The 2022 World Meteorological Day theme, ‘Early Warning and Early Action,’ reflects the importance of hydrometeorological and climate information for disaster risk identification and management. Climate change has resulted in weather, climate, and hydrological extremes and a surge in natural disasters. Early warning is a crucial element of disaster risk reduction that can save lives […]

Guyana derives its name from the Amerindian word Guiana which means “land of many waters.” However, clean, fresh, water is a limited resource. While water covers more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, over 97 percent is salt water found in oceans, and around two percent is fresh water frozen in the polar ice […]

Environmental Management Consultants Inc. (EMC) joins millions around the world today in celebrating International Day of Forests to raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests. This year’s theme, “Forests and sustainable production and consumption,” calls for the sustainable management of forests and their resources for the planet and its inhabitants. Approximately 85 […]

International Women’s Day (IWD), celebrated annually on March 8, is a day that commemorates the social, political, and economic achievements of women. This year’s IWD theme is “Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow,” reiterating the link between gender equality and enhanced environmental outcomes. At EMC, women make up 57 percent of the workforce, and […]

The founder and managing director of Environmental Management Consultants Inc. (EMC), Mr. Shyam Nokta, was on March 3, 2022, awarded the Anthony N. Sabga Caribbean Award for Excellence in recognition of his entrepreneurial achievements in the environmental field. The prestigious award recognizes significant Caribbean achievements and encourages and supports the pursuit of excellence by Caribbean […]

A team from Environmental Management Consultants (EMC Inc.) recently conducted a baseline information collection exercise on the East Bank of Demerara, in the Demerara-Mahaica Region of Guyana. The exercise was part of a process to support environmental management planning for an energy project and involved the collection of physical, biological, and socio-economic information.

As part of its collaboration with the Saxacalli Primary School, EMC Inc. provided sponsorship to the school’s graduation ceremony held on Thursday, 9th December. EMC’s Managing Director Mr. Shyam Nokta, Environmental Officer Michael Philander and visiting researchers to Guyana Dr. Ryan Pereira and Ms. Beth from the Lyle Centre at Heriott Watt University attending the […]

EMC was one of 25 companies to complete the Centre for Local Business Development (CLBD) Health, Safety, Security and Environmental (HSSE) Management System Programme. The Programme commenced in July 2019 and involved awareness sessions, creation of documentation and processes, assessment sessions, and follow-up visits. The CLBD HSSE Programme helped to improve EMC’s HSSE systems that […]

EMC Inc, in collaboration with a team from the Iwokrama International Centre participated in a camera trapping training to monitor mammalian life at the Saxacalli Rainforest Centre. The exercise, conducted over the period September 20 to 22, 2021, is part of a larger initiative from the Bioamazon Project to monitor and control fauna and flora […]

EMC Inc. is pleased to be a sponsor of REEL Guyana’s upcoming Eco Travelers documentary in recognition of the pioneering work being done to showcase Guyana. “As a company working to support good environmental practices, the conservation and protection of Guyana’s rich biodiversity and ecosystems, EMC Inc. is keen to support initiatives aimed at raising […]