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At Herbert Geer, we know that developing sustainable solutions requires new legal and commercial ideas. We can offer expertise in the following areas:
- voluntary and compliance carbon markets in Australia and internationally, including the negotiation and drafting of emission reduction purchase agreements and associated contracts
- emerging schemes for biodiversity management and subsequent agreements for biodiversity offset arrangements
- formulation of environmental management agreements for other environmental enterprises, including consultancy, offset, trading, project delivery and financing agreements
- due diligence environmental law audits for asset and share acquisitions and disposals, including review of environmental assets and legal liabilities
- land contamination including buying, selling and leasing contaminated land, dealing with regulators, negotiating indemnities and warranties to shield clients from liability, and remediation
- advice regarding management of threatened species, contaminated land, climate change, water management, pollution and heritage matters (including litigation)
- sustainable products and projects, including alternative energies, wind farms and waste management facilities.
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