Myanmar: SLP Environmental Offers Environmental Assessment & Management Services

Myanmar: SLP Environmental Offers Environmental Assessment & Management Services

Press Release: 22nd May 2012

SLP Environmental is pleased to announce that we offer a comprehensive range of environmental assessment and management services throughout the fourteen states and regions that constitute the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. After 50 years of isolation Myanmar is now opening up to foreign direct investment.

SLP Environmental has extensive experience providing Environmental and Social Due Diligence (ESDD), Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) and Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) services in Myanmar and can provide specialist environmental and socio-economic services to support our clients activities in the oil and gas, soft commodities, power generation, mineral extraction, infrastructure, telecommunications, property, agro-industrial, textile, apparel and manufacturing sectors in Myanmar. Myanmar is currently the seventh largest economy in the ASEAN grouping with a 2011 GDP estimated at $83 billion and a GDP growth forecast of 6% for 2012/2013 and now that economic sanctions have been lifted or suspended some analysts predict that it could become ASEANs new tiger economy.

Myanmar is in the process of developing a legislative framework for the protection and management of the natural environment under the auspices of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC). SLP Environmental Co., Ltd is listed at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC) as a company permitted to prepare Initial Environmental Examination (IEE), Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and Environmental Management Plan (EMP) reports in Myanmar. Please see link

SLP Environmental Co., Ltd is also approved by the Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) under the Ministry of Energy to prepare Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) for oil and gas sector projects in Myanmar.

SLP Environmental is uniquely placed in the Myanmar market to deliver high quality environmental consultancy services as we combine internationally acquired expertise and experience with an in-depth understanding of Myanmar’s cultural sensitivities and evolving regulatory and legislative frameworks. We also have a proven track record and have managed to secure regulatory sign off on challenging projects across numerous sectors on behalf of our clients.

SLP Environmental offer Environmental Due Diligence (EDD) and Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) services for clients considering acquisitions or developing projects in Myanmar.

From an ecological perspective SLP Environmental can provide baseline or detailed terrestrial and aquatic ecological surveys, biodiversity/habitat surveys and flora and fauna inventories.

From a socio-economic perspective SLP Environmental can conduct demographic and socio-economic surveys and organise public consultation exercises with affected local communities.

From a cultural perspective we provide surveys to identify sites of cultural, historical or archaeological significance located within the environs of the proposed project or activity.