CEO Today Middle East Awards

www.ceotodaymagazine.com 72 CEO Today Middle East Awards 2019 united arab emirates VERYAN G.H. PAPPIN Managing Partner Nautica Environmental Associates LLC FIRM PROFILE NEA is an Abu Dhabi based environmental consultancy that combines local expertise and knowledge with high international standards and experience. Providing services to a wide range of industries, we offer a practical and realistic approach towards sustainable solutions. Since the late 1990s we have carried out studies into the marine, coastal and terrestrial environments of the Gulf region. This has established a quality and depth of scientific understanding that informs all of our on-going projects. NEA is a company which grew, first and foremost, out of a close working relationship between independent field scientists who, since the early 1990’s, had been conducting environmental studies in the United Arab Emirates. Working mainly for the civil and oil/gas sectors and spanning a range of disciplines (notably marine biology, terrestrial ecology, ornithology and geomorphology) researchers found common cause in their respective studies, and over time developed stronger links and coperation. The company was formally established in 2005. Based in Abu Dhabi (UAE), NEA works primarily in the Arabian Gulf countries, although projects have taken us into the wider Indian Ocean region. Our associates are noted professionals in the field of environmental investigations and impact assessments, possessing extensive and current knowledge of regional environmental issues. Our Philosophy 1. We affirm that our Clients are the primary reason for our presence and that our Staff are the company’s most valuable asset 2. We endevour to keep pace, in knowledge and understanding, with the environmental issues and challenges facing a rapidly developing Gulf region 3. We maintain a close working relationship with our clients and provide balanced but valid analyses to environmental issues, offering solutions that, whilst aainnovative, are always practical, sustainable and cost-effective NEA environmental services comply with international ‘best practice’ standards and are managed and maintained in accordance with our clients’ requirements and expectations. All our services are provided in accordance with our quality system accredited to ISO 9001:2008 and environmental management system 14001:2004. Environmental Studies: Baseline surveys (marine & terrestrial) Sampling & monitoring studies Environmental education & training Photographic & videographic surveys Database archiving Environmental Consultancy: Impact assessments (terrestrial & marine) Mitigation & remediation Management plan design & implementation Marine Ecology Our marine ecologists use a range of survey techniques including scuba, photography, videography and drop-down video, to develop an understanding of the ecological status of a site. Subjects for study and analysis include: Fishes Algae Corals Mammals Reptiles Epifauna Infauna Zooplankton CONTACT Email: info@nauticaenvironmental.com Fax: + 9712 6731054