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Sustainable Development
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Biodiversity, Society, & Economy
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Nature-based solutions
About us
Anchor Environmental, part of SLR Consulting, offers ecological, social and economic assessment, research, monitoring and natural capital accounting to inform environmental management and policy. Our work straddles marine, estuarine, freshwater and terrestrial realms; and it addresses decision-making, planning, policy and strategy regarding sustainable development and the conservation and management of biodiversity, resources and ecosystem services in the context of a range of pressures including climate change. We are based in South Africa and Namibia.
Some recent projects
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“State of the Bay” 2025 monitoring programme for Saldanha Bay & Langebaan Lagoon
Monitoring of important ecosystem indicators was initiated by the Saldanha Bay Water Quality Forum Trust in 1999 and cumulated in the “State of the Bay” (SOB) report series, that began in 2006, and…
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Debmarine Namibia Benthic Environmental Monitoring Programme
Debmarine Namibia conduct the world’s largest offshore diamond mining operation. Understanding the impacts of mining-related disturbance to the seabed is key in meeting the company's environmental…
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Development of two offshore Marine Protected Area Management Plans, South Africa
Anchor were appointed to revise and develop updated management plans for two offshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), the Southeast Atlantic Seamounts MPA and the Southwest Indian Seamounts MPA, in…
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LONG-TERM WATER, SEDIMENT, CORAL, REEF FISH, TURTLES AND FISHERIES MONITORING AT THE KENMARE MOMA MINE, MOZAMBIQUE
Anchor were appointed to design and implement a long-term marine environmental monitoring programme for the Kenmare Moma heavy mineral sands mine in northern Mozambique. The primary aim was to…
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Marine resource use assessment within the Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area (TMNP MPA)
Anchor were appointed by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to assist in collecting data on the current status of economically and ecologically important marine invertebrates within the Table Mountain…
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Uganda's physical and monetary Ecosystem Accounts
Anchor compiled Uganda's Physical and Monetary Ecosystem Services and Asset Accounts 1990-2015 on behalf of Uganda Bureau of Statistics. These summarise the physical and monetary value flows of…
