SLR Ecology
SLR’s Ecology services are delivered by a multi-disciplined team of skilled scientists, including botanists, zoologists, freshwater and marine ecologists, riparian ecosystem experts and ecological restoration specialists.
Our services include Environmental Impact Assessment, Ecological Risk Assessment and Due Diligence Reports, statutory documentation (EES, EIS, REF, PER, SIS etc), compliance monitoring programs and the provision of expert witness statements and advice on environmental and natural resource matters.
From single dwellings to multi-billion dollar residential and infrastructure projects, from small quarries to major mining projects, we focus on assisting our clients to achieve balanced development outcomes that result in high quality and environmentally responsible projects. Our team maintains a dedicated and comprehensive understanding of the statutory and policy approaches to development activities throughout Australasia, and we tailor our services to the specific needs of our clients and their projects.
- Terrestrial fauna and flora surveys
- Environmental offsets - identification and management
- Aquatic macroinvertebrates (freshwater, estuarine and marine)
- Fish surveys and monitoring (freshwater, estuarine and marine)
- Seabird surveys
- Targeted surveys for threatened species
- Specialist surveys of the Platypus in both NSW and Queensland
- Aquatic and riparian vegetation assessment
- Water and sediment quality monitoring
- Marine mammal observations and passive acoustic monitoring
- Pest and weed mapping, monitoring and management
- Revegetation and rehabilitation design and management
- Riparian ecosystem assessment and management
- Bushfire risk assessment and bushland management
- Catchment and land use management
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Ecological Risk Assessment
- Due Diligence – statutory risk and constraints analysis
- Compliance monitoring and reporting
- Consultation with local communities, regulatory authorities and other relevant stakeholders
- Preparation of Referrals to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population & Communities (SEWPaC) with respect to the EPBC Act
- Negotiations regarding “significant impacts” and “controlled actions”, and approvals from the Commonwealth pursuant to the EPBC Act
- Provision of advice and evidence at public meetings, consultative committees, tribunal and panel hearings, and in Court
