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Capability:
Earth Systems Lao provides expertise in the environmental & social impact assessment of proposed and existing operations in the natural resource development sector.
Our experience includes the management and preparation of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), Social Impact Assessments (SIA), Initial Environmental Examinations (IEE) and Environmental Management Plans (EMP). These statutory processes are critical for fulfilling the legislative requirements for project approval and for ensuring the minimization of environmental impacts during the course of the project.
The approach of Earth Systems Lao is to work closely with clients and project engineers during the pre-feasibility and feasibility stages of project development to ensure that environmental considerations are fully integrated into project design. The aim is to develop management and mitigation measures that are technically and economically feasible, and that minimise environmental impacts to a degree acceptable to regulators, financiers, the community and other stakeholders. ESL builds an impact assessment team of in-house and external consultants with expertise specific to the nature of the project and its environmental setting.
Services:
- Developing, costing and managing an environmental and/or social impact assessment program;
- Conducting baseline investigations and scoping studies;
- Preparing Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Social Impact Assessment (SIA) reports that conform to the requirements of regulators and that integrates project design, environmental study findings and proposed management and mitigation measures;
- Critically reviewing technical and environmental studies;
- Liaising closely with client, project engineers and, where required, regulators and financiers;
- Facilitating government, community and other stakeholder liaison at key decision points during the impact assessment process to ensure that stakeholder concerns are engaged in an appropriate and timely manner.
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Experience:
Recent experience includes:
- ESIA for the Phu Kham Copper-Gold Project, Vientiane Province, Lao PDR
- Nam Ngeip HPP pre-feasibility Environmental and Social Assessment, Xieng Khouang Province, Lao PDR
- Reviewing and updating ESIA for the Xeset 2 Hydropower Project, Saravane Province, Lao PDR
- Land/ Assets Baseline Study Phase 1 and Baseline Study Survey Phrase 2 for the Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Project, Khammouane Province, Lao PDR
- ESIA and Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP), for the Sepon Gold and Copper Mining Project, Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR
- ESIA for Phu Bia Gold Mining Project, Xaisomboun Special Region, Lao PDR
- EIA of the Vietnam War for Rio Tinto/Oxiana Resources
- Lao National Expert for EIA/ SEA Guidelines Development for the Mekong River Commission (MRC), Vientiane, Lao PDR
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