We provide an easier way for the public to participate in the public participation process linked to environmental authorizations, and a streamline system for environmental assessment practitioners (EAPs) to manage public participation, all in one place.
Echo has been designed to make it easier for you to interact with an EIA and participate in the public participation process. Traditionally, public participation has been carried out in a very manual and fragmented way, with information being available in many different places making it challenging for the public to access. Often communication about a particular development or EIA does not reach all surrounding stakeholders, or interested and affected parties are left unsure about the contents of an EIA and the specialist studies.
Echo provides an easy way for anyone in the public to interact with an EIA or Basic Assessment by using this online platform. Easy to navigate listing pages house all crucial information in one place. You have the ability to access documents and their summaries, site maps, view the involved organisations, and translate information with the click of a button.
For an environmental management company or EAP, managing the public participation process can be challenging for many reasons. Site notices need to be displayed, stakeholder notified, information needs to be summarised and translated, and an influx of I&APs and their comments need to be captured and responded to. Through an easy to create project listing page, you can house all vital EIA or BA information and documents in one place and fully digitise I&AP registration.
A project listing page creates transparency and an increased level of accessibility for interested and affected parties. With auto-translation buttons, document housing, and quick I&AP registration links, this platform has been designed to put you on the front foot with your public participation processes.
If you are involved in an EIA or Public Participation, getting access to the platform and its benefits is very simple.
There are two simple steps to follow:
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Simply navigate the map to find the project area. Find the EIA project pin and click on it to be redirected to the listing page.
Alternatively, if you know the project / EIA name, type it into the search bar until it appears in the drop-down list of options.
