Our Services

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Achieving regulatory compliance can often present a daunting hurdle, however, our team can provide you with full-service permitting support through our physical, ecological, socio-economic and compliance-related knowledge. We have an extensive working knowledge of the local and international environmental and planning regulatory guidelines that may impact your project, and through our network of associates and affiliates we can provide multi-discplinary teams to undertake the necessary assessments required to address all planning and environmental permitting compliance issues. Experience has taught us that early engagement of community stakeholders and regulators in the permit approval process is essential in reducing risk and ensuring that projects proceed expeditiously and without the need for costly re-works. Our expertise includes;

EIAs are required for all major developments and we can lead you through the preliminary environmental scoping and the full EIA study to ensure that your development meets full regulatory compliance.

Conservation Management Plans, and/or woodland management plans, are a legal requirement in Bermuda for any landowner wishing to make alterations to land zoned Nature Reserve and Open Space Reserve under the Bermuda Plan 2008. 

Construction Environmental Management Plans, which are now required for all major developments in Bermuda to manage construction activities and minimise environmental degradation. 

Excavation Management Plans, which are now required when significant excavation is required, especially in a sensitive area

Preparation of Planning Applications and Appeals, Land Use Studies and Site Plan Analysis
We can work with you on your development to ensure that your application for planning or subdivision satisfies all the planning requirements. We also prepare submissions for Planning decision appeals. For larger developments we can undertake land use studies and assist with site planning.

Environment Management Plans/Systems, which have allowed many businesses to realise significant cost-saving as a result of their implementation, as well as securing the endorsement of their customers and investors alike. Our team can provide your company with the necessary framework and facilitation to develop an EMS that best suits your company goals using tools such as environmental audits, life cycle assessment and environmental risk management. 

Terrestrial and Marine Ecology and Natural Resource Management

We are specialists in the field of marine and terrestrial ecology and can provide knowledge and experience in sampling programme design and implementation, effects assessment, mitigation and consultation. We have extensive knowledge of the sensitivity levels of many habitats, communities and species and the relationship between abiotic and biotic factors, and can offer specialised assessment of the impacts of many types of development, as well as making recommendations on methods to minimise and mitigate negative impacts. We can offer solutions for pollution control and environmental disaster management.

Public Outreach and Stakeholder Engagement
We bring extensive experience in facilitating public consultations and stakeholder consensus building. We can also facilitate corporate engagement in environmental issues.

LEED Certification ConsultationWith a LEED AP on our team, we can work with your design or management team to guide you through each step of the LEED certification process.

We offer all aspects of the development and implementation of assessment, monitoring and remediation programmes to suit your needs and meet local and international regulatory standards.

• Phase I and II Environmental site assessments, ecological and species-specific surveys (including protected marine and terrestrial habitats and species)
• Contaminated site evaluation and remediation and UST investigation (including monitoring and sampling required to satisfy Bermuda RBCA during UST removal)
• Environmental (soil, sediment, groundwater and potable water) plus closed loop system monitoring programmes (with mobile analytical capabilities) 
• Logistic support including underwater photography and videography, boat ("C" class licenced pilots) and SCUBA (PADI instructor and nitrox certified)

Strategic planning (CSR, Environmental Policy and EMS development)

The global community is widely agreed that responsible business practice directly translates into sustainable business success. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is now seen as the vehicle for encouraging business to look at a far wider range of stakeholder interests. CSR is as much as anything a way of thinking about doing business that needs to be mainstreamed across business operations and into company strategy. This mainstreaming includes business development, marketing, human resources and financial operations, and influences good governance, business ethics, human capital management, supply chain management, environmental, health and safety and engagement of wider civil society. We can work with your company to develop clear objectives and well defined strategies to ensure that CSR action is not only effective but fully supports the success of your business.

Green Remediation

We can provide solutions for reducing carbon and water footprints, waste and water reduction, including an assessment of cost and risk.

Natural Resource Management

Our multi-disciplinary team brings a broad and in-depth knowledge of Bermuda's biodiversity as well as of land-use planning, water resource management and fisheries management and we can provide assessments as necessary.

Habitat restoration and native and endemic plant propagation
Our team of associates includes Bermuda's leading endemic and native plant propagator and we offer advise and stock for planting your landscape in a way that meets local policy, enhances Bermuda's biodiversity and offers the lowest ongoing maintenance.

Education and Training
Our team has extensive experience in the area of education and training. We provide:

• Field trips - guided tours of ecological interest
• Lectures, seminars and workshops including staff development
• Internship supervision
• Specialty Scuba Instruction (PADI)

We also have expertise in:

• Exhibit design
• Interpretive writing
• Multimedia outreach
• Underwater photography

Proposal writing

We have extensive experience and can assist in all facets of fundraising including proposal writing and reviews for government and private sector funds for initiatives including; science, capacity building, strategic planning, education, capital development.