This involves the deletion of certain species from the protected Species” category of the list. It subsequently outlines the full list of categories.”””

The categories of exemptions to the restrictions are outlined. The list is specified in a tabular format with details including; scientific and common names of threatened species, and specific restricted activities.

The EIMP follows the National Environmental Management act. The act requires all organs with the responsibility of managing the environment to prepare environmental implementation plans. The EIMP lays out ways by which the department of environmental affairs coordinates and harmonises the environmental policies, plans, programmes and decisions of the department in the exercise of its functions, to avoid ineffective resource allocation and use.

The regulations specify the qualification criteria and training for environmental management inspectors, mandates, issuance of identity cards, contents and period of validity of the identity cards, duties of departments, and compliance notice.

The regulations are under section 26 of the environment conservation act of 1989. They are concerned about the approval of the undertaking of activities in the Outeniqua sensitive coastal area. The activities include disturbance of vegetation, dredging, dune stabilisation and earthworks.

An amendment to the 2008 national environmental management: integrated coastal management act. It clarifies coastal public properties and ownership of structures on the properties, addresses provisions on reclamation, removes the power of exclusion of areas from coastal public property, limits renewal of dumping permits, and replaces coastal concessions and leases with coastal use permits, among other alterations.

The strategy sets the priorities for expanding the protected area network for ecological sustainability and climate change adaptation, and conservation of South Africa’s biodiversity. Over five years, it intends to add more than 2 million hectares to the land-based protected area network, and more than 80 km to the inshore marine protected area network, in order to achieve the country’s protected area targets. The expansion strategy is expected to be carried out cost-effectively. Maps of
the most important areas for the protected area expansion are set out, and recommendations are made.

The authorization applies to all land and water resources in South Africa. The authorizations are under the national water act of 1998. According to the act, “a person may only use water without a licence if the water use is permissible under the schedules, or if the water use is permissible as a continuation of an existing lawful use, or if that water use is permissible in terms of a general authorisation issued under section 39 of the national water act”. The authorizations do not affect the provisions of the national water act.

Subject to the world heritage convention act of 1999, it is proclaimed that; the Mapungubwe cultural landscape is a world heritage site.

These are regulations to direct the procedures contained in chapter 5 of the national environmental management act of 1998, for the submission, processing, consideration and decision of applications for environmental authorisation of
activities. Applications related to the regulations are decided by competent authorities.

These norms apply to the hunting of all wild and alien animals. They are set out to ensure standardization of hunting methods. The specifications for hunting detailed in the notice include; minimum bullet weights for rifle hunting, minimum bullet weights and barrel lengths for handgun hunting, permissible bows for bow hunting, minimum requirements for bow hunting, minimum requirements for falconry, criteria to be met by gamebirds for inclusion in provincial hunting proclamations.

The notice is made under the environment conservation act of 1989. It identifies the activities that pose substantial detrimental effects on the environment in the specific coastal areas under review.

This serves as an amendment to the National Environmental Management: Protected areas Act of 2003. It makes provisions for the application of the 2003 Act to national parks and marine protected areas.

The Regulations implement and give effect to provisions of the Marine Living Resources Act concerning management and conservation of fish resources and other marine living resources including whales, dolphins and turtles; mariculture; landing, transport and marketing of fish and fish products; fishing harbours; enforcement; and administrative matters.

The entire Agulhas front marine protected area is zoned as a single restricted zone which is determined by using the World Geodetic System (WGS) of 1984. The regulations stipulate that no scientific research within the protected area shall be carried out except with a research permit issued by the Minister. It lists out the general restrictions within the protected area.

The Encephalartos species are the most threatened plant group in South Africa, with a significant portion of the group designated as critically endangered and others extinct. The species group is challenged by the illegal removal of adult wild plants to meet private collection needs. The management plan seeks to ensure the sustainable survival in nature of the Encephalartos species.

This amends the environmental impact assessment regulations of 2014; subject to the national environmental management act of 1998. The amendments relate to the appointment of environmental assessment practitioners, competent authorities’ right of access to information, and submission and consideration of an environmental impact assessment report, among others.

The notice designates in the schedules of the environment conservation act of 1989, administrators and local authorities who may issue written authorization for the undertaking of activities as related to the Outeniqua Sensitive Coastal Area.

The regulations attempt to coordinate the processes in section 24M (3) of the national environmental management act of 1988, as it relates to the lodging and processing of an application for exemption.

“The minister, In terms of section 22(1) of the Environment Conservation Act, 1989, designates the competent authority, as defined in section 1 of the said Act (as amended by Proclamation R43 of 8 August 1996), in each province as an authority which may issue a written authorisation to undertake or cause to undertake identified activities specified by the government.