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BALANCING NATURE & DEVELOPMENT

Balancing Nature and Development

About Us

Landscape Dynamics Environmental Consultants, established in May 1997, is an environmental consultancy firm specialising in environmental impact management for approximately 28 years.  We offer a wide range of environmental services; from site sensitivity assessments and feasibility studies at the inception phase of a development up to authorisation where Environmental Authorisations (EAs) are being issued by the relevant national or provincial government department.  We work countrywide.

Our extensive experience spans both private and public sectors, with in-depth experience in the renewable industry gained over the past 5 years:

  • Applications for EA for solar PV facilities
  • Registration of grid infrastructure in terms of the Standard
  • Registration of BESS and solar PV facilities in terms of the Norm, ensuring projects are bid ready
  • Extending EA validity beyond 10 years
  • EA amendments, EMPr updates and layout approvals
  • Due Diligence letters according to lawyer requirement
  • We are part of the teams that enabled Financial Close for several solar PV and BESS facilities

Other experience in obtaining environmental authorisation is in service infrastructure projects (electricity, water, sewage pipelines, roads, etc.), route planning for linear projects, residential and industrial townships, private resorts, filling stations and depots, etc.

 

 

Key Services Offered

  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) processes
  • Site sensitivity assessment and feasibility assessments for BESS and solar facilities
  • Environmental Authorisation for Wind and Solar projects, inclusive of associated infrastructure
  • Registration of BESS and solar PV facilities in terms of the Norm
  • Registration of grid infrastructure in terms of the Standard
  • Environmental Management Programmes (EMPr) for management and/or restriction of risk
  • Extension of the validity period of EAs beyond 10 years, update of EMPr’s and layout plans and EA amendments within the renewable energy industry
  • Route determination on linear projects with landowner negotiation
  • Public Participation Processes/Programmes (PPP) and Social Facilitation
  • Project management (managing of project team during the authorisation stages of development)
  • Applications for Amendment of Environmental Authorisations (all types of development)
  • External reviews of Environmental Impact Assessments
  • Petroleum projects (Filling Station Feasibilities; EIA’s and EMPr’s for filling stations and depots)
  • NEMA 24G Rectification Applications
  • Ensure compliance with various environmental legislation, including the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act Nr 107 of 1998) (NEMA), National Water Act, 1998 (Act Nr 36 of 1998); NEM: Waste Act, 2008 (Act Nr 59 of 2008); NEM: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act Nr 10 of 2004); National Heritage Resources Act, 1999 (Act Nr 25 of 1999) (NHRA)
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Why Choose Us?

  • We have twenty eightyears of continuous business experience in the environmental field – a complete list of projects is available on request.
  • We have an excellent track record – approximately 300 development applications were made to various Environmental Departments throughout the country and Environmental Authorisation was issued for all of them - we have a 100% success rate.
  • We established solid working relations over many years with top level specialists and numerous government departments throughout the country.
  • We are well versed in the wide spectrum of environmental legislation.
  • We supply a hands-on approach and personal attention.
  • Because of relatively low overhead expenses, we can provide competitive cost estimates.
  • We are equipped to undertake work countrywide.  We obtained extensive working experience in almost all the provinces in the SA.
  • The Environmental Assessment Practitioners in the company are professionally registered with EAPASA (the Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa).
Pretoria Office
Cell: 082 566 4530
Pretoria Office
082 566 4530
Cape Town Office
Cell: 082 888 4060
Cape Town Office
082 888 4060
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