The International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) defines an Environmental Impact Assessment as “the process of identifying, predicting, evaluating and mitigating the biophysical,, and other relevant effects of development proposals prior to major decisions being taken and commitments made.” An Ecological Impact Assessment will assess the possible positive or negative impact that a proposed project may have on the environment, together consisting of the natural, social and economic aspects. 

 

This assessment will be evaluated by our Ecological Risk Manager, who will report on the basis of the severity of ecological risk; ecological significance, scarcity, and integrity of natural resources at risk; the capability of the environmental system to compensate or recover from impacts and the availability of mitigation resources. Ecological Risk Management will consist of identifying, evaluating, selecting and implementing cost-effective, integrated actions that manage risks to ecological systems while emphasizing scientific, economic, technological feasibility, political, and legal considerations.

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Our goal is to manage both components of ecological risk: exposure and stress on an environment’s ecology, so that risks to ecological resources are controlled at acceptable levels or avoided altogether.