Members of the public have until the end of September to submit their comments on the Department of Water and Sanitation’s Mine Water Management Policy. According to the department the Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) and related mine water impacts...
The recently released Natural Capital Protocol promises to give business a new appreciation of the ecosystem services on which they rely. According to Paul Jorgensen, environmental scientist at SRK Consulting in South Africa, the protocol offers a...
The National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Bill 2017 (NEMA) currently allows any decision taken by a regulator under NEMA or a specific environmental management Act to be appealed. Garyn Rapson, a partner at South African law firm Webber...
Discussing some of the proposed aspects of the National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Bill is South African law firm Webber Wentzel. The firm has analysed section 24G of the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 (NEMA) which...