Summary

Nigel Murphy is a Director of Earth Systems and Earth Systems Lao. He has 20 years of experience as an environmental and earth scientist. In addition to specialist technical skills in environmental science, Mr Murphy has extensive experience in interdisciplinary environmental assessments and management for private sector, government, aid and development projects.

Education and Affiliations

Bachelor of Science Honours (Earth Sciences) - Monash University, 1984.

Master of Environmental Science - Monash University, 1992.

National Councillor, Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand.

Chair of the Environment Certification Board of Australia and New Zealand (CEnvP).

Countries of Work Experience

Australia, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, India, Fiji, China, New Zealand, Philippines, Vanuatu, Argentina, Vietnam, Cambodia.

Professional History

• 1993 to date, Principal Environmental Scientist and Director, Earth Systems Pty Ltd.

• 1985 to 1993, Geologist and Environmental Scientist, CRA (Rio Tinto) Exploration Pty Ltd.

Fields of Special Competence

Environmental project management; environmental management and impact assessment of natural resource development; environmental monitoring; environmental data management; environmental management systems; mining and the environment, water resource and catchment management, water quality.

Representative Experience

Mr. Murphy’s recent roles and projects include:

• Project Director and specialist consultant for the Phu Kham Copper-Gold Project Environmental and Social Impact Assessment.
• Project Director and specialist consultant for the Nam Theun 2 hydroelectric project (Lao PDR) Baseline Study and Physical Cultural Resources survey.
• Project Director and specialist consultant for a United Nations GEF facility funded project preparing environmental datasets for eastern China, eastern Mongolia and Siberia as part of the TumenNET Strategic Action Program.
• Project Director and specialist consultant to assist with Environmental and Social Issues Management and Capacity Building for the Sepon Gold Mine. The World Bank funded this project.
• Specialist consultant and Project Director in the preparation of the Sepon Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and Xeset 2 ESIA in Lao PDR.
• Key external consultant in the development, review and revision of environmental guidelines and codes of practice for a number of resource sector clients.
• Benchmarking study and environmental data review of all managed sites for an international mining group.
• Project Director and specialist consultant for the preparation of The Australian Water Map, The Environment Map of Australia and The Water Map of Melbourne.
• Environmental assessments, baseline studies and environmental monitoring assignments for a number of mining and infrastructure projects in Australia and Asia-Pacific region, including PNG, Laos, Indonesia, Argentina.

Selected Publications

Murphy, N. C., Taylor, J. R. and Leake, M. J., 1999, Coming to terms with acid drainage. Proceedings of the “State of the Art in Mining Environmental Management”, Manilla, Philippines, August, 1999.