Fragile balance, sustaining futures

 

Committed towards ethical business, best practice,

while recognising the need to balance the Earth’s fragile environment,

limited resources, with sustainable social and economic development.

 

BOLAND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS -  COMPANY PROFILE

Boland Environmental Consultants CC (BolandEnviro CC) serves private and public sector clients by provide environmental solutions, through integrating project management, scientific process and stakeholder engagement. 

BolandEnviro CC established in 2005, has facilitated environmental authorisations for a wide range of development projects, including housing estates, packing sheds, warehousing and wine cellar expansion, cultivation of virgin land / clearing of natural vegetation, construction of roads, renewable energy, wind measuring masts, industrial development, upgrading of abattoir facilities and chicken broiler houses. 

Location and area of operation

BolandEnviro operates from Worcester, Western Cape, and is active throughout the Boland area.  Worcester is well-known for its natural beauty, quality agricultural products, and as “the Care Capital of South Africa”, with institutions for the blind, deaf and people with other physical disabilities. 

Over the past 6 years, BolandEnviro has facilitated projects in Worcester, Robertson, Bonnievale, Montagu, Rawsonville, De Doorns, Touws River, Beaufort West, Montagu, Ceres and Tulbagh.   This rural focus means that we have built up an in-depth knowledge of the regions environmental, social and economic challenges. 

 

 



Staff and personnel

Our multidisciplinary team focuses their expertise toward finding practical, cost-effective solutions to complex environmental challanges.  Our staff's in-depth industry expertise ensures high quality and technical defensibility of services and products.

 

BolandEnviro was founded in 2005 by Nik Wullschleger (B.Sc. Climate and B.Sc Hons. Geology,Pr.Sci.Nat.), was expanded in 2007 with the addition of Gisela Wullschleger (B. Social Science & B. Commerce), in 2008 with Johlene Krige (M. Sc. Conservation Biology, Ph.D. Botany  in progress) and in 2011 with Marizanne Vos(B.Tech Nature Conservation, M.Sc. Conservation Biology in progress)

Other associates we work closely with include Charl de Villiers (M. Phil Environmental Management), Schalk van der Merwe (M. Phil Environmental Management.) and Tony Barbour (M. Sc. Environmental Science). 


Services

BolandEnviro combines local knowledge, experience and integrity, offering a wide range of services including pre-application consultation, impact scoping and cost estimates, environmental impact assessments (Basic Assessment & full EIA), environmental management programmes (EMP), environmental awareness, capacity building and education programmes, environmental control, monitoring and auditing. BolandEnviro also assists applicants seeking rectification for unlawful activities. 

Through our professional associates network and in-house specialists, we can also offer stand-alone products including botanical, geological, hydrological, water use licensing, dam safety, social, visual and heritage investigations.

BolandEnviro has access to GIS operators using ArcGIS, networked with scanners and printers, for the production of high quality reports, maps and plans.