliance with IFC Performance Standard 5 and Word Bank OP 4.12.
Stakeholder Engagement
Presenting information posters to the community at a proposed agricultural project in Zambia. Click here to access the stakeholder engagement platform used for teh Zambia Railways Rehabilitation EIA.
Environmental and Social Auditing
We provide environmental and Social auditing and due diligence for national legal and international lender compliance.
Environmental and Social Management Systems
We support our clients from concept to closure through the development and implementation of Environmental and Social Management Systems (ESMS) aligned to ISO 14001:2015 and the IFC Performance Standards. We are our clients strategic sustainability partners, helping to manage E&S risk and enhancing sustainability throughout the project lifecycle.
