Browsing Environmental Law by Title
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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 ... -
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 ... -
An overview of the legal instruments to conserve biodiversity in South Africa with particular reference to the establishment and expansion of protected areas
(2005)In this investigation, a review is undertaken of the newly promulgated and existent legislation pertaining to the conservation of biodiversity, and the establishment of protected areas as the primary means to protect ... -
Planning law as a source of environmental legislative power for local government.
(2018)No abstract provided. -
The promotion and protection of public health in South Africa through environmental legislation with specific reference to air pollution.
(2001)The Constitution of South Africa I, (the Constitution) envisages in the Bill of Rights that: Everyone has the right -(a) to an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being; and (b) to have the environment ... -
Property rights and environmental conservation.
(1996)The intention of this dissertation is not to embark on a discussion on the desirability of a property clause, nor to undertake a full analysis of the property and environmental clauses as they appear in both the interim ... -
Protection of the environment through the application of section 24G of the National Environmental Management Act, 107 of 1998.
(2018)Listed / specified activities are undertaken following authorisation through an environmental impact assessment process. It is an offence to commence them without authorisation, which may attract sanctions through ... -
The protection of the environment through the use of criminal sanctions : a comparative analysis with specific reference to South Africa.
(2002)The purpose of this work is to examine critically the use of criminal sanctions in the enforcement of environmental law in South Africa. The two principal issues considered are, first, whether criminal sanctions are the ... -
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 ... -
The regulation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs): a South African legal analysis.
(2002)Abstract available in pdf. -
The role of local indigenous communities in the management of natural resources in and around South Africa's national parks.
(2002)South Africa's protected areas are at the forefront of the county's efforts to conserve it's unique flora and fauna. The setting aside of these vast tracts of land has been the main thrust of Western conservation efforts ... -
Sharks on the menu : a review and critical analysis of the regulation of sharks internationally and in South Africa.
(2014)Industrial fishing practices and market-demand for shark products (in particular meat and fins) are decimating shark populations in many parts of the world, threatening stock collapses, species extinctions and broader ... -
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 ... -
Steps towards addressing municipalities' non-compliance with the law relating to sewage treatment.
(2014)Since 1956 South Africa made it mandatory through the South African Water Act (Act 54 of 1956) that effluent be treated to acceptable standards and returned to the water course from where the water was originally obtained. ... -
To list or not to list? The legal debate around the listing of trout as an invasive alien species.
(2019)The South African government has made numerous attempts to curtail the spread of Invasive Alien Species, such as rainbow and brown trout, through legislation such as the listing of Invasive Alien Species under National ... -
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 ... -
Townscape conservation (with reference to Pietermaritzburg).
(1994)Our environment (built and natural) is a thing of beauty and value, an inheritance, created by our forefathers for us and for future generations. In South Africa , conservation of cities has only recently become a reality. ...