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Environmental Centre IFPA (EC) services
Environmental calculations
Environmental Centre IFPA can do the following calculations: Dispersion calculations, environmental contamination calculations (air, water, waste) using applicable methodologies currently in force; Environmental impact payment calculations, including: Fee for use of natural resources (land, water, forest, biotic); Fee for contamination of environment (emission, discharge, waste disposal); Cost of land reclamation and/or other site restoration activities; Environmental damages (including fishery damages) and evaluation of environmental risks.
GIS Technologies
The key tasks of the GIS team include: Collecting graphic and factographic data and carrying out the associated acceptance procedure; Quality control and entry in database; Explaining the work methods to the coworkers and arranging data entry on location; Perfecting and updating the termbase, developing the classifiers and regulatory directories; Quick transformation and calculation of data using the flexible tool of SQL queries for rapid decision-making; Undelayed facilitation of data in tabular or GIS forms at client’s, partners’ or experts’ requests; Creating and printing cartographic supplements to a report; Detailing and updating the map base; Perfecting the different forms of visualizing information, such as maps, legends, color patterns, ultra-frame trimming; exploring new forms; Developing data calculation techniques and algorithms; Upgrading the mapping and calculation software.
Environmental Consulting
Ecocentre has an extensive environmental consulting experience. Whether by word of mouth or in writing in the form of memos, summaries, explanatory notes, analytical reports or answers to questions given we consult on any of the following subjects: General issues of environmental management and legislation in Russia; General approval principles and procedures for deliverables prepared at different stages of project development; The requirements and procedure of the State Environmental Expert Review; Procedures to follow in obtaining permits and licenses both at the federal or regional levels of the state government system; Industry-wide regulatory requirements for use of natural resources, environmental quality assurance, occupational health and safety issues; Methodological framework for the development of an EIA or an EPB; Issues of compliance of the project practices of Russian and foreign operators with the EIA procedure, the environmental expert review procedure and the agreed conditions of natural resources usage; Preparation of environmental or related documents for project stakeholder engagement processes, public hearings, etc.; The current environmental and health status in the different regions of Russia; Other HSE matters.
Environmental Site Assessment
SPC Environmental Centre IFPA has been engaged in environmental due diligence/audit work, whether on its own or in collaboration with foreign partners, since 1994. Over this period we have done environmental audits of sites, facilities, plants and other types of corporate users of natural resources. There are certified environmental auditors in the company staff. These people have done work on the basis of both Russian and international standards that make part of the ISO 9000 quality and ISO 14000 environmental management systems.
Environmental Survey and Monitoring
A key element in assessing the capacity of some local or regional ecosystems, coming to terms with the tolerable extent of man-induced impacts there, consists in putting through an integrated environmental study.
