Masters Degrees (Environmental Law)
Recent Submissions
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Towards a legal introduction of wetland mitigation banking in South Africa.
(2019)Currently wetland conservation in South Africa is being implemented through various levels of enforcement including draft biodiversity offset regulations,1 which is based on the mitigation hierarchy principle.2 Implementation ... -
Regulating the trade in rhino horn: a South African perspective.
(2018)South Africa is facing a major rhino poaching crisis. In 2015, 1175 rhinos were killed by poachers and 1054 in 2016. During the first half of 2017, 529 rhinos had been killed by poachers. South Africa can currently sustain ... -
Towards a legal introduction of wetland mitigation banking in South Africa.
(2019)Currently wetland conservation in South Africa is being implemented through various levels of enforcement including draft biodiversity offset regulations,1 which is based on the mitigation hierarchy principle.2 Implementation ... -
Water resource management in South Africa.
(2003)South Africa is a semi-arid country virtually surrounded by water, yet fresh water is a scarce commodity and much of the population is currently without potable water. Water is the essence of life and a renewable resource ... -
A consideration of the squatter issue in relation to the natural environment.
(1995)Environmental conservation is the achievement of the highest quality of living for mankind by the rational utilization of the environment. It advocates practices that will perpetuate the resources of the Earth on which man ... -
Offences and penalties for water pollution in South Africa : a comparative analysis of South African, British, American and Australian legislation.
(2008)The growth of industrialization has increased waste pollution, especially water pollution. Industries and individuals produce pollutants that are discharged into waters. Uncontrolled water pollution results in health hazards ... -
Planning law as a source of environmental legislative power for local government.
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Financial provisions and environmental liabilities on industrial sites.
(2017)This paper looks at the management of environmental liabilities in South Africa with a specific emphasis on industrial sites. The focus on industrial sites is due to the illustrated environmental legacy issues which arise ... -
A critical analysis of the legal and policy framework governing aircraft noise in South Africa with specific reference to King Shaka International Airport.
(2016)Airport operations have become a major public concern over the past few years due to the various negative impacts they have on the environment. One such impact that has been an outcry by communities living close to the ... -
The contribution of developing countries in the global effort to tackle climate change : analysis of the transition from the Kyoto protocol to the Paris agreement.
(2016)The urgency to reduce current greenhouse gases emissions from both developing and developed country parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to stabilise the global temperature increase to 2 ... -
Should seas have standing? : a critical study of plastic marine debris and pollution laws in international and South African law.
(2015)Historically, the ocean was considered to be inexhaustible and impervious to harm. However, we now find the oceans to be susceptible to such harm and in a fragile state as a result of anthropogenic influences. Ocean ... -
Biodiversity offsets and the EIA process : the Fairbreeze mine conundrum.
(2014)The concept of biodiversity offsets has been around since the 1970s, but it is only in the last decade that a substantial interest has been shown by international bodies and governments in what benefits offsets can provide ... -
The obligation on environmental authorities to consider socio-economic factors in EIAs : a critical examination of s 24 of NEMA.
(2014)Environmental impact assessments were developed in the United States with an object to build into the decision-making processes an awareness of environmental considerations. EIAs were imported into South African law and ... -
Has affirmative action become an illusionary right for certain designated groups?
(2014)South Africa consists of one of the most diverse societies in the world, comprising of people from different cultures, race, religion, gender and languages. During the apartheid era, unjust laws were applied to create ... -
The effectiveness of the Southern African development community's response to international efforts to curb illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the context of industrial marine fisheries and the SADC coastal states.
(2014)Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, more commonly referred to as IUU fishing (IUU fishing), is a global problem which affects both the high seas and the exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of States. Illegal fishing ...
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