The environmental impact assessment (EIA) under the Lesotho Environment Act No. 10 of 2008 : a comparative analysis with the South African EIA regime.
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2011
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Abstract
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has become common as the world realise that the
environment has to be managed well for sustenance of life on the planet. As the EIA has now
become a sine qua non in the management of the environment, the issue is how to ensure that it is
best employed to achieve the desired results. There are various approaches that countries have used
in their EIA processes, but it appears that the most efficient application emanates from having a legal
basis for its use.
The two countries which are subjects of this study, Lesotho and South Africa, have been chosen
primarily because of their geographic proximity to each other, which factor often exposes them to
similar environmental experiences. Their response to such environmental challenges then becomes
important. This study concentrates on statutory enactments in terms of the EIA processes by the two
countries. Their EIA regimes are compared and contrasted. This is done against the background of
what is considered the best international EIA practice. It is revealed that the two countries are not at
par in their use of and experience with the EIA process. While Lesotho is encouraged to enrich its
new practise from South African experiences with the EIA, South Africa too has some way to go
towards the best EIA practice.
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Thesis (LL.M.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2011.
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Environmental impact analysis--Lesotho., Environmental impact analysis--South Africa., Theses--Law.