Specialist Biodiversity ServicesEstablished in 1999 by Riaan Robbeson, BEC is rooted in Gauteng, but routinely performs a variety of specialist services throughout most of South Africa, allowing us the opportunity to accumulate a wealth of knowledge of the unique biodiversity and terrestrial ecosystems of southern Africa.The core of our business is aimed at terrestrial biodiversity disciplines, including: Botany; Herpetofauna; Avifauna; Mammals and Invertebrates.To achieve excellence in each of these disciplines, we routinely collaborate with independent companies and highly skilled specialists that share our pride, passion and dedication to our professions. We apply these multi-disciplinary principles to achieve innovative and comprehensive, yet cost-effective solutions and products for our clients. These associations have proven highly effective in providing tailored and cost-competitive solutions.We are guided by our core values of professional integrity, specialist knowledge, innovation and service excellence. These values are underlined by a commitment that South African natural resources must be utilized in a sustainable, responsible and rational manner, with conservation as the principle guiding principle.At BEC, we view the social, economic and natural environments as interconnected spheres and we firmly believe that our skillsets, specialised knowledge and extensive experience will address all environmental concerns. We aim to assist by ‘translating' the needs and sensitivities of the natural environment into approachable and effective solutions and products.We have a passion for the biodiversity of South Africa; BEC therefore have the vision of becoming the company of choice in providing terrestrial ecological services.