Environmental Management Consultants (EMC) personnel conducted a three day training course on “Strengthening the capacity of EPA Field Officers to facilitate greater oversight of gold mining operations” during the period April 26 – 28, 2016 at the Grand Coastal Hotel, Le Ressouvenir, East Coast Demerara. The training targeted 24 field officers from the technical divisions of […]

Environmental Management Consultants (EMC), working in collaboration with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), has expanded its monitoring capabilities to include ambient air quality. Recognising this as an important area for monitoring in Guyana and in keeping with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regulations, EMC engaged with the EPA to discuss how this service can […]

Environmental Management Consultants (EMC) has provided technical support to the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission, the National Focal Point to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) for the aligning of Guyana’s National Action Programme (NAP) to the UNCCD 10-Year Strategy. The aligning process included a Rapid Stocktaking Activity on NAP implementation; formal training […]

Environmental Management Consultants (EMC) personnel conducted a two day training course on “Environmental Awareness and Best Practices” at Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI) Mine Site at Aroiama. This training targeted 20 representatives from key departments with the aim of fostering an overall understanding of BCGI’s environmental performance requirements as well as to strengthen and improve […]

Environmental Management Consultants (EMC), for a sixth year has continued its sponsorship of the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences (SEES) Best 4th Year Student Award. Every year SEES awards students for their academic excellence by presenting awards for Best Performing Student. At the 2015 Awards Ceremony, held on February 12, 2015, Mrs. Malisa Nokta, Finance […]

Environmental Management Consultants (EMC) has been awarded by the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) for successfully responding to a critical need for dedicated Environmental Management Services in keeping with the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) requirements and the tenets of the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS). The award was presented to EMC’s Finance Director Mrs. […]

Environmental Management Consultants (EMC), for a fifth year has continued its sponsorship of the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences (SEES) Best 4th Year Student Award.   Every year SEES awards students for their academic excellence by presenting awards for: Best 1st Year Student; Best 2nd Year Student; Best 3rd Year Student; Best 4th Year […]

Barama Company Limited (BCL) has been operating in Guyana for twenty (20) years and currently has the largest timber operations in the country. BCL has a 1,611,195 hectares concession and its core business is forest management, timber harvesting, down-stream wood processing and manufacturing. BCL currently operates a plywood factory and sawmill at Land of Canaan […]

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association Ltd. (GMSA), through support from Environmental Management Consultants (EMC) and in collaboration with Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on June 25, 2014, hosted an Awareness Workshop on Environmental Management and Compliance for GMSA members.This initiative was intended to lend support to GMSA members by providing a better understanding of […]