Aim is to provide Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs) a background to the proposed project and to invite I&APs to register as part of the Environmental Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) process.
The objective of the scoping phase was to obtain a thorough understanding of the biophysical and socioeconomic environment in which the Project is located, using baseline and specialist studies.
ESIA Report for the Proposed Sandpiper Marine Phosphate Project within ML 170, Offshore, Namibia.
An ESIA report and environmental management plan (EMP) are required to be submitted as part of the application to support the decision-making process for issuing an environmental clearance certificate.
Consultation is a compulsory and critical component of the ESIA process for achieving transparent decision-making and can provide many benefits. Consultation is ongoing during the entire ESIA process up to and completion and submission of final reports to the Environmental Commissioner for review in terms of the EMA 2007.
This document compiles all comments received during the public review period; presents the responses from ECC as the appointed environmental assessment practitioner (EAP) for the project, the Proponent and specialists engaged in the assessment.
An Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) is an independent consultant or firm appointed by a mining company to manage the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process and compile required documentation for a mining application.
Prepared by Drs Robin Carter & Nina Steffani
Prepared by D.W. Japp at Fisheries and Oceanographic Support Services
An independent review by a professional marine and fisheries scientist and journal editor, currently a member of and accredited by the Royal Society of Biology of the UK. This evaluation is undertaken without bias and in an entirely neutral capacity.
In this socio-economic assessment, local benefits resulting from the Jan De Nul-scope in the Sandpiper Phosphate Project are analysed.
Prepared by HR Wallingford
Prepared by Robin Carter at Lwandle Marine Environmental Services
Prepared by Jan De Nul
An economic assessment of the development of a Phosphate-Based Industry in Namibia prepared by Stratecon.
Prepared by Timoteus Mufeti, the Environmental Commissioner of Namibia
This Verification Programme study was coordinated and prepared by J Midgley and Associates in accordance with reasonable professional standards and the terms of the contract agreed to between Namibian Marine Phosphate (Pty) Ltd and J Midgley and Associates.
CVs of the specialists who prepared the reports and studies in the ESIA (2022).