Environmental Baseline Surveys
First Nature coordinates comprehensive environmental baseline surveys by connecting clients with appropriate Indigenous ranger groups and technical partners. Our team manages project delivery, ensuring quality data collection that combines traditional knowledge with technologies like eDNA sampling through our technology partnerships. This approach helps our clients establish robust environmental foundations while strengthening relationships with Traditional Owners.
Environmental Impact Assessments
Our Environmental Impact Assessment service leverages our policy expertise and Indigenous connections to navigate approval processes. First Nature facilitates collaboration between ranger groups, technical specialists, and clients in energy transition, agriculture, and natural resource management. Our project management approach ensures timely deliverables that satisfy regulatory requirements while building capacity in Indigenous communities.
Biodiversity Offset Monitoring and Compliance
First Nature designs and manages biodiversity offset monitoring programs that harness the local knowledge of Indigenous ranger groups and the technical capabilities of our partners. Our team's policy expertise ensures monitoring protocols satisfy regulatory requirements while our project management capabilities deliver reliable compliance data for water utilities, extractive industries, and developers.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge Integration
We leverage our extensive relationships with ranger groups and Aboriginal corporations to facilitate appropriate integration of Traditional Ecological Knowledge. First Nature's legal and policy expertise ensures proper intellectual property and data sovereignty protections while helping government agencies, corporations, and land managers incorporate Indigenous perspectives into operational practices.
Cultural Heritage Surveys and Management
First Nature connects property developers, government agencies, and extractive industries with appropriate Traditional Owner groups for cultural heritage surveys. Our team's legal knowledge and policy expertise ensure compliance with heritage legislation, while our project management capabilities deliver timely outcomes that minimize project risks and delays.
Environmental Compliance Monitoring
Our environmental compliance monitoring programs combine the local knowledge of Indigenous ranger groups with technical solutions from our partners, including Sequana for water-related monitoring. First Nature's project management and data science capabilities ensure agricultural businesses, energy companies, and infrastructure developers receive reliable, well-documented compliance data that satisfies regulatory requirements.