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South African Government Policy: Library Guide: Environment

Bibliographic records and links of South African government policies, plans and strategies

Natural resources

Statistics South Africa. National Natural Capital Accounting Strategy: a ten-year strategy for advancing Natural Capital Accounting in South Africa. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa, June 2021. (Report No. 04-01-00)

Ecology

Western Cape. Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning. Ecological Infrastructure Investment Framework: Main Report. Cape Town: Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, February 2021.

Western Cape. Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning. Ecological Infrastructure Investment Framework: Implementation and Monitoring Plan. Cape Town: Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, February 2021.

South African National Biodiversity Institute. A Framework for investing in ecological infrastructure in South Africa. Pretoria: SANBI, 2014. 

Protected Areas

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. National Protected Area Expansion Strategy for South Africa, 2016. Published 2018.

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. National Protected Areas Expansion Strategy : General Public Document, 2010.  Pretoria: Department of Environmental Affairs, 2011? Shelf no. G 68 E.ENVI.11.NATI

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs ; South African National Biodiversity Institute. National Protected Area Expansion Strategy Resource Document. Pretoria: Department of Environmental Affairs ; South African National Biodiversity Institute, 2009. 

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. National Protected Area Expansion Strategy for South Africa, 2008 : Priorities for Expanding the Protected Area Network for Ecological Sustainability and Climate Change Adaptation.  Pretoria: Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, 2010. Shelf no. G 68 E.ENVI.09.NATI

Western Cape. Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning. Draft Western Cape Protected Area Expansion Strategy 2021 - 2025. Cape Town: CapeNature ; Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, March 2021.

Invasive species

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. A national strategy for dealing with biological invasions in South Africa. Pretoria: Department of Environmental Affairs, March 2014. 

Gender

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. Strategy toward gender mainstreaming in the environment sector 2016 – 2021. Pretoria : Department of Environmental Affairs, 2016.

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. Environment sector framework for women empowerment and gender equality : first draft. Pretoria : Department of Environmental Affairs, December 2013.

White papers

South Africa. Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.   White paper on environmental management policy.    [Pretoria? :   The Dept.],   1999. G 68 E.ENVI.99.WHIT

South Africa. Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.    White paper on environmental management policy for South Africa. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 18894 (15 May 1998), General notice no. 749 of 1998. Pretoria : Government Printer, 1998.  G 68 E.ENVI.98.WHIT

South Africa. Dept. of Environment Affairs (1981-1994)    White paper :   policy on a national environmental management system for South Africa.   [Pretoria :   The Dept.],   1993. G 68 EWP B/93

South Africa. Dept. of Water Affairs, Forestry and Environmental Conservation (1980-1981)    White paper on a national policy regarding environmental conservation.   Pretoria :   Govt. Printer,   1980. G 68 EWP O/80

Environmental Implementation Plans

South Africa. Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development. Consolidated Environmental Implementation and Management Plan (2020–2024). Implementation date: 21 April 2023. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, April 2023. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 48462 (21 April 2023), Govt. notice no. 3338. 

South Africa. Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. Fourth Generation Environmental Implementation and Management Plan (EIMP) 2020/2024. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, August 2021. In: South Africa. Government Gazette no. 45014 (20 August 2021), Government notice no. 747. 

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. Environmental Implementation and Management Plan (EIMP) 2015/2020. Pretoria: Department of Environmental Affairs, May 2016.

South Africa. Department of Trade and Industry. Fourth Edition: Department of Trade and Industry Environmental Implementation Plan 2015-2020. Pretoria: Department of Trade and Industry, January 2017.

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Second edition Environmental Implementation and Management Plan (EIMP), March 2008. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, September 2008. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 31415 (15 September 2008), General notice 1138 of 2008. 

Draft papers

South Africa. Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.    Draft white paper on environmental management policy.   In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 18164 (28 July 1997), General notice no. 1096 of 1997. Pretoria :   Govt. Printer,   1997. G 68 E.ENVI.97.DRAF

South Africa. Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. An environmental policy for South Africa. Green paper for public discussion an environmental policy for South Africa.    [Pretoria? :   Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism?],   1996. G 68 E.ENVI.96.ENVI

South Africa. Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.    Discussion document :   towards a new environmental policy for South Africa /    [Pretoria? :   Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism?],   1996. G 68 E.ENVI.96.DISC

South Africa. Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.   Short discussion document :   towards a new environmental policy for South Africa.  [Pretoria? :   The Dept.],   1996. G 68 E.ENVI.96.SHOR

Council for the Environment (South Africa)    An approach to a national environmental policy and strategy for South Africa. Pretoria :   Joan Lötter,   1989. G 68 E.ENVI.89.APPR

Council for the Environment South Africa    A national policy on Integrated Environmental Management.  Draft 3.  Pretoria :   Govt. Printer,   1987. G 68 E.ENVI.87.NATI

Policies

City of Cape Town (South Africa). Environmental strategy for the City of Cape Town. Cape Town: City of Cape Town, 2017. (Policy number 46612)

City of Cape Town (South Africa). Integrated metropolitan environmental policy. Cape Town : Environmental Planning, 2003. (Replaced by the 2017 strategy)

City of Cape Town (South Africa).    The environmental policy of the City of Cape Town /    [Cape Town :   City of Cape Town,   2001]. G RCT E.ENVI.01.ENVI

South Africa. Dept. of Environment Affairs (1981-1994)    General policy in terms of the Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989).  G 68 E.ENVI.94.GENE

Strategies

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. Environmental Impact Assessment and Management Strategy for South Africa, 2014. Pretoria : Department of Environmental Affairs, 2014. Subtheme papers.

South Africa. Dept. of Environmental Affairs.    Environmental impact assessment and management strategy.   Pretoria :   Department of Environmental Affairs,   2011. G 68 E.ENVI.11.ENVI

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. Environmental Management Inspectorate. 2014 Draft environmental compliance enforcement strategy. Pretoria: Department of Environmental Affairs, 11/5/2014.  Open Strategic Documents, NECES, and download DEA Final ....

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. Strategic plan for the environmental sector, 2009-2014.

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Strategic plan for the environmental sector, 2008-2013.

Heydenrych, Reuben    A national strategy for integrated environmental management in South Africa /    [Pretoria :   Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, 1998. (Discussion document) G 68 JEN D1/98

 

Provincial

Western Cape. Department  of Environmental  Affairs and  Development  Planning,  Western Cape Environmental Implementation Plan 2020 – 2025. Cape Town: Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, November 2020.

Western Cape. Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning.  Western Cape Environmental Implementation Plan 2015-2020. Cape Town: Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, October 2015.

Western Cape. Department  of Environmental  Affairs and  Development  Planning. Towards a sustainable development implementation plan for the Western Cape: concept paper on sustainable development, May 2005. 

Land degredation

Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. Second National Action Programme for South Africa to Combat Desertification, Land Degradation and the effects of Drought (2018-2030). Pretoria: Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, 2018?

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. National Action Programme to Combat Desertification, Land Degradation and to Mitigate the Effects of Drought for South Africa (2017-2027): Draft. Pretoria: Department of Environmental Affairs, 2017?

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. National action programme: combating land degradation to alleviate poverty. Pretoria: Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, November 2004.