Richard Newell Associates specialise in advice on the design and implementation of cost-effective environmental resource surveys required for the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process. We are also able to provide Expert Testimony in the Public Inquiry process associated with major infrastructure projects.
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process is a regulatory requirement for all projects that are likely to have a significant impact on the environment on land and at sea.
It involves an assessment of 1) the environmental resources that may be affected by the project and 2) the impact that a proposed project may have on them. It also makes proposals on how, where there is unavoidable impact, the impact may be mitigated or compensated.
Estuarine and near-shore marine environments support natural resources of considerable economic and conservation significance, as well as historic and archaeological assets that require protection. Estuarine habitats often support migratory wildfowl populations of national and international significance that exploit rich the invertebrate food resources that characterise inter-tidal mudflats.
Richard Newell Associates can guide and advise you through the required Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process.
In March 2011 Richard advised CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (CMAR) on the environmental impacts of marine aggregate dredging in Australia.
March 2011 launch of the MALSF Science Monograph Series - Edited by Richard Newell Associates.