An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is the process by which potential ecological impacts of a development are identified and quantified. However, this is only part of the assessment process: once potential impacts have been identified, it is necessary to find ways of avoiding, minimising or compensating for any identified potential adverse impacts to allow appropriate development. aec has extensive experience in finding ways to deal with what initially appear to be major potential adverse ecological impacts in such a way that our clients achieve their development objectives without adversely impacting the environment.