Meet Our Team
ECA Consulting is headed by Leena Ackbar (Managing Director) and Manogrie Chetty (Operations Director). Both Directors are Registered Environmental Assessment Practitioners with EAPASA and proudly serve as Assessors for EAPASA.
Leena Ackbar holds a Master of Science degree in Environmental Sciences with a focus on sustainable bioenergy crop cultivation in Angola. The study was
further extended throughout sub-Saharan Africa by COMPETE, which is an international research organization funded by the European Union focusing on sustainable bioenergy crop expansion
in sub-Saharan Africa. Leena is not only a qualified environmental scientist but is also suitably qualified environmental assessment practitioner.
Manogrie Chetty also holds a Master of Science Degree in Environmental Sciences and has
academically specialized in Environmental Impact Assessments in KZN.
In addition to holding a tertiary qualification in environmental sciences both our lead consultants are registered Professional Natural Scientists with SACNASP, Leena is also accredited with the Green Building Council of South Africa and the Global Carbon Exchange. Manogrie has completed a certification in ISO 14001 Implementation and Internal Auditing. To date Leena and Manogrie have handled and project managed between 50 to 80 EIAs, BARs, EMPr, EMF/SEA, ECO sites, Water Use License Applications, etc. and other environmental management related areas. Leena has been the technical advisor and lead consultant on several complex projects including, strategic environmental work for the northern KZN region, mining EIAs, and management of ECOs on large construction sites. Leena and Manogrie have extensive environmental legal knowledge regarding not only the EIA process and requirements but also with regard to all other relevant environmental legislation at a national, provincial and local level and how these affect environmental management issues. Leena Ackbar has been trained by the Global Carbon Exchange on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and has duly completed a number of carbon footprint assessments during her training. She has also set up the GHGEI collection for the King Shaka International Airport, Cargo Terminal for Dube Tradeport. Some of our notable contributions include presentation at the 2011 Mining Conference hosted by the International Institute Research of South Africa, which is now run from its head office, Informa Middle East, located in Dubai. We have also provided comment, as part of the environmental panel for the Durban Chamber of Commerce on the National Treasury Paper on Carbon Tax.
