INsights that nurture positive Inland Waters outcomes for all stakeholder
Lateral Environmental is a leading environmental consultancy and a specialist provider of aquatic ecosystem and biodiversity management services.
We support clients across a broad range of industries to make informed and sustainable water management decisions.
Proudly Western Australian owned and operated, we’re based in Perth and lead projects across the northern parts of Australia (WA, NT, QLD), southern and central inland Australia, and within the Asia Pacific region (Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Solomon Islands).
Our strengths
Our tight-knit team of expert aquatic ecologists and taxonomists fuse high quality science with lateral thinking to help our clients protect our Inland Waters and achieve successful project outcomes.
Inland Waters expertise
We’re specialists in Inland Waters across Australia and the Asia-pacific region; we have a combined 80+ years’ experience, from ephemeral water systems to Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems (GDEs), fresh to saline aquatic ecosystems, and everything in between.
Taxonomic services
We know our water bugs and deliver in-house species-level taxonomic services using leading Leica microscopes from our custom-built wet and dry laboratory.
Multidisciplinary partnerships
We work alongside our extensive community of academic and industry specialists to help us deliver a suite of multi-disciplinary and broadscale environmental services for our clients, when needed.
We grow our clients’ reputations by solving unique Inland Waters challenges with expert science, out-of-the-box thinking, and a drive to empower all Traditional Owners of Inland Waters across Australia.
Part of your team
We firmly believe that the best aquatic ecology solutions start with authentic connections.
That’s why our expert team collaborates closely with our key clients as trusted advisors throughout every step of the scoping and studies design lifecycle.
And it’s why we’ll always combine our expertise with the skills and insights across our broad community of academic, industry and Traditional Owner colleagues.
The Result?
Empowered decision making, and better outcomes for all stakeholders and our Inland Waters.
Our journey to improved Inland Waters outcomes is a shared vision, and an exciting one.
We are connected to Country
We are truly passionate about the many positive flow-on effects of shared learning approaches to the research, monitoring, and management of our Inland Waters.
We are committed to proactive and relationship-focused collaborations with Traditional Owner groups to help improve collective and thoughtful decision making on-Country.
WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY ABOUT US
“Lateral Environmental have consistently delivered detailed and technical work to a high standard, ensuring field methods and reporting align with current scientific practice, and are always receptive to open communication and review.”
Adam Cross
Mineral Resources Limited
We’d love to chat
If you need expert science and lateral thinking solutions for your next aquatic ecology or water management project, we’re ready to dive in.
Acknowledgement of Country
Lateral Environmental acknowledge and pay our respects to all Traditional Owners that have come before us for tens of thousands of years, those we share our current days with, and the future generations that will continue to lead the conservation, monitoring and sustainable management of our Land, Inland Waters and Sea.
We thank all Traditional Owners for sharing the cultural, spiritual, and environmental values of their Inland Waters. We are committed to working alongside, learning from, and empowering all Traditional Owners of Inland Waters across Australia.
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