Some of the landmark Assignments conducted by EcoTek staff in various areas from 2010 – date include:
Conservation
- Environmental and Social Management Framework for the Resilient Natural Resources Management for Tourism and Growth for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism with World Bank Funding, in association with COWI Tanzania Ltd and WEGS Consultants
- Environmental Impact assessment for the Masekela Bay Tented Camp in association with WEGS Consultants for Asilia Camps
- Environmental Impact assessment for the upgrade and expansion of Kwihala Tented Camp, Rubondo National Park in association with WEGS Consultants for EMC Ltd
- Environmental Impact Assessment for Telekemboga Tented camp in Ruaha National Park for Asanja Ltd
- Environmental Impact Assessment for Kwihala Tented camp in Ruaha National Park for EMC Ltd
- Environmental Impact Assessment for Kigelia Tented camp in Ruaha National Park for Nomad Tanzania
- Baseline Survey of the Kilombero Valley Ramsar Site, Ifakara, Morogoro Tanzania, for Kilombero District Council, funded by the Belgian Technical Cooperation
- Environmental Audit for One Nature Hotels and Resorts, Lodge in Serengeti Northern Corridor
Infrastructure
- Preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment for the feasibility study and preliminary engineering design of Karema Dry Port for SWECO and Apex Limited on behalf of RAHACO
- Biodiversity baseline data for input to the Environmental Impact Assessment for the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline Project – for RSK Consulting on behalf of COWI Tanzania Ltd
- Environmental Impact assessment for the upgrade Rushungi Access Road, Kilwa District in association with COWI Consult for STATOIL
- Environmental Impact Assessment for Mugumu – Natta – Tabora B – Klein’s Camp – Loliondo road upgrading (~117km) ‘THE SERENGETI HIGHWAY” in association with ICT Ltd for TANROADS.
- Environmental Impact Assessment for Tabora – Nzega road upgrading project (Detailed Design) (~116km) in association with Cowi Tanzania Ltd for TANROADS
Energy
- Supplementary study to assess multipurpose benefits of the 87 MW Kakono Hydropower Project on the Kagera River in Tanzania (Norconsult A.S for TANESCO).
- Biodiversity baseline studies for the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline Project in association with COWI Tanzania Limited for RSK Consulting Inc of the UK on behalf of TOTAL.
- Backbone Transmission Investment Project, Rural Electrification component: Assistance to the Rural Energy Agency to prepare a Project Document for providing electricity to rural communities along the transmission line, in association with Pöyr for REA funded by SIDA
- Environmental Impact assessment as part of Makambako-Songea 132kv trans-mission line and rural Electrification of districts in Iringa and Ruvuma regions, in association with SWECO for TANESCO
- Environmental Impact assessment as part of feasibility Study for Masaka – Mwanza 220 kV Transmission Line between Uganda and Tanzania, in association with SWECO for TANESCO
- Cumulative Environmental Assessment for the proposed 8MW Hydropower dam at Malagarasi including transmission and distribution network for Kigoma town and associated areas, in association with Norconsult A.S and ESBI for TANESCO (an MCA-T funded project)
- Vegetation assessment Malawi Power System Project Studies for ICF Consultants, an MCC funded transmission project)
- EA Wind power project, Singida
Water Resources
- The Mara Valley and Ngono Valley Water Resource Development Projects
- Hydropower sustainability for Tanzania
Biosafety & Biosecurity
- Environmental Impact assessment for a Confined Field Trial for the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology, a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation supported grant for the Water Efficient Maize for Africa Project
- Ecological risk assessment frameworks in Africa for the African Union
- Revision of the current Living Modified Organisms risk manual and the development of a manual on risk analysis and other objective decision-making processes in Cameroon for the Ministry of Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development
Strategic Planing & Foresight
- Biodiversity Information Needs Analysis for the initiation of TanBIF a pilot CEPDEC project for COSTECH.
- Best practises and lessons learnt on ‘The Capacity Enhancement Programme for Developing Countries (CEPDEC) Pilot project in Tanzania’ for GBIF-COSTECH
- Preparation of 2nd National Biodiversity Strategy Action Plan (2015)
- National Skills Development Strategy and Implementation Plan (2015)
