Based on ecosystem services, it assesses each project using quantified, comparable and easily understandable indicators.
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On complex projects, the biodiversity tool enables ecological impacts and benefits to be assessed objectively, scenarios to be compared, and decisions to be guided right from the design stage.
By combining our sector-specific expertise with the Green PRAXIS platform, we obtain an initial broad overview of potential biodiversity issues at water and waste management sites. This enables us to identify sensitive or protected species and to target further field investigations (ecological surveys and assessments).
The PRAXIS automated environmental assessment platform aggregates satellite imagery and ecological data to analyse issues relating to biodiversity, carbon and environmental risks at the level of a project, a site or a portfolio of assets.
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Green PRAXIS transforms complex data into environmental assessments using data science and engineering. |
Ecodiag is our biomonitoring methodology for drawing up a diagnostic or an assessment of the ecological status of wetlands – Vegetated Discharge Areas or Dragonfly Zones - and their surrounding areas.
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At SUEZ, we develop nature-based solutions to restore and strengthen ecosystems in the face of climate and environmental challenges. These solutions deliver benefits for biodiversity and local communities, whilst contributing to the resilience of regions. In certain contexts, they may also form part of ecological compensation schemes or be eligible for dedicated funding mechanisms.
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Drawing on our ecological engineering expertise, we can also harness nature as an ally in flood prevention, notably through the restoration and rehabilitation of watercourses.
It enables the recreation of a semi-natural environment, similar to natural rocky coasts.
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Introduced outside their natural habitat, invasive alien species (IAS) spread to the detriment of local species and pose a major threat to biodiversity.
For businesses and local authorities, we offer a comprehensive service: the collection and treatment of IAS to limit their spread.
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In response to the environmental challenges of water and waste management in local areas, we are developing biochar, a circular soil improver produced through the pyrolysis of biomass and/or sewage sludge. Biochar enables the long-term storage of carbon whilst helping to improve the agronomic properties of soils.
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Biomonitoring assesses the quality of water, air or soil based on the effects of chemical substances on living organisms. Complementary to conventional analyses, it takes into account metabolites and the combined effects – known as "cocktail effects" – of these substances.
Bees act as natural drones and bioindicators. Analysing the pollen they collect enables us to measure biodiversity and pollution across vast areas.
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BeeOdiversity uses bees as bioindicators to measure biodiversity, pollution and floral resources. |
It comprises two components:
Otosea, our acoustic solution for monitoring the sounds of marine fauna via an autonomous, connected monitoring station. Monitoring takes place in real time via acoustic monitoring stations equipped with on-board processing algorithms
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Otoriver: in collaboration with the Interdepartmental Syndicate for the Sanitation of the Paris Metropolitan Area (SIAAP), we are developing a bioacoustic monitoring solution for river environments. Like otosea, the otoriver system aims to adapt the otosea platform to freshwater environments, tailoring it to the specific characteristics of the River Seine.
Biomae process, involving in situ bioassays* using pollution-sensitive freshwater shrimps (known as gammarids) to measure contamination and the effects of micropollutants.
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(*) A bioassay is a test in which a living organism is exposed to one or more pollutants in order to assess their toxicity (or "ecotoxicity").
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Biomae assesses the effects of pollutants on natural environments using ecotoxicology and bioassays. |
ToxMate continuously monitors the chemical quality of water by analysing the movements of 48 living organisms belonging to three species of aquatic invertebrates.
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ViewPoint detects water pollution in real time by monitoring the behaviour of living organisms using its ToxMate solution. |
At the Shanghai SCIP Petrochemical Industrial Park, we have deployed our patented Dragonfly Zone solution for the tertiary treatment of industrial wastewater — a first in China within an industrial park. Comprising salt-tolerant coastal plants, this wetland naturally purifies the site’s saline water, providing complementary treatment to that of the wastewater treatment plant. This is our largest project of its kind.
Ecosystem services are classified into four categories:
Everywhere in the world, biodiversity is facing severe challenges. Pollution, climate change, overexploitation of resources or land use changes are weakening living ecosystems and making regions more vulnerable. For SUEZ, these issues are directly linked to our daily activities: preserving water, fighting against pollution, producing secondary raw materials from waste.
