ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLANS
Environmental management that delivers clarity
No developer wants to discover that their project is non-compliant with their regulatory obligations. We plan upfront so you can ensure that your project meets environmental obligations.
Environmental management plans aren't theoretical documents gathering dust on a shelf. They help ensure compliance while protecting and enhancing the environment and embed environmental protocols into your construction and operational processes, ensuring compliance while keeping projects moving.
What this solves
Our Environmental Management Plans:
- Identify ecological values and regulatory requirements upfront
- Design practical mitigation that fit your operations and budget, and
- Establish monitoring systems that catch issues early.
This shifts you from reactive crisis management to proactive environmental control.
Relevant to Wind Energy projects, Infrastructure and Land and Urban Development, speak to us about your need.
Our Approach
We deliver environmental management plans that are pragmatic and relevant to your project.
Deliverables include: Environmental Management Plans | Species-Specific Protocols | Operational Monitoring & Reporting | Implementation Oversight & Training
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Assessment & Planning
Desktop review and targeted field surveys identify wildlife values, habitats, and regulatory requirements. We determine Commonwealth EPBC involvement and scope what mitigation is needed.
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Strategic Design
We develop practical mitigation options that work within your project timeline, budget, and operational constraints. Client and regulator review until all parties agree.
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Implementation & Monitoring
We oversee on-ground implementation, conduct monitoring, respond to triggers, and adapt management based on findings.
Why Nature Advisory
We've assessed over 180 diverse sites across Australia, from coastal dunes to alpine grasslands, urban developments to remote mining operations.
Our Senior Ecologists anticipate ecological issues before they emerge and know which regulatory pathways work in your region. More importantly, we don't just identify species, we understand how Commonwealth and state regulators interpret conservation legislation and what evidence they need for approval.
We move beyond constraints to show how to work with them. Recommendations include practical mitigation options, offset strategies and design modifications that regulators seek. And we see you through every stage of the journey - including ongoing compliance.
Specialist team
All advice is grounded in ecological science and tested against real-world project outcomes.
Dr Leah Kemp
Zoology Team Lead / Project Manager
Dr Amanda Dare
Senior Project Manager / Zoology Field Team Lead (Vic/Tas)
Dr Michael Cunningham
NSW Team Lead
Divyang Rathod
Project Manager / Zoologist
Solutions frequently delivered to this Sector
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Pest Plant and Animal Management Plans
Strategic planning for invasive species control that aligns with project construction schedule and environmental regulations. Essential for properties with known pest pressures, or projects in areas where biosecurity protocols are required.
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Pre-Clearance Fauna Surveys
Final pre-construction surveys to confirm presence/absence of wildlife before work commences, ensuring no animals are harmed during site preparation or clearing. Mandatory before any site clearing, vegetation removal, or ground disturbance on projects with wildlife risk.
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Land Management Plans
Long-term strategic frameworks for managing vegetation, habitat, and ecological values across your site post-development, often linked to offset requirements or conservation covenants. Required when offset obligations exist, or when ongoing habitat management is a condition of approval.
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Wind Energy Operational Monitoring & Compliance
A standard requirement for operational wind farms under EPBC approval conditions and state-based management frameworks. Post-construction monitoring programmes (e.g., management plan implementation, bird and bat utilisation studies, detection canine based impact monitoring) and associated compliance reporting required under operational management plans that meet impact assessment requirements and inform advice on adaptive management actions.
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Wildlife Management Plans
Comprehensive operational protocols that guide staff on wildlife encounters, minimise disturbance, and embed mitigation into daily construction/operational procedures, covering species including brolgas, bats, frogs, and parrots. Required for projects with confirmed or likely threatened wildlife on site, these plans translate regulatory requirements into practical field protocols that keep your project compliant whilst protecting species.
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Salvage and Translocation Plans
Strategic planning and implementation for relocating fauna to suitable habitat if they're encountered during construction or land clearing. Needed when wildlife is present and cannot avoid disturbance, ensuring ethical, compliant salvage and species relocation.
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Conservation Plans
Detailed strategies for protecting and enhancing specific ecological communities or threatened species, often informing broader property management or restoration efforts. Needed when your project must deliver conservation outcomes or when regulatory approval requires demonstrated conservation commitment.
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Bird and Bat Adaptive Management Plans (BBAMPs)
Operational monitoring frameworks for wind farms that track bird and bat fatalities, establish trigger thresholds, and define adaptive management responses. Required under EPBC approval conditions for operational wind farms, BBAMPs specify monitoring protocols trigger investigation procedures, and mitigation measures if impacts are higher than predicted.
Our Projects
Eynesbury Township
Nature Advisory delivered long-term ecological surveys, offset strategy and regulatory approvals to support the staged development of Eynesbury Township while protecting key biodiversity values and threatened species.
Biodiversity Offsets | Growling Grass Frog | Golden Sun Moth | Striped Legless Lizard | Urban Planning and Development
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Discuss your wildlife management planning needs
Get in touch with our team to discuss how we can help you navigate environmental challenges and deliver practical solutions.
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