• We support the success of your development project by making sure that cultural heritage resources are identified and protected.

    Services:

    • Heritage Impact Assessment reports (HIA)

    • Archaeology and cultural heritage chapters for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA / ESIA) reports

    • Screening & scoping reports

    • Archaeology and cultural heritage baseline studies

    • Archaeological surveys (terrestrial, UAV, underwater)

    • Development, infrastructure, industry, residential, hospitality & masterplan projects review (e.g. oil & gas, energy generation & transmission, land reclamation, utilities corridors, new construction, demolition, adaptive reuse)

    Our core expertise lies in Heritage Impact Assessment — aligning complex development initiatives with national heritage regulations and the highest international standards of protection and management (e.g. IFC PS8, ADB).

    We prepare and review HIAs in accordance with UNESCO and ICOMOS guidance, ensuring that development proceeds responsibly while the cultural significance, authenticity, and integrity of heritage assets are fully safeguarded.

  • We offer our advice and solutions grounded in UNESCO standards and adjusted to local realities.

    Services:

    World Heritage

    • Tentative List reviews and assessments

    • Preliminary Assessments

    • World Heritage nomination file drafting and evaluation

    • Management Plans

    • Advice related to Reactive Monitoring missions

    1970 Convention

    • Legal and policy review

    • Import, Export certificates

    1954 Hague Convention

    • Heritage Inventories

    • Enhanced Protection

    • Risk Assessment

    • Emergency Response & Preparedness

    Intangible Heritage Convention

    • Representative List of Intangible Heritage nomination file drafting and evaluation

    Underwater Heritage Convention

    • Underwater archaeology surveys and mapping

    We help our clients implement all UNESCO cultural conventions.

    We provide specialist World Heritage advisory services, including support for World Heritage nominations, reviews of Tentative Lists, and the preparation of Management Plans.

    Our approach was shaped by working with the World Heritage Centre, States Parties, and Advisory Bodies at UNESCO Headquarters, as well as extensive field engagement across a range of World Heritage properties. This combination of institutional insight and on-site practice enables us to deliver rigorous and credible guidance.

  • We provide strategic advice, write management plans, and offer risk preparedness solutions tailored to the unique Archaeological Sites, Cultural Landscapes & Historic Urban Landscapes.

    Services:

    • Management plans

    • Archaeological sites management and monitoring

    • Condition assessment

    • Conservation advice

    • GIS, mapping

    • Data management solutions and platforms

    • Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) approaches

    We support heritage management through strategic planning, assessment and practical tools that enable authorities and developers to protect heritage values.

    Our work includes preparing management strategies, conservation policies, site-based action plans and risk assessments. We offer solutions for integrating heritage within masterplans and development projects to create a meaningful and balanced symbiosis between conservation priorities and contemporary needs.

    With experience across archaeological sites, cultural landscapes and historic urban areas, we help clients establish clear responsibilities and effective procedures that are realistic, sustainable and tailored to local conditions.

  • We help adopting international conventions and charters into practical policies and operational guidance for national authorities and institutions.

    Services:

    • Antiquities law gap analysis and legal reform

    • Policy review

    • Guidelines & procedures drafting ( e.g. HIA Guidelines, Chance Finds Procedure)

    We develop heritage policies, regulatory frameworks and technical guidelines that translate international conventions into clear, implementable tools. Our work strengthens governance structures and improves permitting and compliance processes.

    Drawing on experience of supporting ministries and heritage agencies in multiple countries, we produce practical and operational guidance that is both aligned with global best practice and fully applicable to local legal and institutional contexts.

  • We train public sector employees and executives a unique blend of hands-on solutions, case studies and international best practices.

    Services:

    • Training programs and workshops

    • Institutional strengthening and knowledge transfer

    We deliver targeted capacity-building programs that strengthen institutional competencies in heritage protection, management, and emergency preparedness. Our training covers Heritage Impact Assessment, World Heritage processes, legislative frameworks, risk preparedness, and practical site-level management tools. Drawing on experience working with ministries, heritage authorities, and international organizations, we design workshops and learning modules.