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South African Government Policy: Library Guide: Biodiversity

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

Biodiversity policy

Frameworks

South Africa. Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries. South Africa’s National Biodiversity Framework, 2019-2024. Pretoria: Government Printer, August 2022. In: South Africa, Government gazette no. 46798 (26 August 2022), Government notice no. 2423. Revised. 

South Africa. Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries. South Africa’s National Biodiversity Framework, 2019-2024. Pretoria: Government Printer, March 2021. In: South Africa, Government gazette no. 44229 (5 March 2021), Government notice no. 171. Draft revised. 

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. South Africa’s National Biodiversity Framework, 2017-2022: Draft. Pretoria: Government Printer, 2018. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 41996 (26 October 2018), Government notice no. 1143.

South Africa. Dept. of Environmental Affairs.    South Africa's national biodiversity framework :   2008.    Pretoria :   Government Printer,   2009. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 32474 (3 August 2009)

City of Cape Town (South Africa). Environmental Resource Management Dept. Biodiversity Management Branch.    Framework for a strategy and action plan for the management of invasive alien species in the City of Cape Town .    Cape Town :   Biodiversity Management Branch, Environmental Resource Management Department,   2008.

Biodiversity Economy

South Africa. Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. Draft National biodiversity economy strategy. Pretoria; Government Printing Works, March 2024. In; South Africa. Government gazette no. 50279 (8 March 2024), Government notice no. 4492..

South Africa. Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. National biodiversity economy strategy. Pretoria; Government Printing Works, February 2024. In; South Africa. Government gazette no. 50240 (29 February 2024), Government notice no. 4448. REVIEWED VERSION FOR COMMENTS. 

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. National biodiversity economy strategy (NBES). Pretoria: Department of Environmental Affairs, March 2016. 

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. Biodiversity economy strategy (BES) for the Department of Environmental Affairs.. Pretoria: Department of Environmental Affairs, August 2015. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 39268 (9 October 2015), General notice no. 965 of 2015.  Draft for comment.

Western Cape.EconInvest III: biodiversity economy strategy. Cape Town: Western Cape Government, 22 March 2016.

National parks

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. Biodiversity Policy and Strategy for South Africa : Strategy on Buffer Zones for National Parks. Pretoria: Govt. Printer, 2012. Shelf no. G 68 E.ENVI.12.BIOD

Draft policies

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. Draft national biodiversity offset policy. Government notice no. 276, SA Government Gazette no. 40733 (31 March 2017.) Pretoria: Government Printing Works, 2017. Shelf no. G 68 G 40733/2017, part 1 of 3

South Africa. Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.   White paper on the conservation and sustainable use of South Africa's biological diversity :   draft for discussion. Pretoria :   Govt. Printer,   1997.

South Africa. Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Green paper on the conservation and sustainable use of South Africa's biological diversity.  Pretoria :   The Dept.,   1996. G 68 E.ENVI.96.GREE

Biodiversity Editorial Committee (South Africa)    Towards a policy for the conservation and sustainable use of South Africa's biological diversity :   a discussion document.   [Pretoria?] :   Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism,   1996. G 68 E.ENVI.96.TOWA

City of Cape Town.    Biodiversity strategy for the City of Cape Town :   draft.    [Cape Town :   City of Cape Town,   2002].G RCT E.ENVI.02.BIOD

White paper

South Africa. Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. White Paper on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of South Africa's Biodiversity. Pretoria: Government Printing, Works, June 2023. In: South Africa. Government Gazette no. 48785 (14 June 2023), Government notice no. 3537. 

Draft white paper

South Africa. Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. Revised draft White Paper on the Conservation and Sustainable use of South Africa’s Biodiversity. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, October 2022. South Africa. Government Gazette no. 47378 (28 Oct. 2022), Government notice no. 2689. Approved by Cabinet, 6 April 2023.

South Africa. Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. Draft White Paper on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of South Africa's Biodiversity. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, July 2022. 

Strategies

Western Cape. Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning. Draft Provincial biodiversity strategy and action plan, 2020-2030.  Cape Town: Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, September 2023. 

City of Cape Town. Local Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. Cape Town: City of Cape Town, July 2019. 

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. The South African strategy for the Biosphere Reserve Programme (2016 – 2020). Pretoria : Department of Environmental Affairs, 2016.

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. South Africa's national biodiversity strategy and action plan, 2015-2025. Pretoria : Department of Environmental Affairs, 2016.

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. South Africa's 2nd national biodiversity strategy and action plan, 2015-2025 : final version. Pretoria : Department of Environmental Affairs, July 2015.

South Africa. Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.    South Africa's National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan.  (Full document except for cover.)  Pretoria :   Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism,   [2005?].  G 68 E.ENVI.05.SOUT Short document up to page 30, with cover.

City of Cape Town (South Africa). Environmental Management Dept.    Biodiversity strategy. Cape Town :   Environmental Management Department, City of Cape Town,   [2003?]. G RCT E.ENVI.03.BIOD

Western Cape. Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning. Provincial biodiversity strategy and action plan, 2015 to 2025. Cape Town: Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, 31 March 2016.

Western Cape. Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning. Provincial biodiversity strategy and action plan implementation plan, 2017 to 2025. Cape Town: Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, March 2017.

Human resources

South African National Botanical Institute. A Human Capital Development Strategy for the Biodiversity Sector 2010-2030. Pretoria: SANBI, August 2010.

Policies

City of Cape Town. Policy: the Cape Town bioregional plan (policy no. 44854) Noted by Council: 19 August 2015.

Plans

Western Cape. Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning. Western Cape Biodiversity Spatial Plan Handbook 2017. Cape Town: CapeNature, 2017.

 

Management plans

South Africa. National Vulture Task Force. Biodiversity Management Plan (BMP) for the conservation of seven vulture species in South Africa. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, March 2024. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 50306 (18 March 2024), Government notice no. 4517. 

South Africa. Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. Biodiversity Management Plan for the Southern Ground - Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri in South Africa. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, September 2023. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 49379 (29 September 2023), Government notice no. 3921.

South Africa. Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. Draft Biodiversity Management Plan for the Southern Ground - Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri in South Africa. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, November 2022. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 47527 (18 November 2022), Government notice no. 2754.

South Africa. Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. Draft biodiversity management plan (BMP) for the conservation of seven vulture species in South Africa. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, December 2022. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 47632, part 2 (2 December 2022), Government notice no. 2817.

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. Draft 2nd biodiversity management plan for African penguin (Spheniscus demersus). Pretoria: Government Printing Works, 2019. IN: SA Government gazette, no. 42775 (18 October 2019.)

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. Biodiversity management plan for the lion (Panthera leo) in South Africa. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, December 2015. In: South Africa. Government Gazette no. 39468 (2 December 2015), General notice 1190 of 2015. 

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. Biodiversity management plan for Pelargonium sidoides in South Africa, 2011-2020. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, 2013. 

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. Draft biodiversity management plan for Pelargonium sidoides DC. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, 2011. Shelf no. G 68 E.ENVI.11.DRAF

South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs. Biodiversity management plan for the Black Rhinoceros (Diceris bicornis) in South Africa, 2011-2020. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, January 2013. In: South Africa. Government Gazette no. 36096 (25 January 2013), Government notice no. 49.

 

Bioregional plans

City of Cape Town. Policy: the Cape Town bioregional plan (policy no. 44854) Noted by Council: 19 August 2015.

Maps: Map 1, Map 2, Map 3, Map 4, Map 5, Map C1 (colour), Map C1 (b&w), Map C2 (colour), Map C2 (b&w), Map C3 (colour), Map C3 (b&w)

City of Cape Town. Energy, Environmental & Spatial Planning Directorate. Environmental Resource Management Department. The Cape Town Bioregional Plan: Process and Consultation Report & Appendices. Cape Town: City of Cape Town, April 2012 (Updated September 2014) "Submitted as a requirement for the publication of The Cape Town Bioregional Plan."

South African National Biodiversity Institute. Biodiversity Advisor. Bioregional plans. Does not include actual plans, but explains purpose, contents and process.