Environmental Services

Specialist scientific surveys for all scope of soil studies. Compliant (Soil Taxonomic System) and EU (FAO and EuDASM). 

• Pedological mapping (baseline), Land Use and Land Capability 
• CSM (monitoring & remediation)
• Soil management & rehabilitation plans
• Reserve determination
• Geospatial based mapping & records
• Riparian and wetland health surveys
• Dr. Elaine’s™ Soil Food Web Approach 

Over 20 years of experience, with  monitoring programs (sampling, establishing and development), toxicity analysis and remediation planning. We'll also site your potable water boreholes.

• Groundwater reserve determination (including safe yields and abstraction rates)
• Surface water quality monitoring (physical) assessment (organic and inorganic analysis) 
• Borehole siting (geophysical surveys) and construction supervision
• CSM including NAPL and dNAPL (monitoring & remediation)
• S-P-R pollution management

Qualified in the use of a series of underground and remote sensing technologies.

• Caesium Magnetometer (G850x), Electromagnetics (EM34x) and Electrical Resistivity and Gravimetric
• Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
• LiDAR
• Borehole loggers & cameras

Uses include potable water supply, establishing monitoring programs, mine dewatering, pollution abatement and control screens, fracture identification and preferential flow pathways (S-P-R). Sub-surface excavations and analysis for 

• Reconnaissance geotechnical excavations and surveys(*)

ESG compliance and reporting

• Baseline determination and baseline reporting
• SFDR (EU), UK Taxonomy (UK) & SEC (USA) compliant (including specific criteria for France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain & Belgium)
• Climate Change modelling and policy building (En-ROADS)

Environmental permitting and licensing

• Permitting applications (IFC standards including World Bank PS and United Nations SDGs), with extensive in-country (SADC) legislative experience
• Environmental Management Systems
• ECO and operational supervision
• Closure Planning and Financial Provision Planning

In-house professional certifications

• Professional Natural Scientist (Pr.Sci.Nat.) 2007
• Public Participation Specialist (IAP2) 2008 
• Qualified Person Statement (PEA) (Canadian NI 43-101 for environment & social) 2016
• Green & Sustainable Finance Professional™ (Chartered Banker)* 2021
• En-ROADS Climate Ambassador™ (Climate Interactive)* 2021

Languages

• English - native
• Afrikaans - native
• Dutch - fluent

EarthPLAN has gained global technical specialist experience. Our work in EMEA has included extensive Southern Africa exposure in the mining & minerals, hydro- and geohydrological, forestry, agricultural, and the built environment sectors. Notable work in West Africa (aluminium) and East Africa (water & renewables). Our European experience includes planning design for faunal enrichment and new business establishment building on over 20 years of consulting work.

Our collaborations in the AMER, include legal reviews and Competent Persons Statements (supporting their IPOs) for clients and partners. Work in the APAC regions includes Hong Kong (financial and planning), Singapore and Malaysia (large and mega-scale industrial).