In the field of consultancy we have worked across a number of sectors. Underlying principles in all of our activities are the participatory approach to project implementation, the consideration of the social aspects and the concept of sustainable development.

Our core expertise covers:
Environment Protection - biodiversity conservation, sustainable use and management of nature resources, building capacity for implementation of environmental legislation, etc.
Project Design - conducting feasibility studies, identifying core project activities, development of grant schemes, tender documentation, etc.;
Cross-Border Cooperation - fostering sustainable development and improving the economies and social links between border regions;
Rural Development - raising the public awareness and capacity building for implementation of the EU rural development policy 2007 - 2013;
Local Planning - municipal development plans, regional development plans, sustainable development plans, and stakeholder involvement plans;

Programming & Planning
ACG elaborates sustainable development strategies, plans and programmes in line with the requirements of the environmental, regional, and rural policies.
A key component of our approach is to involve the relevant stakeholders so that to guarantee their participation, build a sense of ownership over the result, and bring about the good implementation of the respective planning/programming document.

Impact Assessments
ACG conducts impact assessments on the planned project interventions and elaborates incentive and mitigation measures with a view of attaining the project objectives.

Socio-Economic and Environmental Assessments
ACG carries out social and economic assessments for:
Environmental and regional policy planning;
Studying the social and economic viability of a project;
Examining the sustainability of a given policy intervention.

Stakeholder Involvement
ACG provides services in Consultative Process for stakeholder involvement in project planning.
We further elaborate Stakeholder Involvement Plans during the stage of project implementation.

Capacity Building
ACG provides consultations in organizational capacity building covering:
Organizational capacity assessment - analysis of the human resources, internal administrative interaction efficiency, technical capacity, and external environment impacts on development potential;
Development of specific recommendations for capacity building/ strengthening;
Training of the personnel according to the client specific needs.