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Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)

  • Social Impact Assessment

    A catastrophic rupture of an oil pipeline running along the Amazon River prompted the local indigenous communities to clean up the spill. Social Impact Assessments are essential to identify and…

  • ESIA Baseline: Ecological Assessment

    Ecological baseline studies aim to document the existing conditions of an ecosystem in its natural state before the onset of development activities. These studies establish a reference point against which…

  • ESIA Baseline: Physical Environment

    Climate scientist taking surface water samples. Investigation of the baseline state of physical environmental receptors is required to establish the state of the natural environment before any changes take place…

  • The ESIA Team

    In previous blogs we navigated the purpose of conducting an Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA), and discussed that a third-party entity is required to conduct the assessment — to…

  • ESIA Baseline Assessments

    Scientists conducting field studies. One of the most important stages in an Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) is the baseline studies phase, during which data is collected to establish…