Coastal & Environmental Services

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	Basic Assessments Coastal Zone Management Environmental Accounting and Financial Solutions Environmental Auditing Ecological Baseline Assessments Environmental Impact Assessments Ecological Water Requirements and Water Quality Environmental Monitoring Environmental Management Plans Environmental Management Programme Report Heavy Mineral Mining EIAs Integrated Financial Solutions Resettlement & Environmental Management Rehabilitation Social Impact Assessments Strategic Environmental Assessments Public Participation & Stakeholder Engagement Waste Management
	WHY WOULD YOU NEED AN EIA? The National Environmental Management Act of 1998 (NEMA) is a comprehensive piece of legislation which sets out a procedure for the investigation, assessment and communication (including with interested and affected parties) of a range of listed activities or actions that require an EIA because of the likely impact they may have on the environment. These activities range from installing a storm water pipe, extracting a particular volume of water, to constructing a harbour, operating a quarry or building a game lodge. The activities are grouped in terms of the type of activity and their likely impact. The listed activities are divided into two categories, with small or low impact activities requiring a Basic Assessment, and medium or larger scale activities, or those which take place in sensitive environments like the coast, requiring a comprehensive Environmental Impact assessment. Both Basic Assessments and Environmental Impact Assessments must include a social & economic assessment, and a clearly defined level of public participation. These assessments can take from three months to two years, depending on the complexity of the activity and the sensitivity of the affected environment. In addition to the legislative requirements in South Africa, and almost all countries in Africa, 80% of all financial institutions comply with a set of environmental and social principle, referred to as the Equator Principles, which define the minimum standards that a development must meet in order to achieve equity funding. These are generally benchmarked against the Policy and Performance Standards of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the World Bank Operational Directves and Policies. CES has completed a large umber of EIA’s to IFC and World Bank standards.
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As one of the largest and most established specialist environmental consulting firms in southern Africa, CES has gained experience in a wide range of environmental management fields since its inception in 1990. We primarily specialize in assessing the impacts of development on the natural, social and economic environment through the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process, and in so doing contribute towards sustainable development. Our toolkit also includes a thorough knowledge of strategic environmental assessment (SEA), environmental management plans (EMP), environmental management systems (EMS), Ecological Water Requirements (EWR), environmental risk assessment, environmental auditing, environmental monitoring, integrated coastal zone management, social impact assessment (SIA) and state of environment reporting (SOER).

CES currently has a Head Office in Grahamstown and as well as an East London branch. Our staff is usually comprised of about 25 consultants and 10 support staff, although our staff compliment continues to grow. Our staff are well qualified, with more than 40 university degrees between them and most with postgraduate qualifications, including 6 with PhD degrees in the biological & environmental sciences. This ensures that we adopt a scientific approach to all our studies, so that the resultant outcomes are scientifically sound.

In addition, CES has a number of permanent associates that can be drawn on to provide additional expertise. We have also developed long-term relationships with a number of specialist consulting companies who provide expertise in air emissions, visual impacts, noise impacts, heritage assessments, radiation hazard assessment, soil and agricultural assessments and waste handling.

The application of our skills is underpinned by our pragmatic opinion of the sustainable development process and our holistic view of the environment. We believe that a balance between development and environmental protection can be achieved by skillful, considerate and careful planning. Our extraordinary success rate in achieving this balance in a variety of approved developments is evidence of our capability.


Award received for invaluable participation [East London Industrial Development Zone] Dr Alan Carter; on behalf of Coastal & Environmental Services, was invited to attend the ELIDZ Annual Stakeholders dinner in East London in November, where CES was recognised with an award for invaluable participation in the success of the East London Industrial Development Zone in 2009. Coastal & Environmental Services were the only environmental consultants to receive such an award! Dr Cherie-Lynn Mack received the award on behalf of Alan who was in France at the time. The event was attended by senior management of the service providers and stakeholders in the ELIDZ as well as members of local and provincial government, including the mayor of East London. B-BBEE News Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Verification Certificate of Level 3 B-BBEE awarded to CES Position available East London Branch [Senior Environmental Consultant] Please email or fax your CV and contactable references to: Muranda Altichiero: m.altichiero@cesnet.co.za Fax: 086 634 3368 Deadline date: 21 February 2010


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