Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA)

An Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) is formally required under and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), but can also be employed on any development project to identify significant ecological impacts. Best practice highlights that the EcIA should be an iterative process. This means that, as ecological information comes to light, the development design should be amended where possible to avoid significant harm to biodiversity. We at Thomson Ecology, fully support the approach and we help our clients meet the principles of the avoid-mitigate-compensate hierarchy during the EcIA process.