Ecological Assessment and Monitoring
Ausecology provides specialist ecological advice, ecology impact assessments, landscape rehabilitation, and offset site ecological monitoring and reporting services to support state and federal regulatory approval and ongoing compliance requirements.
As a ground-up, experienced consultancy, we also provide clients with initial feasibility assessments and quantity and cost estimations to inform both pre and post approval budgets.
Our ecological assessment and monitoring solutions
Ecology surveys
Targeted and efficient ecology programs to evaluate biodiversity values and environmental impacts on a site.
- Ecological surveys.
- Protected Plant surveys, exempt clearing notifications, and Impact Management Plans.
- Vegetation mapping (including Threatened Ecological Communities and Regional Ecosystems).
- Threatened species surveys (threatened flora, fauna, and aquatic).
- Queensland Habitat quality and BioCondition Assessment.
- NSW Biodiversity Assessment Method (BAM).
Impact assessments
Specialist assessments to address state and federal requirements.
- Ecological Assessment Reports (EAR)
- Impact assessments and reporting for Matters of National Environmental Significance (MNES).
- Impact assessments and reporting for Matters of State Environmental Significance (MSES).
- NSW Biodiversity Development Assessment Reports (BDARs).
- NSW Biodiversity Stewardship Site Assessment Report (BSSARs).
Regulatory advisory
Strategic, science-based ecological and biodiversity expertise to help clients navigate complex state and federal environmental regulations.
- Impact Assessments.
- Regulatory negotiation and compliance.
Bird and bat services
Expert bird and bat assessment and monitoring services to support environmental approvals for wind farms and other infrastructure projects.
- Bird and bat collision risk assessments.
- Bird and Bat Utilisation Surveys (BBUS).
- Bird and Bat Adaptive Management Plans (BBAMPs).
Threatened species monitoring programs
Monitoring programs to track the presence, abundance, and habitat use of threatened species to inform adaptive management.
- Targeted monitoring for priority flora and fauna species.
- Threatened species survey (e.g. call playback, camera traps, transects).
- Population trend analysis, habitat condition, and management effectiveness.
Rehabilitation monitoring
Assessment of rehabilitation efforts both in the field and using LiDAR and drone imagery to ensure compliance with completion criteria and ecological objectives, including vegetation response, planting success, and soil stability.
- Vegetation cover.
- Erosion modelling.
- Compliance and relinquishment reporting.
Annual compliance auditing
Independent audits to verify compliance with environmental approvals and management plans.
- Audit inspections and desktop reviews of management plan implementation.
- Compliance reporting against development consent conditions and offset obligations.
- Audit reporting.
What we bring to your project
Regulatory expertise
We are experienced in navigating the impact assessment and offsetting requirements of state and federal regulations including the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act), Nature Conservation Act (NC Act) and the Queensland Environmental Offsets Act.
Given our long-term experience in the sector, we have exceptional working relationships with regulators which helps us efficiently negotiate on your behalf for best project outcomes.
On-ground expertise and efficiency
High-quality and efficient fieldwork is fundamental to the services we deliver for our clients. Our experts combine their scientific and regulatory knowledge with practical, hands-on skills and latest technologies to gather accurate data about project impacts.
Safety is always a priority. Our teams are experienced with working in remote and challenging environments while complying with clients’ site protocols.
Your trusted partner in ecological, biodiversity, and environmental management services
Diverse experts
Team of flora and fauna ecologists, offset specialists, land restoration practitioners, fire management specialists, bushland managers, and spatial analysts.
Proven experience
Track record of delivering positive environmental and commercial outcomes for our clients since 2011.
Extensive scale
Resources and support across the east coast from our parent company Niche, Australia’s largest privately-owned biodiversity and heritage consultancy.
On-ground capability
Delivering complex projects in remote locations and diverse ecosystems across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria together with Niche
Safety and quality-committed
ISO certification and advanced safety systems and protocols underpin our daily operations.
No matter where you are in your project’s lifecycle, we can support your goals with our range of environmental management solutions. Get in touch to discuss your requirements.