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Undertaking an environmental and social impact assessment of the client’s seismic acquisition program in the Rub Al Khali Desert or "Empty Quarter within very tight timescales using published information more... |
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| |  | | Developing globally applicable exploration guidelines to help identify and manage environmental, community, health and safety impacts associated with diamond exploration
ERM was commissioned by De Beers to develop exploration guidelines for managing environmental, community, health and safety issues during exploration more... |
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| |  | | Supporting the preparation of a report assessing the environmental impacts of a proposed methanol plant
An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for an industrial complex including a proposed methanol plant had already been completed. In order to obtain financing for the construction and operation of the proposed methanol plant, support work relating to the EIA was performed. more... |
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| |  | | Conducting environmental, social and health impact assessment to ensure proposed energy project meets IFC standards in Botswana
CIC Energy appointed ERM to undertake an Environmental, Social and Health Impact Assessment (ESHIA) for a mine mouth coal-fired power plant that will be built in two stages each of 2700 MW gross output in southern Botswana. The project includes development of the coal mine both strip mining and underground, together with the associated infrastructure to support the development of transmission lines, ground water wellfields and a new water pipeline more... |
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| |  | | Undertaking Equator Principle environmental and social assessment of Tangguh LNG Project
We were commissioned to carry out an environmental and social due diligence of the Tangguh LNG project in Papua, Indonesia on behalf of a consortium of International Commercial Banks (ICB), for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) more... |
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| |  | | SEA of the Greater Dublin Strategic Drainage Study (GDSDS)
ERM has been commissioned to undertake the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the GDSDS, a drainage strategy for the Greater Dublin area for the next 30 years.
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| |  | | EIS of the Metro North in Dublin, Railway Procurement Agency (RPA), 2006 - ongoing.
ERM was selected by the RPA to produce the Environmental Impact Study for this vital piece of infrastructure in March 2006. more... |
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| |  | | EIS of Lansdowne Road Stadium Redevelopment, Lansdowne Road Stadium Redevelopment Company, 2004-2007
ERM was awarded this high profile Envrionmental Impact Study project in December 2004. more... |
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| |  | | Providing EIA services as part of the Tsunami relief process in Sumatra
Assessing environmental impact of 240km highway and 110 bridges along the west coast of Sumatra as part of the Tsunami relief process: North America's highest profile Tsunami relief project more... |
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| |  | | Producing Sustainable Management Plan for proposed mine
ERM was asked to produce a Sustainable Management Plan for a proposed mine to help shape the company’s Sustainable Development Plans more... |
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| |  | | Environmental permitting
Romanian environmental legislation requires Environmental Operating Permits (EOPs) to be obtained for all industrial facilities of certain categories. more... |
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| |  | | Managing permitting processes and social issues to obtain operation permits and avoid site closure
When Exide found themselves in need of help with permitting issues, they asked ERM to help them deal with the legal processes and social issues associated with it. more... |
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| |  | | Developing strategic social investment project in Brazil
An international team from the UK, US and Brazil worked with Devon Energy to develop a best practice social investment project in Brazil, using the International Guidelines that ERM developed in 2005. more... |
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| |  | | EIA for Australian Department of Defence
Assessing the environmental and social impacts of relocating a helicopter squadron in Sydney for the Australian Department of Defence more... |
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| |  | | Monitoring effects an NGL project will have on local diversity in Peru
PlusPetrol Peru asked ERM to help assess the marine component of its Fractionation Plant and Loading Facilities in Peru as part of the biotic and abiotic monitoring more... |
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| |  | | Permitting support for LNG facilities
Assessing regulatory and permitting issues for proposed LNG facilities in Italy more... |
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| |  | | Assessing hurricane damage
Assessing hurricane damage to over 30 mobile phone towers to help produce the remediation program and help ensure stakeholders of the situation more... |
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| |  | | Advising on oil spill litigation in China
ERM was commissioned by an international insurance company to help its legal and technical team respond to the grounding of an oil tanker and an alleged oil spill in China. more... |
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| |  | | Noise and Vibration assessment of the impacts of extending London’s rail network
As demand sees transport links around the world having to expand and improve, knock on effects such as potential noise and vibration have to be assessed in order to ensure regulatory standards are met more... |
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| |  | | Using Health Impact Assessment to understand the impacts of a proposed airport development
ERM examined the effect the proposed development of one of London's major airports would have on the health of the surrounding community. The study scientifically quantified effects of the development and engaged with key stakeholders including the public. more... |
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| |  | | Assisting a major port operator to improve ongoing transport links
When Hutchison Ports wanted to reconfigure part of their facility at Felixstowe to provide additional deepwater terminal capacity for containers, ERM was asked to consider the impacts both within the port and in relation to expanding the local train line more... |
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| |  | | Developing a model sustainable coastal community
Preparing the environmental masterplan for the development of a sustainable coastal community in Australia. more... |
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| |  | | Assessing the environmental impact of a proposed windfarm
ERM is coordinating five groups of experts to assess the potential environmental impact of the largest proposed off-shore windfarm in Europe consisting of 144 turbines. The completed baselines studies will be developed into a comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment. more... |
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| |  | | Urban Outcomes from Columbia New Town
Columbia was the vision of James Rouse back in the 1960s when pollution, congestion and urban sprawl typified most American cities. In response to the demand for something different, the Rouse Company acquired 6,000 hectares of farmland and water catchment area on the eastern seaboard of the United States of America (refer to Figure 1) and announced its intention to develop a New Town in 1963. more... |
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| |  | | Coral Mapping Hong Kong
As a result of the valuable work carried out by ERM’s Marine Scientists to help protect the world’s coral colonies, the Hong Kong Government has adopted our techniques as standard practice. more... |
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| |  | | Assessing LNG Terminal Expansion Risks
With an increasing demand for natural gas we have been working with a number of organizations to help facilitate the permitting of terminals and expansion of facilities. We have worked with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources for a number of years to assess the hazards that could potentially be associated with one of these facilities. more... |
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| |  | | Supporting two off-shore construction pipeline projects
Supplying environmental and risk management services for two large scale off-shore construction pipeline projects. more... |
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| |  | | Social and Environmental Impact Assessment of a proposed mine
ERM undertook an SEIA on behalf of Minera Aquiline Argentina S.A.to examine the construction, operation and closure stages of a proposed gold/silver mine. more... |
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| |  | | Helping to minimize the environmental impact of the Taiwan High Speed Rail
Implementing an environmental monitoring program to minimize the impact of the construction of a 300km high speed rail in Taiwan as part of the regulatory obligations associated with it. more... |
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| |  | | Restoring salt marsh wildlife habitat
Until the end of 2000 this salt marsh was a local scrap mill yard filled with waste materials and devoid of suitable wildlife habitat. ERM designed the salt marsh during the construction of Pfizer's Global Development Facility to ensure that it will continue to provide its valuable wildlife and educational functions for a long time to come. more... |
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