IDP Consulting maintains a network of strategic alliances and top-tier associates to add technical depth and worldwide experience to our core capabilities.
For projects warranting a wider resource pool of trusted environment, labour and community experts, IDP Consulting has formed an alliance with Aquatera, MarineSpace and Enviro-Insight.
This alliance is based on long-standing relationships and a proven ability to work well together on complex projects. Aquatera and MarineSpace provide complementary skills in the marine environment, with Enviro-Insight specialising in biodiversity.
This team can provide a single point of delivery for a holistic support service with the capacity to deal with large projects in challenging and emerging markets around the world.
On a case by case basis, IDP Consulting also works with our delivery partners Global Unmanned Systems and Shape Consulting.
Alliance Partners
aquatera
Aquatera specialises in the management of interactions with, and impacts on, the environment. Aquatera delivers complementary environmental services and products that:
Address strategic planning issues at the international, national and local project level
Combine deep scientific and technical understanding of the environment with state-of-the-art public and stakeholder communications expertise
Enable full Impact Assessment and surveying capabilities to aid management of the potential impacts of a project on the environment, and of the environment on the project
Provide integrated support for the full lifecycle of renewables projects, wider energy developments and other industrial ventures, from initial concepts through to decommissioning
With their core focus upon the environment, they will ensure that any policy, plan or project meets the highest standards of stewardship and stakeholder expectations, whilst also working for the overall success of the particular scheme.
marinespace
MarineSpace is a marine planning and environmental consultancy and has extensive experience in providing support to clients aiming to develop projects in the marine environment. MarineSpace applies this experience and knowledge to deliver:
Permitting, Consenting and Compliance
Project Management
Feasibility and Site Selection Studies
Marine Survey Design and Management
Environmental Assessment (EIA, SEA, REA)
Maritime Heritage and Archaeology
Stakeholder Engagement
Nature Conservation Assessment
Habitats Regulations Assessment
Biodiversity and Geodiversity Action Planning
GIS, Data Interpretation, Presentation and Management
Expert Witness
Environmental Due Diligence
MarineSpace’s principal aim is to facilitate client developments whilst ensuring that the sensitivities of the marine environment are properly considered
enviro-insight
Enviro-Insight is a terrestrial biodiversity, aquatic science, general ecology and environmental science consultancy providing scientific services to the mining, development, tourism, energy, conservation and agricultural sectors. Enviro-Insight has operated within the African Continent for almost 10 years and has specialist services that include:
Specialist biodiversity guidance for projects, notably in terms of meeting IFC Performance Standard 6
Ecological studies, wetland delineations, red data species surveys, critical habitat evaluations, ecology management plans, ecology monitoring programmes
Ecosystem services assessment
Wildlife related safety training (large game and dangerous snakes)
Anti-poaching & wildlife security services
Enviro-Insight has signed a MoU with Groundwater Consulting Services (GCS) who have extensive experience in the field of water management. GCS’s experiences include water resource assessments, storm water management, water balance optimisation, waterflow and quality modelling, mine dewatering, environmental geochemical assessments, contaminated land investigations, hydrocarbon soil and groundwater monitoring and waste characterisation.
Delivery Partners
global unmanned systems
Global Unmanned Systems (GUS) specialises in providing clients from primarily the resources (energy and minerals) industries with drones / Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) services and applications. These include:
Environmental and social baseline data acquisition for use in route selection and facility siting studies, Impact Assessment and monitoring
Safety, security and surveillance
Emergency response planning and management
Mining, exploration and quarrying surveying
These services are delivered through deployment of a range of UAV aircraft and systems sourced and adapted to meet specific job specifications.
GUS supplies, operate and maintain UAVs with integrated cameras and/or measuring and monitoring equipment, provide fully certified UAV pilots with all relevant approvals, and collect, analyse and report on the data collected. GUS also offers a range of training and capacity-building services.
A key feature of the systems used by GUS is that they can be operated in remote and challenging locations where traditional remote sensing methods are either not possible or severely compromised, for example, as a result of persistent cloud cover.
shape consulting limited
SHAPE Consulting Limited specializes in Strategic Health Analysis, Planning and Execution to Clients and Projects in the Natural Resources and Extractive Industry.
Shape offer three specific core work streams:
Community health
Occupational health and risk management
Health management
By applying their experience and broad range of skills, Shape are able to support projects in Occupational Health, Emergency Care, Community Health and a variety of Health Programmes, worldwide.