Title: Request for Communities or Individuals Holding traditional knowledge associated with the use of Pseudolachnostylis Maprouneifolia and Xeroderris Stuhlmannii Government Gazette Notice: GN 470 in GG 40173 of 29 July 2016 Period for submission: 30 days from date of publication Notice is hereby given in terms of the
Title: Alien and Invasive Species Lists, 2016 Government Gazette Notice: GN 864 in GG 40166 of 29 July 2016 Commencing date: 60 days from date of publication In terms of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004 (NEMBA), the following activities in relation to listed alien
Title: Invitation to submit written comments in terms of section 110 of the National Water Act 36 of 1998 on the proposed Mzimvubu Water Project and the Environmental Impact Assessment relating thereto Government Gazette Notice: GN 856 in GG 40154 of 22 July 2016 Comment period: 22
Up until recently, the automatic disclosure of water use licences remained a controversial issue. Although water use licences were listed in the previous version of the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA) manual of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS)
There have been substantial changes to legislation governing the management of Residue Stockpiles and Residue Deposits (“MRDRS”) as part of the “One Environmental System”. In a nutshell MRDRS have been included under the regulation of the NEMWA and there has been a change to GN
Title: Draft Policy on Sustainable Hydropower Generation Government Gazette Notice: GN 400 in GG 40125 of 8 July 2016 Effective date: Not yet specified The Minister of Water and Sanitation gave notice of her intention to publish a draft Sustainable Hydropower Generation Policy as contained in the scheduled
Title: National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act 24 of 2008: Appeal Regulations Government Gazette Notice: GN R815 in GG 40128 of 8 July 2016 Effective date: 8 July 2016 These regulations pertain to the process to be followed on the processing and consideration of, and decisions on
Title: Biodiversity Management Plan (BMP) for the Clan William Sandfish, Labeo Seeberi Government Notice: GN 406 in GG 39899 of 1 April 2016 Date of commencement: 1 April 2016 The Clanwilliam sandfish Labeo seeberi is listed by the IUCN Red Data List and by the South Africa's Threatened
Title: Draft Carbon Offset Regulations Effective date: Not yet specified Proposed regulations in terms of clause 20(b) of the Draft Carbon Tax Bill, 2015, have been published for comment. These regulations are the next step in the process of bringing the carbon tax into operation by early
Title: Declaration of Land as the Mountain Zebra-Camdeboo Protected Environment AND Mountain Zebra Camdeboo Protected Environment Regulations Government Notice: GN 14 in GG 39891 of 1 April 2016 AND GN 15 in GG 39891 of 1 April 2016 Date of commencement: 1 April 2016 The Minister hereby declares