Ground Environment and Engineering Truth

GroundTruth

GroundTruth is an award-winning, multidisciplinary consulting company with over 20 years’ experience in water, biodiversity, and engineering across aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Founded in 2004, GroundTruth was built on the values of integrity and equality, aiming to improve ecosystem functioning and drive positive social change. We are dedicated to delivering exceptional service and deeply committed to environmental responsibility.

What We Do

Because we have specialists from multiple disciplines working in concert, we can follow methodical, innovative, and practical approaches for providing our clients and partners with sound holistic ecological and engineering solutions. This includes research, development, and implementation of advanced sustainable developments, optimised resource consumption, adaptive management systems, environmental education, citizen science, conservation, and rehabilitation.

We are based in South Africa but work across the African continent and beyond with local and international industries, mining houses, consultants, developers, academic and conservation institutions, and numerous transboundary government departments.

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Built Environment

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Natural Environment

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Community & Citizen Science

Training / Courses

Next Course: 8 - 11 September 2025

SASS-course

SASS5

(South African Scoring System version 5)
The 4-day course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct SASS5 aquatic assessments. Both theoretical and practical aspects, from sampling techniques to identification, are covered in depth.

Next Course: 10 - 11 September 2025

IWA-course

Introduction to Wetland Assessments (IWA)

This 2-day course is aimed at young professionals and ecologists who wish to move into the Wetland Specialist field. Introducing the knowledge and skills needed to apply the WET-Health Assessment tool, it serves as a precursor to the Tools for Wetland Assessment course.

Next Course: 6 - 10 October 2025

TWA-course

Tools for Wetland Assessment (TWA)

This 5-day course is held in partnership with Rhodes University and Verdant Environmental and is an intensive post-graduate short course which provides the participant with an intense exploration into the WET-Health and WET-EcoServices assessment tools and their practical application.

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