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Environment

When constraints become assets

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What we offer

We support your projects with a comprehensive approach to the environment, combining expertise, risk analysis and command of natural and regulatory issues.

Comprehensive command of environmental and regulatory matters

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Map of the vegetation and natural habitats of a Natura 2000 site in the Massif des Écrins
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Assessments, evaluations and regulatory consent applications

Regulatory and environmental procedures

Supporting project owners at every stage of their regulatory and environmental procedures, securing their authorisations and optimising their timescales.

  • Environmental assessment
  • Water Act application (Loi sur l’Eau dossier)
  • Land-clearance (deforestation) consent application
  • Planning consents (development, building and demolition permits)
  • Explosives stores
  • Natural-hazard assessment (hydraulic protection, geological stability, hazard safety studies)
  • ICPE (classified facility) permit
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Hydrology and hydraulic engineering

Hydraulic engineering and water-resource management

Resource assessment, characterisation of flows and structure sizing (water intakes, stormwater (EP), drinking-water supply (AEP)), delivering reliable solutions tailored to the technical and environmental challenges.

  • Structure sizing, water intakes
  • Watercourse instrumentation and characterisation of flow regimes
  • Resource assessment and how resources are evolving
  • Sizing (stormwater (EP), drinking-water supply (AEP))
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Mapping

Analysis and mapping of natural environments and territorial issues

Producing precise mapping of natural environments and the associated issues, to inform your projects, anticipate constraints and secure your regulatory procedures through expert territorial analysis.

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Our Environmental expertise

From environmental assessment to hydraulic engineering expertise, we secure your projects through detailed risk analysis, controlled hydrological management, robust regulatory consent applications and precise mapping of environments and issues.

Regulatory expertise, feet in the water, head in the clouds and hands in the earth

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Environmental assessment

Producing complete environmental assessments to analyse the impacts of your projects, propose suitable measures and secure your regulatory procedures while respecting ecological issues.

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Natural-hazard assessment

Producing natural-hazard assessments to identify hazards, evaluate the vulnerability of projects and define suitable measures, in order to secure your developments and anticipate regulatory constraints (hydraulic protection, geological stability, hazard safety studies).

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Hydrological management and hydraulic engineering expertise

Resource assessment, characterisation of flows and structure sizing (water intakes, stormwater (EP), drinking-water supply (AEP)), delivering reliable solutions tailored to the technical and environmental challenges.

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Regulatory consent applications

Supporting project owners at every stage of their regulatory procedures.

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Mapping of environments and associated issues

Producing precise mapping of natural environments and the associated issues.

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Key figures

ISO certified

14001

Protection structures

45+

Regulatory consent applications (Water Act, impact assessments, land clearance, protected species, etc.)

225

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In their words

Meet the team
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"While regulatory procedures frame the environmental issues of ABEST's projects, it is above all teamwork, knowledge-sharing and continuous improvement that reduce environmental impacts."

Maëva Gautret — Head of Environment

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"Natural hazards, heightened by climate change, represent a major challenge. At ABEST, we adapt our projects to strengthen resilience and anticipate floods, avalanches and other hazards."

Jérôme Grumel — Environmental Studies Engineer

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"Water and its management lie at the heart of climate change. ABEST develops innovative, respectful solutions for stormwater, hydraulic risks and resource assessment, with humility."

Nicolas Romieux — Hydraulics Project Manager