Botany

An important part of regulatory approval for development projects is demonstrating that vegetation assemblages or individual species of plants will not be threatened with extinction due to the development.

Describing the vegetation and plants that live in your project area, how the development might affect them and what methods you’ll employ to minimise the effects is just one area of Ecologia Environment’s expertise.

Our team of scientists are experienced in all bioregions of Western Australia and include recognised taxonomic experts and field survey botanists. Services in these areas include;

• Flora survey and management;
• Vegetation assessment and management; and
• Rehabilitation.

Part of our service is to proactively consult with stakeholders to check that survey timing and methodology are appropriate. This ensures that survey results best represent the situation and that effort and expense is not wasted on conducting surveys in a manner or time that will not be accepted by regulators.

Our surveys always comply with;

Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Position Statement No. 3: Terrestrial Biological Surveys as an Element of Biodiversity Protection;

Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Guidance Statement No. 51: Terrestrial Flora and Vegetation Surveys for Environmental Impact Assessment in Western Australia

Survey results and recommendations are provided to you in formats that are not only ready for assessment by regulators but ready for use as management tools by your project team.