HBCL offers a wide range of environmental consultancy and advisory services from assessment studies to management planning. The environmental-based services are conducted in a manner that aligns with both the local laws and policies as well as international standards from a variety of governing bodies in different sectors.
Environmental assessments offered by our multidisciplinary team of experts include but are not limited to;
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- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA)
- Strategic Environmental and Social Assessments (SESA)
- Feasibility Studies
- Environmental Audits
- Climate Impact Assessment
- Baseline Biodiversity Study
- Critical Habitat Assessment
- Baseline Hydrological and Hydrogeological study
Additionally, HBCL has experience in successfully design, execute, monitor and review/evaluate environmental related management plans and policies for financial and infrastructural projects. These includes;Environmental and Social Management Plan (EMP)- Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP)
- Mine Closure Plan
- Industrial Environmental Solution Package
- Green House & Gas Emission monitoring
- Real-time dust & Aerosol monitoring
- Soil Analysis
- Wastewater Discharge Analysis
- Noise Pollution
- Waste management
- Waste management Planning
- Electronic Waste Management
- Hazardous Waste Handling & Disposal Services
- Handling of Drilling Waste
2. HEALTH & SOCIAL
Social risks when ignored may cost the project and investors massively. HBCL team offers investors a variety of services that help investors with social risks. These services include:
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- Socio-Economic Surveys
- Ethnographic Research
- Archaeological and Cultural Heritage
- Stakeholders’ analysis
- Economic and Livelihood Restoration Programs
- Influx analysis and management
Another important aspect of local and international compliance is how projects deal with community and occupational health risks associated with its footprint. Health Impact Assessment followed by a comprehensive management plan is one of many solutions that HBCL offers to its clients.
3. LAND MANAGEMENT
HBCL has been a part of successful land management projects especially related to resettlement. With experienced field experts from professions ranging from town planners,
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- Land use planning
- Land Resettlement and Compensation
- Land Valuation
- Land Acquisition Advisory
- Landscape Visual