Caroline Beer, Managing Director. Caroline holds a BSc with majors in Environmental Science (distinction) and Zoology, as well as a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Science (distinction) both from Rhodes University. Her undergraduate degree included both commerce and natural sciences. Caroline's honours dissertation evaluated the economic impacts of degradation of the xeric subtropical thicket through farming practices, focusing on the rehabilitation potential of the affected areas in terms of carbon tax. She has a broad academic background including statistics, economics, management, climate change, wetland ecology, GIS, rehabilitation ecology, ecological modelling and zoology. Caroline has a strong focus on renewable energy and South African policy and legislation related to development.
Dr Alan Carter has extensive training and experience in both financial accounting and environmental science disciplines with CES over the past 20 plus years and prior to that for 8 years with international accounting firms in South Africa and the USA. He holds a PhD in marine ecology and BCom Honours degree in financial accounting and auditing and completed his articles with the South African Institute of Chartered Accounts (SAICA). He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (licensed in Texas) and is a certified ISO14001 EMS auditor with Exemplar Global (formerly the American National Standards Institute). Alan has been responsible for leading and managing numerous and varied environmental and financial consulting projects over the past 33 years.
Dr Chantel Johnson holds MSc and PhD degrees in Botany (estuarine ecology) and a BSc degree in Botany and Geography from NMMU. Chantel has been an Environmental Consultant for approximately 16 years and as such has been focused on environmental management and impact assessment. Chantel is well versed in environmental legislation and has managed a number of environmental impact assessments and management plans for heavy mineral mining in South Africa, Mozambique and Madagascar, as well as a number of EIAs for open cast mines (copper, nickel, graphite) in Zambia and Mozambique. These projects have been completed to international standards (IFC and World Bank) and have been granted authorisation by their host countries. Chantel is also well versed in stakeholder engagement and stakeholder processes, all EIAs that has been managed by Chantel has included community consultations and as such Chantel has been used for various forms of community engagement in rural African settings. Chantel has also been extensively involved in the data collection and report writing for land and natural resource use assessments in both Madagascar and Mozambique. The data gathering component involves expensive community meetings in order to establish land use (including agriculture) and natural resource use within the communities and wider regions. Chantel has completed extensive land surveys as part of a Resettlement processes for a heavy minerals mines in Mozambique as well as in-kind compensation surveys in Tanzania. She is currently a principal consultant and Branch Manager of the Port Elizabeth Office as well as the Mozambique Office of CES.
Dr Ted Avis, Business Development Executive, is a leading expert in the field of Environmental Impact Assessments, having project-managed numerous large-scale EIAs to international standards (e.g. World Bank and International Finance Corporation). Ted has also project managed and provided professional input to the State of Environment reports and Strategic Environmental Assessments produced by CES.Curriculum Vitae of Ted Avis.
Bernadette Emslie, holds a B.Comm (Accounting) degree (Rhodes). Worked for over 7 years for Bethlehem Export cc, who at the time was one of the top exporters in South Africa of fresh asparagus. Was involved in running all aspects of the operations. At the same time she was made a member of the Close Corporation that owned lands with fresh asparagus that was picked, packed or canned for local or export. After starting her family in 2002 & no longer wanting to travel, she started her own accounting business in Grahamstown which managed large payrolls, accounting & tax consulting. In August 2005 she joined CES as the Financial Manager and in August 2010 was promoted to Financial Director.
Dr Ted Avis, Business Development Executive, is a leading expert in the field of Environmental Impact Assessments, having project-managed numerous large-scale EIAs to international standards (e.g. World Bank and International Finance Corporation). Ted has also project managed and provided professional input to the State of Environment reports and Strategic Environmental Assessments produced by CES.Curriculum Vitae of Ted Avis.
Ms Annette Verryn has considerable experience in social research and has worked independently as a consultant for the last seven years before joining CES. She obtained her BCom Economics in 2007 from Unisa and her Honours degree in Economics at the University of Johannesburg in 2009, focusing on development economics. Subsequently, she attained her Master’s Degree in Development Finance from the University of Cape Town. She has gained experience in social research by working at KPMG Advisory, Kantar and the HSRC, after which she freelanced for a wide variety of companies, including inter alia, the Department of Education (DoE), UNDESA, the WWF, GIZ, Euromonitor International and the Northwest Province for Department: Finance, Economy and Enterprise Development (the FEED). Her knowledge extends from project kick-off to closure. She has ample experience in writing literature reviews, instrument design, fieldworker training, stakeholder consultation, data gathering and analysis, presentations, report writing and communicating with clients. This proficiency has come from working on development projects, which included economic and social studies that were mostly located in South Africa and Africa.
Amanda van Reenen has more than 20 years’ experience in providing legal and legislative support and advisory services based on South African environmental legislation. She holds a LLB degree from the University of South Africa and is regarded as a self-motivated worker who pays meticulous attention to detail. She has been responsible for the drafting of the 2006 and 2014 Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations and amendments thereto as well as amendments to the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (NEMA). Amanda has been intimately involved in the preparation for the implementation of the One Environmental System with the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy and has legally vetted strategic environmental assessments such as the Renewable Energy Development SEA, resulting in the identification of renewable energy developments zones (REDZs). Amanda has also legally vetted the exclusion norms issued in terms of NEMA for electricity grid infrastructure, solar PV and battery storages facilities and has interacted with authorities on matters of interpretation and implementation relating to integrated environmental management.
Mr Justin Green holds a B.Sc. in Zoology and Entomology and a Post Graduate Diploma in Enterprise Management, he specialises in Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESHIA) projects for infrastructure, renewable energy, agriculture, and mining across Africa, he oversees projects, manages teams, and monitors budgets up to R2 Million. His extensive experience includes conducting studies in mining, renewable energy, agro-industry, forestry, biofuel, and oil sectors in East and West Africa, as well as southern African countries. With a recognized specialty in Water Resources Management and expertise in GIS using ArcGIS 10, Justin is known for his Wetland Delineation Assessments, Surface Water and Aquatic Invertebrate Assessments. Having worked in multiple African countries, he has a profound understanding of environmental legislation and policy requirements. He has over 11 years of expertise in Environmental Consulting, adept in project management, GIS, and environmental assessments, making him a valuable asset in diverse industries.
Mr Peter Bally, is a Social Consultant that holds a Rhodes University Geography honours degree. He is passionate about the geospatial industry and has professional experience working across multiple GIS programs as well as sourcing and analysing satellite imagery.
Aidan Gouws obtained his MSc in Environmental Science (Cum laude) from Rhodes University, having conducted research on the spatio-temporal dynamics of Acacia dealbata invasions and broader land-use and cover changes in the northern Eastern Cape, funded through a study bursary awarded by the Agricultural Research Council (ARC). Prior to this, he obtained his BSc Honours in Geographical and Environmental Sciences (Cum laude) from the University of Pretoria, studying plant ecology and EIA methodology amongst others. Since joining CES in 2018, he has been involved in several projects, including Basic Assessments (BA), Full Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessments (S&EIA), Environmental Amendment Applications, Environmental Audits and Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) Audits. He works from the Centurion office as a Principal Environmental Consultant and Ecologist. His interests include the general Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process, terrestrial and wetland ecology, and database management. Aidan is registered with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) as an Environmental Scientist (Pri.Sci.Nat. 121901) and with the International Association for Impact Assessments (IAIA).
Mr Neels Kruger is an archaeologist and ASAPA (Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologist) accredited Culture Resources Management (CRM) Practitioner with over 18 years’ experience in the field of heritage resources assessment, conservation and management. He holds a BHCS Hons Archaeology (Cum Laude) degree from the University of Pretoria in South Africa, specializing in the Iron Age Farmer and Colonial Periods of South Africa. He has worked extensively on archaeological and heritage sites representative of the prehistoric and historical time periods and cultural contexts in Southern Africa, both in the commercial and academics spheres. In addition, Neels has worked on archaeological research, heritage management and social consultation projects in a number of African countries including Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of the Cong and Israel. Neels’ expertise includes integrated heritage resources management applications including Heritage and Archaeological Impact Assessment and Management Plans (Phase 1, 2 & 3), Heritage and Social Spatial Development Frameworks & Strategic Development Area Frameworks, heritage-related social consultation and focus group facilitation, heritage legislation as well as geospacing and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) applications in archaeology and CRM.
Alex Ndlovu, obtained his BSc Honours degree in Geography from University of South Africa, having conducted a research proposal on solid waste problems in the Mamelodi township. Funded by Gauteng Campus Regional Academy (GCRA) throughout his studies as being the top achiever in high school. Prior to this, he obtained his BA in Environmental Management majoring in Geography from University of South Africa. Did an internship at Leapenviro Consulting where he managed to write BAR, EIA, WULA and GA reports. Alex joined CES in May 2021 and is already involved in several projects, including Basic Assessment, General Authorisation and Environmental Audit reports. He works from the Gauteng office and his interests include the general Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) process, Environmental Audits and Public Participation (PPP).
Phumela Madubela, has obtained her Honours Degree in Environmental Monitoring and Modelling (B.Sc. Hons) from the University of South Africa and a B.Sc. Degree in Environmental Science from the University of Kwa Zulu Natal. She has over 8 years’ experience in environmental consulting, monitoring and project management. She specializes in Environmental Monitoring, Compliance and Management. Her key expertise includes Water Quality Monitoring, Environmental Compliance (Auditing) and associated field sampling, Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), Basic Assessments (BA), Water Use License Applications, Public Participation Processes (PPP) and Environmental Control Officer (ECO) Services. Her interests are Environmental Impact Assessments and Water Monitoring. Phumela is a registered Environmental Assessment Practitioner with EAPASA (2022/4779) and a Candidate Natural Scientist with SACNASP (137670).
Andile Grant, is a Senior Environmental Consultant has expertise and experience to professionally manage a broad range of projects in the environmental management field. Project experience includes environmental services for the industrial sector, wind farms, private housing estates, petrol stations, human settlements, tourism, public works and municipal planning, infrastructure projects including road and water infrastructures and pipelines as well as the mining and agricultural sectors. Andile also has on site construction experience which has given him a unique insight into the challenges faced when balancing the needs of the environment versus those of development.
Elijah Katsetse is an archaeologist and heritage specialist with more than eight years of experience in heritage management. I have experience in both the public and private sectors as a consultant, a university lecturer and researcher, and a public servant. As a consultant, I bring extensive experience in stakeholder engagements, business development and proposal writing, client liaison, and project management. I also bring experience in the implementation of in-country legislative frameworks (NEMA, MRDPA, and NHRA) as well as international best standards in terms of the International Finance Corporation Performance Standards (IFC: PS), Equator Principles, and World Bank Group Guidelines. I have provided specialist input in countries such as Botswana, Mali, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, and the Democratic Republic of Congo in terms of the above-listed international Frameworks. I also have experience in the application of company frameworks and guidelines such as the Anglo-American Social Way Version 3.0. I have further applied these guidelines in engaged research, community engagements, client liaison, and project management as part of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) studies. Elijah is accredited by the Association of Professional Archaeologist (ASAPA) (0399) and is also a member of the Society of Africanist Archaeologists.
Brian Green is an Environmental Monitoring Field Technician that has a background in the construction industry and is now focuses on water and ambient dust fall monitoring. His duties include general project management to execute each monitoring run, office administration (capturing and filing of field forms, photos and relevant information) and providing feedback to clients in terms of on-site monitoring locations and conditions.
Mario Lourens is an Environmental Monitoring Field Technician that has a background in various fields, including the printing industry, warehouse management, general maintenance and management of buildings and gardens, debt collecting, construction quality control and housing complex management. He now focuses on water and ambient dustfall monitoring. His duties include general project management to execute each monitoring run, office administration (capturing and filing of field forms, photos and relevant information) and providing feedback to clients in terms of on-site monitoring locations and conditions.
Wendy Maiwashe is an experienced ecologist. Her contributions as an ecologist and GIS technician have been significant in four major conservation areas in South Africa, namely Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, Drakensberg Nature Valley, Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Biosphere Reserve and Sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands. She has also worked on projects across the SADC region and made contributions in various Transfrontier Conservation areas namely Great Limpopo TFCA (GLTFCA), Lubombo TFCA (LuTFCA), Kavango Zambezi TFCA (KAZA), Malawi-Zambia TFCA (MAZA) and now more recently Lower Zambezi – Mana Pools (LZMP). Moreover, she was part of a 14-month research expedition team to the sub-Antarctic Marion Island where she was a botanist. This is complemented by her Expertise in plant identification, conducting large scale botanical surveys, managing, and analysing large ecological databases, the programming language R, and GIS software. Her M.Sc. Plant sciences focus was on plant distributions and abundances in the sub-Antarctic Islands. With a focus on identifying the drivers of plant distribution and abundance patterns in the sub-Antarctic region and documenting the abundance structure of Polypogon magellanicus on Marion Island.
Emily Jackson obtained her MSc in Zoology from Rhodes University. Her academic background includes thermal physiology, behavioral ecology, natural history and reproductive biology research. She has additional experience in the areas of herpetofauna surveys and tours, environmental education and biological outreach programs. She has broad interests across taxa, with a keen interest in herpetofauna, small mammals and general wildlife photography. Her knowledge of species in the field is applied in her specialist survey work and scientific publications, where she aims to contribute novel information to scientific literature.
Dr Chantel Johnson holds MSc and PhD degrees in Botany (estuarine ecology) and a BSc degree in Botany and Geography from NMMU. Chantel has been an Environmental Consultant for approximately 16 years and as such has been focused on environmental management and impact assessment. Chantel is well versed in environmental legislation and has managed a number of environmental impact assessments and management plans for heavy mineral mining in South Africa, Mozambique and Madagascar, as well as a number of EIAs for open cast mines (copper, nickel, graphite) in Zambia and Mozambique. These projects have been completed to international standards (IFC and World Bank) and have been granted authorisation by their host countries. Chantel is also well versed in stakeholder engagement and stakeholder processes, all EIAs that has been managed by Chantel has included community consultations and as such Chantel has been used for various forms of community engagement in rural African settings. Chantel has also been extensively involved in the data collection and report writing for land and natural resource use assessments in both Madagascar and Mozambique. The data gathering component involves expensive community meetings in order to establish land use (including agriculture) and natural resource use within the communities and wider regions. Chantel has completed extensive land surveys as part of a Resettlement processes for a heavy minerals mines in Mozambique as well as in-kind compensation surveys in Tanzania. She is currently a principal consultant and Branch Manager of the Port Elizabeth Office as well as the Mozambique Office of CES.
Mr Luc Strydom has over 13 Years of experience and has developed his skills and expertise over the years as he has been involved in a wide spectrum of projects and activities ranging from general environmental assessment work such as Basic Assessments, Full Scoping and EIA reports, ESIAs and EMPrs, environmental permitting (WULAs, trans-relocation permits, waste permits), geo-hydrological sampling, auditing (ECO & Performance Assessments) as well as specialist studies including freshwater impact assessments (wetlands and river assessments), terrestrial biodiversity assessments, vegetation impact assessments, botanical surveys, and related management plans (invasive alien species management plans, biodiversity management plans, rehabilitation plans).
Dr Aldi Nel obtained her PhD in Fisheries Science (Aquaculture) from Rhodes University and her MSc in Zoology (Cum laude) from Stellenbosch University. Her background includes aquaculture research and development for ecological restoration and environmental sustainability, data science, and ecological monitoring. She applies biological and statistical theory to assess the impacts of various environmental and anthropogenic drivers on ecosystems. Her interests include animal physiology and habitat use, climate change effects on ecosystems and agriculture, climate change mitigation strategy, and stakeholder engagement in agricultural land use.
Dylan Anderson obtained his MSc (Cum Laude) from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, BSc. Hons in Physical Oceanography from the University of Cape Town and BSc Biology, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Cape Town. His main area of interest is coastal and shoreline processes, following on from his MSc. thesis which was focused investigations into the coastal processes and remediation of long term coastal erosion at St Francis Bay in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. He has subsequently worked on multiple coastal and environmental projects for public and private clients.
Ms Marina van Zyl, qualified in HR Management (TUT). She has extensive working experience in travel liaison and coordination as well as training coordination and development. Marina is also qualified as an ETDP (Education Training and Development Practitioner) (UJ).
Dr Alan Carter has extensive training and experience in both financial accounting and environmental science disciplines with CES over the past 20 plus years and prior to that for 8 years with international accounting firms in South Africa and the USA. He holds a PhD in marine ecology and BCom Honours degree in financial accounting and auditing and completed his articles with the South African Institute of Chartered Accounts (SAICA). He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (licensed in Texas) and is a certified ISO14001 EMS auditor with Exemplar Global (formerly the American National Standards Institute). Alan has been responsible for leading and managing numerous and varied environmental and financial consulting projects over the past 33 years.
Amy Lindsay holds a B.Sc. in Biochemistry and Zoology as well as a B.Sc. Honours in Zoology, both from the University of Johannesburg. Her honours project investigated the role of a tenebrionid beetle in the ecology of Bakwena Cave, Pretoria. Her MSc project, through Stellenbosch University, was a study on the effects of probiotics on the physiological and biochemical development of hatchery raised dusky kob (Argyrosomus japonicus) larvae. Her professional interests and passion lies within coastal and marine ecology dynamics as well as the development of sustainable aquaculture in South Africa. Amy has experience in a wide variety of areas with particular focus on Climate Change assessments, Strategic Environmental Assessments, aquaculture EIAs, coastal development EIAs and EMPs, as well as coastal and estuarine management programmes.
Amy has actively been involved in a number of strategic management and policy-type projects including SEAs for national organisations, State of the Coast Reporting at provincial level, the development of numerous district and local municipal Coastal Management Plans, assisting national departments in determining fee structures for the implementation of regulations as well as reviewing and updating environmental implementation plans for various spheres of government. Amy has a strong understating of environmental legislation, policy and procedures. Amy also has strong skills in project management as well as compliance and quality control.
Sinazo Nyudwana is currently enrolled for an MSc in Environmental and Geographical Science from the University of Cape Town. Her research investigates the use of climate services among commercial and smallholder farmers to improve the uptake of climate information, funded through a study bursary awarded by the National Research Foundation (NRF).
Jongo Gcina is an Environmental Consultant and an ambitious botanist. Through her studies, she has established a good foundation concerning plant ecology concerning marine and terrestrial systems. She has a deep love and appreciation for the natural environment of South Africa, having worked or been involved in both the marine and terrestrial ecology sectors, such as the Institute of Coastal and Marine Research, Thicket Forum, Fynbos Forums and Botanical Society (BotSoc Algoa Branch). She obtained her MSc in Botany with specializations in plant ecology and postfire regeneration.
Tamera Pillay completed her undergraduate degree in 2020 at the University of KwaZulu Natal with a Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science) and her Honours degree in 2021 at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Environmental Science. Her academic background includes forest degradation research and development of conservation measures to prevent forest fragmentation, ecology and environmental management. She has been involved in various environmental projects such as Basic Assessments, Water Use License Applications, ECO functions, external and internal audits, water monitoring and public participation processes. She is a registered Candidate EAP with EAPASA.
Ms Lynn Smit, Tender Manager to all branches of CES & PA to the Director of East London has more than 33 years of Administrative, Secretarial, Personal Assistant and Reception experience. She has especially extensive experience in bid/tender management within the public sector and SOEs and has broaden her skills to the private sector as well as international bid submissions over the years at CES.
Caroline Beer, Managing Director. Caroline holds a BSc with majors in Environmental Science (distinction) and Zoology, as well as a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Science (distinction) both from Rhodes University. Her undergraduate degree included both commerce and natural sciences. Caroline's honours dissertation evaluated the economic impacts of degradation of the xeric subtropical thicket through farming practices, focusing on the rehabilitation potential of the affected areas in terms of carbon tax. She has a broad academic background including statistics, economics, management, climate change, wetland ecology, GIS, rehabilitation ecology, ecological modelling and zoology. Caroline has a strong focus on renewable energy and South African policy and legislation related to development.
Jonathan Balmer has recently completed a Master’s degree in ornithology and phylogenetics through Rhodes University in Grahamstown, which he obtained with distinction. His M.Sc followed straight on from his B.Sc(Hons) in Zoology, and B.Sc in Entomology and Ichthyology from the same institution. Jo is an old-school naturalist with a passion for birding, herping and list-keeping, and he has over 10 years of guiding experience around Southern Africa. His other work experience includes contractual EIA surveys (3 years), birding app development (5 years), and junior school sports coaching (3 years). Although his professional focus has usually been ornithological in nature, he is comfortable working with most other animal classes as well, and has published research works and photographic material of mammals, fishes, reptiles, amphibians, and arthropods. He joined CES shortly after completing his Master’s degree in early 2023, and is based in the Grahamstown office.
Bernadette Emslie, holds a B.Comm (Accounting) degree (Rhodes). Worked for over 7 years for Bethlehem Export cc, who at the time was one of the top exporters in South Africa of fresh asparagus. Was involved in running all aspects of the operations. At the same time she was made a member of the Close Corporation that owned lands with fresh asparagus that was picked, packed or canned for local or export. After starting her family in 2002 & no longer wanting to travel, she started her own accounting business in Grahamstown which managed large payrolls, accounting & tax consulting. In August 2005 she joined CES as the Financial Manager and in August 2010 was promoted to Financial Director.
Marinda van Achterbergh, started her career in banking, then moved to conveyancing and Barlow Rand Properties thereafter where she gained extensive administration and secretarial experience. Marinda holds an Estate Agents Certificate. She has extensive Management and Hospitality experience having been a Restaurant business owner (De Wijn Huijs & Die Taphuis) as well as managing a family business, Dismantled Motors.
Louise van Aardt, has more than 20 years of administrative experience which covers a broad range of areas, including Receptionist, Secretary, Personal assistant; and she has extensive experience in the travel industry as a supervisor for foreign exchange as well as tour consulting.
Lina Buque is a skilled and experienced public facilitator and socio-economic and environmental consultant with over 10 years of experience working in Mozambique. . She has a Master of Environmental Science from the Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. Her research area was in Socio-environmental Conservation and Development, focused on environmental policies, including environmental education, analyse rural and urban environments from the point of view of socio-environmental planning and development, environmental impacts and their effects on health as well as environmental management and control. Lina has experience in both environmental and social best practice performance and management. Her expertise includes project management, environmental impact assessments including public engagement and social facilitation, environmental compliance monitoring, ESIA reporting, social impact assessment and resettlement planning. As a senior environmental consultant, she worked on a number of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) projects related to mines, conservation, forestry hydrocarbons and dams, facilitated stakeholder engagement processes for various EIA and SEA projects; qualitative and quantitative socio-economic surveys and monitoring; Social Impact Assessments (SIA), Resettlement Action Plans (as per IFC guidelines) and Economic Impact Assessments. She completed a practical training course in Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Social Sustainability that was presented by the word Bank. She has also gained notable experience in social performance management for mining industry.
Lina Buque é consultora ambiental com mais de 10 anos de experiencia em Estudos de Impacto ambiental (EIA) e na conduçåo de processos de facilitacao de consultas publicas e envolvimento das partes interessadas. Ela também ganhou experiência notável em gestáo de performance social para o setor de mineração. Esses EIAs cobriram diferentes regioes do país com as suas diferentes características permitindo adquirir um conhecimento privilegiado do ambiente biofísico do território, das populações e sua cultura. Possui um mestrado em ciências ambientais pela Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil. Sua área de pesquisa foi em Conservação e Desenvolvimento Socioambiental, com foco em políticas ambientais, incluindo educação ambiental, análise de ambientes rurais e urbanos do ponto de vista do planejamento e desenvolvimento socioambiental, impactos ambientais e seus efeitos na saúde e no meio ambiente, gestão e controle ambiental. Lina tem experiência em desempenho e gerenciamento de melhores práticas ambientais e sociais. Sua especialidade inclui gerenciamento de projetos, avaliações de impacto ambiental, incluindo engajamento público e facilitação social, monitoramento de conformidade ambiental, relatórios de AIAS, avaliação de impacto social e planejamento de reassentamento. Como consultora ambiental sênior, ela trabalhou em vários projetos de Due diligence e monitoramento de conformidade, Gestão de resíduos e infraestruturas, Agricultura comercial, plantações e biocombustíveis; Mineração e Recursos, planos de Ação de Reassentamento e Estudos Socioeconômicos de Base. Completou um curso prático de formação em Aquisição de terras, Reassentamento e Sustentabilidade, que promove a compreensão e o desenvolvimento de habilidades na gestão dos riscos e impactos sociais associados ao desenvolvimento de projetos de investimento público e privado e particularmente questões relacionadas à aquisição de terras e reassentamento. Curso administradoo pelo Banco Mundial. Lina tem.
Prof Roy Lubke, is a retired Associate Professor in the Department of Botany, Rhodes University, and retired Director of Coastal & Environmental Services. He contributed to the preparation of the SA Association of Botanists vegetation map by mapping the vegetation in a large part of the Eastern Cape. Professor Lubke has been involved in numerous EIAs and has extensive experience in ecological and vegetation studies and the identification of indicators for SoERs.
Mr Bill Rowlston, After working for more than 35 years in the English and South African water sectors, during which he worked extensively on the development of national policies, legislation and implementation strategies for managing water resources, Bill joined CES in 2007. He worked as project manager and water specialist on a number of large environmental and social impact assessments in several southern African countries, mainly for industrial, mining, and hydroelectric power developments, most of which were carried out to international performance standards. Bill undertook environmental and social compliance reviews, due diligence studies and audits for international lenders for a wide range of new and existing projects in South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Zambia. In South Africa he worked on the technical aspects of appeals against decisions by the environmental authorities, mainly for renewable energy projects. Bill retired from EOH CES in December 2016, but remains active as an Associate.
Marc Hardy holds a M. Phil (Environmental Management) degree from Stellenbosch University’s School of Public Management and Planning. He received his undergraduate (Development Studies) and Honours (Environmental & Geographical Science) degrees from the University of Cape Town. He also holds an Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment Auditor certification for the ISO 14001 management system standard. He is the Director of Environmental and Social Risk Advisory (ESRA), a Cape Town based consultancy specialising in risk management and advisory services. To date, Marc has been responsible for the management of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and resettlement planning processes for large infrastructure, thermal and renewable energy, agroindustry and mining projects throughout Africa (most of these in adherence to the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Standards and the International Finance Corporation’s Performance Standard requirements). He has gained extensive socio-economic baseline study and impact assessment experience through the various projects he has been involved with to date that have had physical resettlement implications, alternatively, those that impact on large numbers of people. In addition, he has undertaken numerous Environmental and Social Due Diligence (ESDD) assignments across a variety of industries and sectors, having also provided technical assistance or performance monitoring support to project developers, lenders and their partner financial institutions throughout the project development and financing lifecycle. As part of this technical assistance capacity, Marc has been actively involved in the development and implementation of bespoke Environmental and Social Management Systems (ESMS) for various companies and projects to date. In 2018, he completed the Environmental and Social Risk Management training programme presented by the IFC in Johannesburg. During the course of his career, Marc has worked on projects in Albania, Angola, Bangladesh, Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Greer Hawley(-McMaster) completed her BSc degree in Botany and Zoology and a BSc Honours in Botany from the University of Cape Town in 1998 and 1999, respectively. She completed her PhD (Microbiology) at Rhodes University in 2007. Greer’s core academic focus has been in the field of taxonomy both in the plant and fungal kingdom although her research experience is diverse, ranging from fresh water and marine algae, estuarine diatoms, plant species classification and fungal species identification and ecology. Greer was employed at Coastal and Environmental Services (CES) for over 13 years where she was involved with, and managed, a wide range of projects ranging from Environmental Impact assessments, Biodiversity impact assessments and biodiversity management projects in South Africa, Sierra Leone, Mozambique, Eswatini and Malawi, Environmental Management Frameworks, Environmental Management Systems, Strategic Environmental Assessments to Feasibility studies for the tourism and aquaculture sectors. Since 2021, Greer has shifted her focus to specialist biodiversity assessment and planning. Greer is currently self-employed, but continues to work with CES as an Associate. In addition, Greer is a Research Associate of Rhodes University where she supervises Hons, Masters and PhD students. Greer has experience in co-ordinating and managing multi-faceted projects with large teams, meeting deadlines and ensuring the production of high-quality deliverables.
