What Terra Nexus does

Terra Nexus is a privately held environmental consultancy headquartered in Dubai, UAE, with a secondary office in Abu Dhabi. Founded in 2023 by Nivine Issa, the firm delivers technical and advisory environmental services across the project lifecycle, organized into four service lines: Strategy & Planning, Technical Studies, Permitting & Regulatory Advice, and Supervision & Construction Support. Core offerings include environmental impact assessments (EIA/ESIA/SEA), biodiversity and ecology surveys, environmental baseline studies, geospatial mapping and modelling, hydrodynamic modelling (delivered via partner HR Wallingford), environmental site assessments, solid waste management planning, and construction environmental management plans. The firm is registered as a Class A Environmental Consultant with EAD, DECCA, and EHS Trakhees, and operates under an ISO 9001:2015 quality management system.

Terra Nexus serves government entities, large-scale real estate developers, and PIF-backed mega-project sponsors across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, and Albania. Notable engagements include NEOM Trojena and NEOM International Airport, Qiddiya, KAFD, Bahrain Digital City, City Walk Phase 3, DAMAC Riverside, a major Abu Dhabi island redevelopment, and Sazan (Albania). Revenue is generated on a project-by-project professional services basis with bespoke quotations; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm is an associate of the Inogen Alliance global network and partners with GSD for GIS and HR Wallingford for hydrodynamic modelling to extend its delivery capability beyond its in-house team. The firm has developed a proprietary "integrated environmental urban planning framework" intended to embed environmental considerations across standard urban planning stages.

Name

Terra Nexus

Legal name

Terra Nexus

Website

https://terranexus.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Terra Nexus is a UAE-based environmental consultancy providing environmental impact assessments, ecological studies, waste management planning, permitting, and construction environmental management to government entities, large real estate developers, and PIF mega-project sponsors across the Middle East.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Circularity Consulting & Program Management (EPR, Design-for-Circularity, LCA) (EUAIANAH), Permitting, Siting & Environmental Impact (EIA/NEPA) Advisory (EUAMANAB)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting
• Environmental impact assessment
• Waste management planning
• Ecological surveys
• Environmental permitting

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consultancy Services: Terra Nexus generates revenue through providing environmental consultancy services including environmental impact assessments, ecological studies, waste management planning, permitting and regulatory advice, and construction environmental management. Services are delivered on a project-by-project basis to government entities, developers, and private sector clients across the Middle East.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Terra Nexus is an environmental consultancy firm that delivers technical and advisory services across four main service lines: Strategy & Planning, Technical Studies, Permitting & Regulatory Advice, and Supervision & Construction Support. Services include environmental impact assessments (EIA/ESIA/SEA), biodiversity and ecology surveys, solid waste management planning, geospatial mapping, hydrodynamic modelling, environmental baseline studies, and construction environmental management for government entities, PIF-backed mega-projects, and large-scale real estate developers across the Middle East.

Product overview

Terra Nexus is an environmental consultancy firm offering a portfolio of technical and advisory services organized across four main service lines: Strategy & Planning, Technical Studies, Permitting & Regulatory Advice, and Supervision & Construction Support. Each service line comprises multiple named sub-services covering the full project lifecycle from early-stage environmental urban planning and waste management strategy, through technical ecological and geospatial studies, to EIA/ESIA/SEA permitting across regional authorities, and construction-phase environmental management and auditing. The company does not offer a software product; all offerings are consultancy services delivered by an in-house team and third-party strategic partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategy & Planning

Quantifiable outcome

• Terra Nexus has delivered environmental projects across the UAE, KSA, Bahrain, and Albania, including major island redevelopments, mixed-use masterplans, NEOM developments, and coastal projects.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Inogen AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerra Nexus is an Associate of the Inogen Alliance, a global network of independent environment, health, safety and sustainability consulting companies. Inogen Alliance provides one point of contact to guide multinational organizations and meet their global commitments locally. With offices located on every continent, more than 6,000 associates worldwide, and projects completed in more than 150 countries, Inogen Alliance provides unparalleled local consulting expertise, global consistency, and 20+ years of experience.
• HR WallingfordcoreTechnology or IntegrationHR Wallingford is a recognized center of excellence for civil engineering and environmental consultancy, with a specialism in port and dredging projects. They offer a full range of environmental solutions integrated with hydrodynamic modelling, dredging, flood risk and engineering advisory services. Terra Nexus partners with HR Wallingford to provide hydrodynamic modelling studies, understand coastal processes, marine sediments, and water quality. They use TELEMAC modelling system for free surface waters.
• GSD (Geo Smart Decisions)coreTechnology or IntegrationGeo Smart Decisions (GSD) is a geospatial consultancy based in the UK providing expert GIS, mapping, spatial data management and spatial analysis services in the environment sector since 2011. GSD has a strong grounding in environmental science with Managing Director Dr Crona Hodges having a first-class degree in Environmental Science and a PhD in remote sensing. Terra Nexus has partnered with GSD bringing a team of GIS specialists to assist environmental planning experts in providing spatial analysis, remote sensing, and geographic information systems.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy with an established Middle East environmental practice covering EIA, permitting, and construction environmental management across many of the same mega-projects Terra Nexus serves.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with a major Middle East environmental consultancy practice serving NEOM, KSA, and UAE mega-project sponsors; competes on overlapping EIA and permitting scopes but as part of a much broader service portfolio.
• Arup: Global design and engineering firm with a long-standing Middle East practice providing environmental, sustainability, and EIA advisory on flagship regional projects; competes with Terra Nexus for masterplan and infrastructure environmental scopes.
• AtkinsRéalis: Global engineering services and project management firm with a strong GCC presence delivering EIA, environmental design, and construction-stage environmental support on regional mega-projects.
• Mott MacDonald: Global engineering consultancy with significant Middle East operations providing environmental impact assessment, permitting, and sustainability advisory to GCC infrastructure and masterplan clients.

Regional players

• KEO International Consultants: Middle East-headquartered multidisciplinary consultancy delivering masterplanning, environmental, and infrastructure advisory across the GCC, providing a regional comparability benchmark for Terra Nexus's positioning.

Direct peers

• Ramboll: Engineering, design, and environmental consultancy with active Middle East presence working on NEOM and other GCC mega-projects, offering EIA, ecology, and environmental planning services that directly overlap with Terra Nexus.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with a strong Middle East environmental practice delivering EIA, permitting, and sustainability advisory on masterplans and infrastructure, competing for the same mega-project scopes as Terra Nexus.
• SLR Consulting: Global environmental and advisory consultancy with a sizable Middle East practice focused on EIA, permitting, waste, and sustainability - a closely comparable peer in service mix and client type.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global environmental, health, safety, and sustainability consultancy with established Middle East operations delivering EIA, permitting, and ESG advisory to mega-project sponsors - the most direct large-scale peer to Terra Nexus's service offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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