Environmental Implementation and Management Plan (EIMP) 2015/2020

This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 4 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 Government notices • GoewermentskennisGewinGs Environmental Affairs, Department of/ Omgewingsake, Departement van DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS NO. 530 19 MAY 2016 530 National Environmental Management Act (107/1998): Consolidated environmental implementation and management plan 39998 GOVERNMENT NOTICE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS NO. 2015 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 1998 (ACT NO. 107 OF 1998) CONSOLIDATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN I, Bomo Edith Edna Molewa, Minister of Environmental Affairs, hereby publish the consolidated environmental implementation and management plan for the Department of Environmental Affairs in terms of section 15(5) of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) for implementation by the Department as set out in the Schedule hereto. BOMO EDITH EDNA MOLEWA MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS gt4i4 ZLF environmental affairs Department: Environmental Affairs REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 5 SCHEDULE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN (EIMP) 2015/2020 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 6 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 1 ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................................ 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................. 5 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 6 PART A: STRATEGIC OVERVIEW OF DEA ............................................................................................. 11 VISION ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 MISSION ................................................................................................................................................... 11 DEPARTMENTAL VALUES .................................................................................................................... 11 DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMMES ....................................................................................................... 11 CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL MANDATE ...................................................................................... 12 INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ................................................................................. 17 Policies .................................................................................................................................................. 17 Acts of Parliament .................................................................................................................................. 17 Regulations ............................................................................................................................................ 18 BIODIVERSITY AND HERITAGE RESOURCES ....................................................................................... 20 Policies .................................................................................................................................................. 20 Acts of Parliament .................................................................................................................................. 20 Regulations ............................................................................................................................................. 20 OCEANS AND COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ................................................................ 21 Policies .................................................................................................................................................. 21 Acts of Parliament ................................................................................................................................... 21 Regulations ............................................................................................................................................. 22 CLIMATE CHANGE AND AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT ........................................................................ 24 Policies .................................................................................................................................................. 24 Acts of Parliament .................................................................................................................................. 24 CHEMICALS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT .............................................................................................. 24 Policies .................................................................................................................................................. 24 Acts of Parliament .................................................................................................................................. 24 Regulations ............................................................................................................................................ 24 PART B: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN .......................................................................... 26 SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 26 SECTION 2: DESCRIPTION OF POLICIES, PLANS AND PROGRAMMES THAT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................................. 27 SECTION 3: MANNER IN WHICH DEA WILL ENSURE THAT POLICIES, PLANS AND PROGRAMMES COMPLY WITH THE NEMA PRINCIPLES ................................................................................................ 37 Table of Contents This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 7 2 SECTION 4: METHODOLOGY OF ENSURING FUNCTIONS ARE COMPLIANT WITH RELEVANT LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS, INCLUDING NEMA PRINCIPLES, AND ANY NORMS AND STANDARDS ................................................................................................................................................................... 41 PART C: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ................................................................................ 45 SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 45 SECTION 2: A DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNCTIONS EXERCISED BY THE DEA IN RESPECT OF THE ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................................................ 46 SECTION 3: A DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL NORMS AND STANDARDS, INCLUDING NORMS AND STANDARDS CONTEMPLATED IN SECTION 146(2))(I) OF THE CONSTITUTION APPLIED BY DEA ...................................................................................................................................... 47 SECTION 4: DESCRIPTION OF THE POLICIES, PLANS AND PROGRAMMES OF DEA THAT ARE DESIGNED TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ITS POLICIES BY OTHER ORGANS OF STATE AND PERSONS ................................................................................................................................................. 50 SECTION 5: DESCRIPTION OF PRIORITIES REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH DEA POLICIES BY OTHER ORGANS OF STATE AND PERSONS ........................................................................................ 61 SECTION 6: DESCRIPTION OF THE EXTENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH DEA POLICIES BY OTHER ORGANS OF STATE ................................................................................................................................. 64 SECTION 7: ARRANGEMENTS FOR COOPERATION WITH OTHER NATIONAL DEPARTMENTS AND SPHERES OF GOVERNMENT ................................................................................................................. 70 SECTION 8: PROPOSALS FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE OBJECTIVES AND PLANS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER 5 OF NEMA ......................................................................................................................................................... 79 PART D: MONITORING AND EVALUATION ............................................................................................ 81 ANNEXURE A: TEMPLATE FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS ................................................................................................................................................................... 90 List of Tables Table 1: National environmental management: specific environmental management Acts (SEMA) ......... 14 Table 2: Description of programmes that affect the environment .............................................................. 27 Table 3: Compliance with NEMA principles ............................................................................................... 37 Table 4 : Compliance with relevant legislative provisions .......................................................................... 41 Table 5: DEA programmes and functions .................................................................................................. 46 Table 6: Environmental Norms and Standards .......................................................................................... 47 Table 7: Compliance with DEA's policies ................................................................................................... 50 Table 8: Priorities policies, plans and programmes regarding compliance with DEA policies ................... 61 Table 9: Extent of compliance with DEA policies ....................................................................................... 64 Table 10: Compliance with EIPs and EMPs .............................................................................................. 69 Table 11: Internal Cooperation Arrangements ........................................................................................... 70 Table 12: External Cooperation Arrangements .......................................................................................... 75 Table 13: Proposals for implementation of IEM tools ................................................................................ 79 Table 14: Performance Targets ................................................................................................................. 81 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 8 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 3 ACRONYMS AQA Air Quality Act AQMP Air Quality Management Plan BMP-Es Biodiversity Management Plans for Ecosystems CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CBNRM Community Based Natural Resource Management CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora CMP Coastal Management Plan COGTA Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs DAFF DBE Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Department of Basic Education DEA Department of Environmental Affairs DERO Desired Emissions Reduction Outcomes DLDD Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought DM District Municipality DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid DoD Department of Defence DoE Department of Energy DoHS Department of Human Settlement DoL Department of Labour DMR Department of Mineral Resources DRDLR Department of Rural Development and Land Reform DWA Department of Water Affairs DST Department of Science and Technology DTI Department of Trade and Industry DWS Department of Water Affairs and Sanitation EC Eastern Cape ECA Environment Conservation Act (73 of 1989) EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIAMS Environmental Impact Assessment and Management Strategy EIMP Environmental Implementation and Management Plan EIP Environmental Implementation Plan EM Environmental Management EMF Environmental Management Framework EMI Environmental Management Inspector EMP Environmental Management Plan EPWP Expanded Public Works Programme FOSAD Forum of South African Heads of Departments FS Free State GHG Greenhouse Gas GIS Geographical Information System GP Gauteng Province HABITAT Convention on Human Settlements ICMA Integrated Coastal Management Act IDP Integrated Development Plan IEM Integrated Environmental Management IEMP Integrated Environmental Management Plan IGCCC Intergovernmental Committee on Climate Change IGR IGRFA Intergovernmental Relations Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act ITA International Trade Administration Act ITAC International Trade Administration Commission IWMP Integrated Waste Management Plan KZN Kwazulu Natal This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 9 4 LGTT Local Government Task Team LM Local Municipality LP Limpopo Province M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MCCM Multi-Stakeholder Committee for Chemicals Management MDG Millennium Development Goal MEC Member of the Executive Council MoU Memorandum of Understanding MINTECH Ministers Technical Committee MP Mpumalanga Province MPRDA Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act MTSF Medium Term Strategic Framework NBF National Biodiversity Framework NBSAP National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan NC Northern Cape NCCC National Committee on Climate Change NCCM National Committee for Chemicals Management NCMP National Coastal Management Programme NDP National Development Plan NEMA National Environmental Management Act (107 of 1998) NEM:AQA Air Quality Act (39 of 2004) NEM:BA National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act (10 of 2004) NEM:ICM National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act (24 of 2008) NEM:PAA National Environmental Management Protected Areas Amendment Act (31 of 2004) NEM:WA National Environmental Management: Waste Act (59 of 2008) NGO Non-governmental Organisation NIP NNR NNRA National Implementation Plan National Nuclear Regulator National Nuclear Regulator Act NSSD National Strategy of Sustainable Development NW North West NWMS National Waste Management Strategy PA Protected Areas PIC Convention on Prior Informed Consent POPs Persistent Organic Pollutants RAMSAR Convention on Wetlands of International Importance RSA Republic of South Africa SA South Africa SACN South African Cities Network SAEO South Africa Environment Outlook SALGA South African Local Government Association SAMSA South African Maritime Safety Authority SANAS South African National Accreditation System SANBI South African National Botanical Institute SANParks South African National Parks SARS South African Revenue Services SD Sustainable Development SDF Spatial Development Framework SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment SEMAs Specific Environmental Management Acts SMMEs Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises TOPS Threatened or Protected Species UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change WC Western Cape WfW Working for Wetlands WMO World Meteorological Organisation This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 10 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In the context of South Africa, intergovernmental relations is statutorily driven through Chapter 3 of the Constitution and enactment of laws, amongst others, the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act as well as insertion of Chapter 3 (procedures for co-operative governance), and Chapter 8 (Environmental Management Co-operation Agreements) in the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (NEMA). The focus of this plan is primarily Chapter 3 of NEMA that requires the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) along with other organs of state that exercise functions that may affect the environment and that perform functions involving the management of the environment to prepare environmental implementation plans (EIPs) and/or environmental management plans (EMPs). The content of the 2015/2020 DEA Environmental Implementation and Management Plan (EIMP) is guided by sections 13 and 14 of NEMA and the 2014/2019 Guidelines for the preparation of environmental implementation and management plans that were issued in terms of Chapter 3 of the Act. The EIMP is organized according to the following parts, namely, Part A: Strategic Overview (which includes the vision, mission, values, programmes and regulatory frameworks), followed by Part B: Environmental Implementation Plan component of the department’s consolidated environmental implementation and management plan (EIMP) which is the environmental implementation plan (EIP) as envisaged in section 13(1) of NEMA; then Part C: Environmental Management Plan and conclude with Part D: Monitoring and Evaluation as well as an Annexure of 34 Environmentally sustainable development indicators. In a sequence of development, the current EIMP constitute the 3rd edition of preparation of EIPs and EMPs and unlike the previous two plans that had legislated lifespans of four years, will run for five years as it is aligned with the MTSF cycle in terms of the National Environmental Management Laws Second Amendment Act, 2013. The First Edition of DEA’s EIMP was published in the Government Gazette in March 2002 and six years later, the Second EIMP was gazetted on 15 September 2008. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 11 6 INTRODUCTION “The web is more a social creation than a technical one. It was designed for a social effect—to help people work together—and not as a technical toy. The ultimate goal of the Web is to support and improve our web-like existence in the world. We clump into families, associations, and companies. We develop trust across the miles and distrust around the corner.” – Tim Berners Lee As we begin this five year journey, we must face the fact that procedures for cooperative governance are not a panacea; that these procedures are only a small percentage of available solutions to service delivery and sound environmental management; that they cannot right every wrong or mend every broken system. However, it also has to be known that without cooperative governance no service nor benefit, including from the environment could be wholly sustained. Therefore, a sound and universal compliance with procedures for cooperative governance outlined in chapter 3 of NEMA is a necessity both across and between all spheres of government if the tide of service delivery demands and global warming are to be contained. Hence for the 2015/2020 period, the sector decided to pull together to ensure that environmental implementation and management plans and related supporting intergovernmental institutional arrangements for the same period work in sync and within relevant legislative frameworks. As a coordinator for the environment sector and also an organ of state listed in both schedules 1 and 2 of NEMA, the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) is bound by the aforementioned five year commitment when preparing its consolidated environmental implementation and management plan (EIMP). The First Edition of DEA’s EIMP was published in the Government Gazette in March 2002 and six years later, the Second EIMP was gazetted on 15 September 2008. This therefore makes the 2015/2020 EIMP the third edition since the National Environmental Management Act came into effect in 1998. The content of this plan is guided by sections 13 and 14 of NEMA and the 2014/2019 Guidelines for the preparation of environmental implementation and management plans that were issued in terms of Chapter 3 of the Act. In line with NEMA requirements, the current DEA EIMP outlines how the department will – (a) coordinate and harmonise the environmental policies, plans, programmes and decisions of the department in its exercise of functions that may affect the environment or powers and duties aimed at the achievement, promotion, and protection of a sustainable environment, and of provincial and local spheres of government, in order to – (i) minimise the duplication of procedures and functions; and (ii) promote consistency in the exercise of functions that may affect the environment; (b) give effect to the principle of cooperative government in Chapter 3 of the Constitution; (c) secure the protection of the environment across the country as a whole; (d) prevent unreasonable actions by provinces in respect of the environment that are prejudicial to the economic or health interests of other provinces or the country as a whole; and (e) enable the Minister to monitor the achievement, promotion, and protection of a sustainable environment. Sustainable Development objectives Sustainable development in line with the national strategy for sustainable development refers to the selection and implementation of a development option, which allows for appropriate and justifiable social and economic goals to be achieved, based on the meeting of basic needs and equity, without This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 12 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 7 compromising the natural system on which it is based. Such development is promulgated in principle 3 of NEMA, as development which is socially, environmentally & economically sustainable. In addition principle 4(a) which highlights the importance of taking into consideration and incorporating all relevant factors including biodiversity, ecosystems, waste, pollution, impacts and people’s rights in the development planning processes, somewhat guarantees sustainable development. Furthermore, in addressing the country’s developmental challenges on poverty, unemployment, inequality, the NDP’s 2030 vision is one of a transition to an environmentally sustainable, climate change resilient, low-carbon economy and just society. Hence the DEA EIMP puts forward relevant policy issues to assist the process of facilitating this transition. Methodology of preparation The DEA’s 2015/2020 consolidated environmental implementation and management plan (EIMP) was prepared through a consultative process. As part of the process, all DEA Branches contributed information and presentations were made to DEA management meetings as well as to the Subcommittee on EIPs and EMPs (at least to 2 subcommittee meetings). The EIMP was also taken through review processes both internally and outside DEA by representatives of selected provincial and national departments. The first stages of formulating the EIMP included inputs from strategic planning workshops of the Directorate: Intergovernmental Planning and Coordination, direct write-up inputs from branches and issue-specific one-to-one meetings with identified representatives of DEA branches and other departments. In order to enhance use and understanding of this EIMP, the content of the document is aligned with NEMA chapter 3 and is arranged in four distinct parts, namely, Part A, Part B, Part C and Part D. The EIMP commences with Part A: Strategic Overview (incl. vision, mission, values, programmes and regulatory frameworks), followed by Part B: Environmental Implementation Plan, then Part C: Environmental Management Plan and conclude with Part D: Monitoring and Evaluation. There is an annex of indicators that illustrates alignment of identified indicators with other plans relevant to the environment sector. SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA The structure of government The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Section 40(1)(1)) explicitly states that government is constituted by national, provincial and local spheres which are distinctive, interdependent and interrelated. The "distinctive" element reflects that each sphere exists in its own right and it is the final decision-maker on a defined range of functions and is accountable for its decisions. The Constitution further allocates government functions on either an exclusive (Schedule 5) or concurrent (Schedule 4) basis. Management of the environment is one of the functions that are allocated on a shared or concurrent basis. On this basis, the national government is responsible for policy formulation, determining regulatory frameworks including setting norms and standards, and overseeing the implementation of these functions. Although provinces are "distinctive", they exercise their powers and perform their functions within the regulatory framework set by the national government which is also responsible for monitoring compliance with that framework and, if need be, intervene when constitutional or statutory obligations are not fulfilled. Through section 152 of the Constitution, municipalities also have a role in respect of environmental management to ensure provision of services to communities in a sustainable manner as well as to promote a safe and healthy environment. Notwithstanding this, municipalities are likewise subject to both the national and provincial regulatory and supervisory powers. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 13 8 It is this relationship of regulation and supervision that defines how the three spheres are "interrelated" and provinces and municipalities exercise their distinctive powers within national frameworks. South African Intergovernmental System The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 explicitly provides for cooperative governance between the different line functions and spheres of government. Furthermore, the enactment of a law such as the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act (IGRFA) and inclusion of chapters 3 and 8 in the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) clearly indicates that cooperative governance in South Africa is statutorily driven. Chapter 3 of NEMA stipulates procedures for co-operative governance and chapter 8 of the Act brings a new element to co-operative governance by making provision for conclusion of environmental management agreements with any person or community for the purpose of promoting compliance with the principles laid down in NEMA. The object of intergovernmental relations is to manage tension between the spheres of government emanating from crosscutting functions - to get coherent government that delivers services to the nation through these spheres of government. In other words, intergovernmental relations are not an end in themselves, but a means for marshalling the distinctive effort, capacity, leadership and resources of each sphere and directing these as effectively as possible towards the developmental and service delivery objectives of government as a whole. The Constitution spells out the following principles that underpin the South African system of co-operative government and intergovernmental relations across all spheres of government: Loyalty to the Republic as a whole: This means that all spheres of government should be committed to preserving the indivisibility of the country, securing the well-being of the people and, to that end, must provide effective, transparent, accountable and coherent government for the Republic as a whole. This is the object of co-operative government. Safeguarding of the distinctiveness of each sphere: This entails respect of powers and functions of each sphere and understanding that each sphere must remain within its constitutional powers and when exercising those powers, a sphere of government must not do so in a manner that encroaches on the geographical, functional or institutional integrity of another sphere. Realisation of co-operative government: This means that all spheres of government must co-operate with one another in mutual trust and good faith by– a) fostering friendly relations; b) assisting and supporting one another; c) informing one another of, and consulting one another on matters of common interest; d) co-ordinating their actions and legislation with one another; e) adhering to agreed procedures; and f) avoiding legal proceedings against one another. Management of Intergovernmental Relations in the Environment Sector Intergovernmental system depends on well-coordinated policy, planning, budgeting, implementation and reporting. This is necessary both within spheres and between spheres as well as across the sectors. Over the past years, this cooperation in the Environment Sector has been driven statutorily primarily through procedures for cooperative governance provided in NEMA Chapter 3, environmental management tools that ensure integrated environmental management stipulated in Chapter 5 of NEMA and Environmental Management Co-operation Agreements provided for in Chapter 8 of NEMA. As a result, to meet the challenge of co-operative government, the three spheres of government have over the past years – This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 14 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 9 (a) Developed intergovernmental forums at national and provincial level dealing with issues of alignment, integration and coherence; (b) Developed systems and processes in terms of which national, provincial and local governments pursue their common objectives; and (c) Engaged in joint work and common projects to give effect to common objectives. For the purpose of this document, the focus of environmental management intergovernmental system is on the environmental implementation plans (EIPs) and environmental management plans (EMPs) as manifestations of procedures for cooperative government required in terms of Chapter 3 of NEMA. The EIP describes policies, plans and programmes of a national or provincial department that performs functions that may impact on the environment and how this department’s plans will comply with the NEMA principles and national environmental norms and standards. The EMP on the other hand, describes functions of a national department involving the management of the environment and policies and laws, as well as efforts taken by the department to ensure compliance by other departments, with such environmental policies and laws. The purpose of environmental implementation and management plans as provided in section 12 of NEMA, is to– (a) co-ordinate and harmonise the environmental policies, plans, programmes and decisions of the various national departments that exercise functions that may affect the environment or are entrusted with powers and duties aimed at the achievement, promotion, and protection of a sustainable environment, and of provincial and local spheres of government, in order to: (i) minimise the duplication of procedures and functions; and (ii) promote consistency in the exercise of functions that may affect the environment; (b) give effect to the principle of co-operative government in chapter 3 of the Constitution; (c) secure the protection of the environment across the country as a whole; (d) prevent unreasonable actions by provinces in respect of the environment that are prejudicial to the economic or health interests of other provinces or the country as a whole; and (e) enable the Minister to monitor the achievement, promotion, and protection of a sustainable environment. Challenges of coordinating procedures for co-operative government EIPs and EMPs tools by themselves do not and cannot constitute co-operative government; it is the systems and processes they produce and how they are implemented in the spheres and across the spheres as well as sectors of government that make co-operative government work. Currently, non compliance with the preparations and implementation of EIPs and EMPs are among the notable challenges for the system to work properly. Some of the challenges noted during the first and second editions of EIPs and EMPs were the following: (a) Clarity in operational concepts For consistent practices and sound decision-making processes, all players in the intergovernmental relations system, must work from the same ground rules; there must be clarity on the content of EIPs and EMPs and core concepts such as coordination, integration, consultation and alignment. Currently, these plans and concepts are used interchangeably and loosely or are poorly understood. In as much as these shape the legal powers, functions and responsibilities of NEMA scheduled organs of state, precise clarity of content of EIPs and EMPs and terminology must be used precisely. (b) Integrating strategic planning between and within spheres and sectors This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 15 10 The basis of coordinating legislation, policies, programmes and budgets is integrated strategic planning. Joint work and common programmes are not possible if the strategic plans of participating spheres and sectors do not "speak" to one another. However, in practice the alignment of strategic planning between spheres and sectors of government is weak or absent. It thus becomes difficult to distinguish the content of EIPs and EMPs from those of sector departments and provinces EIPs and EMPs and to match the intergovernmental relations opportunities articulated in Chapter 3 of NEMA. (c) Integrated service delivery Following on integrated strategic planning comes integrated service delivery, a seamless web of services that cuts across jurisdictional boundaries. Conversely, uncoordinated strategic planning and unilateral delivery action by departments contribute to fragmented service delivery. Fragmented and duplicated planning may result in mismatch between programme design and community needs and opportunities. (d) Integrated and coordinated involvement of local government Good governance requires that the national government and the provinces execute their regulatory function over municipalities in an integrated and coordinated manner. Several national departments exercise regulatory responsibilities that impact on municipalities and there is a requirement that each provincial government must ensure that municipalities comply with and adhere to relevant environmental implementation and management plans as well as to NEMA principles. If each of the national and provincial departments works with an own understanding of the role and place of local government and its own regulatory powers, the risk is that there are as many concepts of local government as there are departments. The cumulative effect of these different concepts amounts to a burden on local government. The MinMEC on Local Government is not able to address issues that are multi-sectoral. In particular the disjunction between financial budgeting and sectoral planning must be bridged. What is required is a "whole of government" approach to local government. (e) Effective processes and procedure for settlement of intergovernmental disputes Over the past years it became clear that provincial departments are more willing to comply with procedures for cooperative government provided in Chapter 3 of NEMA. Enforcement of compliance with the Chapter on national departments is likely to cause inter-departmental conflict. The Constitution obliges spheres of government and organs of state within spheres to avoid litigating against one another. This duty is demanding as section 41(3) requires that every organ of state "must make every reasonable effort to settle the dispute by means of mechanisms and procedures provided for that purpose, and must exhaust all other remedies before it approaches a court to resolve the dispute." The courts may enforce this duty by referring a dispute back to the parties if the requirements of section 41(3) have not been met. The Constitutional Court has taken compliance with this duty seriously. It said that a court, including itself, would "rarely decide an intergovernmental dispute unless the organs of state involved in the dispute have made every reasonable effort to resolve it at a political level." This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 16 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 11 PART A: STRATEGIC OVERVIEW OF DEA VISION A prosperous and equitable society living in harmony with our natural resources. MISSION Providing leadership in environmental management, conservation and protection towards sustainability for the benefit of South Africans and the global community. DEPARTMENTAL VALUES We are driven by our Passion as custodians and ambassadors of the environment, we have to be Proactive and foster innovative thinking and solutions to environmental management premised on a People- centric approach that recognises the centrality of Batho-Pele, for it is when we put our people first that we will serve with Integrity, an important ingredient for high Performance driven organisation such as ours. DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMMES The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) is organised into seven programmes (otherwise known as branches) which are designed to highlight the areas of focus of the mandate of the department. These programmes outlined in the table below exclude the Administration programme which is not considered relevant for the purpose of this plan, though without its supportive functions none of the outlined programmes could be effective. Table 1: Departmental programmes No Programme Function 1 Legal, Authorisations, Compliance and Enforcement Promote the development and implementation of an enabling legal regime, and a licensing/authorisation system to ensure enforcement and compliance with environmental law. 2 Oceans and Coasts Promote, manage and provide strategic leadership on oceans and coastal conservation. 3 Climate Change and Air Quality Improve air and atmospheric quality, lead and support, inform, monitor and report efficient and effective international, national and significant provincial and local responses to climate change. 4 Biodiversity and Conservation Ensure the regulation and management of all biodiversity, heritage and conservation matters in a manner that facilitates sustainable economic growth and development. 5 Environmental Programmes Implementation of expanded public works and green economy projects in the environmental sector. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 17 12 6 Chemicals and Waste Management Manage and ensure that chemicals and waste management policies and legislation are implemented and enforced in compliance with chemicals and waste management authorisations, directives and agreements. In addition to the aforementioned programmes, there are four national agencies which report to DEA and which have either legislated environmental responsibilities or delegated ones. These entities are hereunder listed and described. South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) – The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) leads and coordinates research, and monitors and reports on the state of biodiversity in South Africa. The institute provides knowledge and information, gives planning and policy advice and pilot best-practice management models in partnership with stakeholders. SANBI also engages in ecosystem restoration and rehabilitation, leads the human capital development strategy of the sector and manages the National Botanical Gardens as ‘windows’ to South Africa’s biodiversity for enjoyment and education. South African National Parks (SANParks) – The South African National Parks, (SANParks), manages a system of national parks which represents the indigenous fauna, flora, landscapes and associated cultural heritage of the country. Of all the 22 national parks, most have overnight tourist facilities, with an unrivalled variety of accommodation in arid, coastal, mountain and bushveld habitats. South African Weather Services (SAWS) – The South African Weather Service (SAWS) is a Section 3(a) public entity governed by a Board of Directors. The company became a public entity on 15 July 2001 in terms of the South African Weather Service Act (No. 8 of 2001). It is an authoritative voice for weather and climate forecasting in South Africa and as a member of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) it complies with international meteorological standards. As an Aviation Meteorological Authority, SAWS is designated by the state to provide weather services to the aviation industry, marine and a range of other identified clients and to fulfil a range of international obligations of the government. The entity provide two distinct services, namely public good services that are funded by government, and paid-for commercial services. iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority – The iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority is established in terms of section 9 of the World Heritage Convention Act, (No 49 of 1999) to manage the iSimangliso Wetland Park World Heritage Site in accordance with the requirements of the World Heritage Convention and the World Heritage Convention Act. CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL MANDATE The mandate and core business of the Department of Environmental Affairs is to rea l ize a sound env i ronmenta l management and is underpinned by the Constitution and all other relevant legislation and policies applicable to government, including the Batho-Pele White Paper. In pursuance of this mandate policies, legislation and regulations have been enacted to also give effect to the environmental rights of all South Africans enshrined in Section 24 of Constitution, which provides that everyone has the right to (a) an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being; and (b) have the environment protected, for the benefit of present and future generations, through reasonable legislative and other measures that: (a) prevent pollution and ecological degradation; This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 18 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 13 (b) promote conservation; and (c) secure ecologically sustainable development and use of natural resources while promoting justifiable economic and social development. In the context of this constitutional requirement, policies, legislation and regulations have been enacted in the form of overarching and enabling integrated environmental management legislation which further provides for subsidiary issue specific legislation on biodiversity and heritage resources; oceans and coasts; climate change and air quality management; and waste and chemicals management. Known by the abbreviation of SEMA’s, these Specific Environmental Management Acts have provisions relevant to environmental implementation and management plans and they are outlined in the table below. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 19 14 T ab le 1 : N at io na l e nv iro nm en ta l m an ag em en t: sp ec ifi c en vi ro nm en ta l m an ag em en t A ct s (S E M A ) S E M A S p ec if ic E IP /E M P p ro vi si o n Im p lic at io n s N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t: B io di ve rs ity A ct ( 10 o f 20 04 ), k no w n as th e N E M :B A S ec tio n 45 I on th e co nt en ts of bi od iv er si ty m an ag em en t pl an s pr ov id es t ha t bi od iv er si ty m an ag em en t pl an s m us t be co ns is te nt w ith – (v ) an y pl an s is su ed in te rm s of C ha pt er 3 of th e N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t A ct ; S ec tio n 48 (1 ) T he na tio na l bi od iv er si ty fr am ew or k, a bi or eg io na l pl an an d a bi od iv er si ty m an ag em en t pl an pr ep ar ed i n te rm s of t hi s C ha pt er m ay n ot b e in c on fli ct w ith – (a ) an y en vi ro nm en ta l im pl em en ta tio n or e nv iro nm en ta l m an ag em en t pl an s pr ep ar ed i n te rm s of C ha pt er 3 of th e N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t A ct ; S ec tio n 48 (2 ) on c oo rd in at io n an d al ig nm en t of b io di ve rs ity pl an s pr ov id es t ha t an o rg an o f st at e th at m us t pr e pa re a n en vi ro nm en ta l im pl em en ta tio n or en vi ro nm en ta l m an ag em en t pl an i n te rm s of C ha pt er 3 o f N E M A , an d a m un ic ip al ity t ha t m us t ad op t an in te gr at ed d ev el op m en t pl an in t er m s of t he L oc al G ov er nm en t: M un ic ip al S ys te m s A ct , 20 00 , m us t – a) al ig n its pl an w ith th e na tio na l bi od iv er si ty fr am ew or k an d an y ap pl ic ab le b io re gi on al p la n; b) in co rp or at e in to t ha t pl an t ho se p ro vi si on s of t he na tio na l bi od iv er si ty f ra m ew or k or b io re gi on al p la n th at s pe ci fic al ly a pp ly to it ; a nd c) de m on st ra te in it s pl an h ow t he n at io na l b io di ve rs ity fr am ew or k an d an y ap pl ic ab le b io re gi on al p la n m ay be im pl em en te d by th at or ga n of st at e or m un ic ip al ity . W ith a v ie w to p ro vi de lo gi c to th e le ga l q ue st io n at ha nd , a ne ed a ris e to d ef in e th e op er at iv e w or d in se ct io n 13 a nd 1 4 of t he N E M A “ de sc rip tio n” . T he st ric t ru le of in te rp re ta tio n re qu ire s th at th e or di na ry g ra m m at ic al m ea ni ng o f w or ds m us t be ap pl ie d, u nl es s it le ad s to a g la rin g ab su rd ity . T hi s ap pr oa ch w ill a ss is t in d ec id in g w he th er t he w or d “d es cr ip tio n” as us ed in N E M A be ar s an y re la tio ns hi p w ith g ra m m at ic al m ea ni ng . I ns of ar a s se ct io n 13 a nd 1 4 of N E M A is c on ce rn ed , i t c an b e as su m ed t ha t th e in te nt io n is t ha t th e fin al E IP a nd E M P m us t de sc rib e po lic ie s, p la ns , fu nc tio ns a nd pr og ra m m es th at m ay si gn ifi ca nt ly af fe ct th e en vi ro nm en t or in cl ud e m an ag em en t of th e en vi ro nm en t. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 20 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 15 S E M A S p ec if ic E IP /E M P p ro vi si o n Im p lic at io n s S ec tio n 54 p ro vi de s th at a n or ga n of s ta te t ha t m us t pr ep ar e an en vi ro nm en ta l im pl em en ta tio n or en vi ro nm en ta l m an ag em en t pl an i n te rm s of C ha pt er 3 o f th e N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t A ct , an d a m un ic ip al ity th at m us t ad op t an i nt eg ra te d de ve lo pm en t pl an i n te rm s of t he Lo ca l G ov er nm en t: M un ic ip al S ys te m s A ct , 20 00 ( A ct N o. 32 of 20 00 ), m us t ta ke in to ac co un t th e ne ed fo r th e pr ot ec tio n of li st ed e co sy st em s. N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t: A ir Q ua lit y A ct (3 9 of 2 00 4) , kn ow n as t he N E M :A Q A S ec tio n 15 (1 ) pr ov id es th at ea ch na tio na l de pa rt m en t or pr ov in ce re sp on si bl e fo r pr ep ar in g an en vi ro nm en ta l im pl em en ta tio n pl an o r en vi ro nm en ta l m an ag em en t pl an i n te rm s of C ha pt er 3 of th e N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t A ct m us t in cl ud e in t ha t pl an a n ai r qu al ity m an ag em en t p la n. S ec tio n 16 (1 )( a) a n ai r qu al ity m an ag em en t pl an m us t w ith in th e do m ai n of t he r el ev an t na tio na l de pa rt m en t, pr ov in ce o r m un ic ip al ity , s ee k – i) to g iv e ef fe ct , in r es pe ct o f ai r qu al ity , to C ha pt er 3 o f th e N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t A ct t o th e ex te nt th at th at C ha pt er is a pp lic ab le to it ; N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t: In te gr at ed C oa st al M an ag em en t A ct ( 24 of 20 08 ), kn ow n as th e N E M :IC M S ec tio n 35 (3 ) pr ov id es t ha t th e N at io na l C oa st al C om m itt ee m us t pr om ot e in te gr at ed co as ta l m an ag em en t in th e R ep ub lic an d ef fe ct iv e co o pe ra tiv e go ve rn an ce by co or di na tin g th e ef fe ct iv e im pl em en ta tio n of t hi s A ct a nd o f th e na tio na l co as ta l m an ag em en t pr og ra m m e, a nd i n pa rt ic ul ar m us t— ( b) p ro m ot e th e in te gr at io n of c oa st al m an ag em en t co nc er ns a nd o bj ec tiv es in to — (i) th os e en vi ro nm en ta l im pl em en ta tio n This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 21 16 S E M A S p ec if ic E IP /E M P p ro vi si o n Im p lic at io n s pl an s an d en vi ro nm en ta l m an ag em en t pl an s re fe rr ed to in C ha pt er 3 of th e N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t A ct t o w hi ch th ey a re r el ev an t; N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t: W as te A ct ( 59 of 20 08 ), kn ow n as th e N E M :W A S ec tio n 11 p ro vi de s th at : (1 ) T he D ep ar tm en t an d th e pr ov in ci al de pa rt m en ts re sp on si bl e fo r w as te m an ag em en t to pr ep ar e in te gr at ed w as te m an ag em en t p la ns . (2 ) A p ro vi nc ia l de pa rt m en t m ay i nc or po ra te i ts i nt eg ra te d w as te m an ag em en t p la n in a ny r el ev an t p ro vi nc ia l p la n. (3 ) T he D ep ar tm en t m ay i nc or po ra te i ts i nt eg ra te d w as te m an ag em en t pl an in an y re le va nt na tio na l en vi ro nm en ta l pl an . S ec tio n 12 (1 )( b) o n th e co nt en ts o f in te gr at ed w as te p la ns , pr ov id es t ha t an in te gr at ed w as te m an ag em en t pl an m us t at le as t, w ith in th e do m ai n of th e D ep ar tm en t, pr ov in ci al de pa rt m en t or m un ic ip al ity , se t ou t ho w t ha t D ep ar tm en t, pr ov in ci al d ep ar tm en t o r m un ic ip al ity in te nd s— i) to gi ve ef fe ct , in re sp ec t of w as te m an ag em en t, to C ha pt er 3 o f th e N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t A ct . P ol ic ie s, l eg is la tio n an d re gu la tio ns h av e be en e na ct ed t o en ab le t he D ep ar tm en t of E nv iro nm en ta l A ffa irs t o ac hi ev e an d m ai nt ai n its g ai ns i n pu rs ua nc e of a s ou nd e nv iro nm en t, ar e lis te d an d br ie fly d es cr ib ed h er eu nd er . F or e as e of r ef er en ce , th es e to ol s a re o rg an iz ed i n th e fo llo w in g gr ou ps , na m el y, i nt eg ra te d en vi ro nm en ta l m an ag em en t; bi od iv er si ty a nd h er ita ge r es ou rc es ; oc ea ns a nd c oa st al e nv iro nm en ta l m a na ge m en t; cl im at e ch an ge a nd a ir qu al ity m an ag em en t; an d ch em ic al s an d w as te m an ag em en t. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 22 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 17 INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT The globally applied term environmental assessment and management is comparable with the South African term integrated environmental management. Policies White Paper on Environmental Management, 1998, sets out the overarching policy framework for environmental management in South Africa. It outlines the government's new vision for environmental policy and the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism's mission statement. It also identifies a set of policy principles which will underlie future environmental management activities. A broad outline of the government's strategic goals and supporting objectives have also been included. Finally, the White Paper outlines governance issues, defining the powers and responsibilities of different spheres of government and civil society. National Framework for Sustainable Development, 2008, seeks to promote South Africa’s national vision for sustainable development and indicate strategic interventions to re-orientate South Africa’s development path in a more sustainable direction. The framework further describes in broad terms how the existing activities of government and its social partners will be strengthened, refined and realigned in a phased manner to achieve inter-related sustainable development goals relating to the economy, society and the environment, and how governance systems will be capacitated to facilitate this process. National Strategy for Sustainable Development (NSSD), 2011, signalled a new wave of thinking aimed at promoting effective stewardship of our natural, social, and economic resources. The NSSD builds on the National Framework on Sustainable Development (NFSD) and a number of existing initiatives by business, government, NGO’s, academia and other key role players to address sustainability issues in South Africa. It is a forward-looking strategy that regards sustainable development as a long-term commitment that combines environmental protection, social equity and economic efficiency, in line with our vision and values. The National Framework provides a valuable step in defining key sustainable development principles for the country, while being mindful of global challenges and growth ideals. Acts of Parliament National Environmental Management Act (NEMA), 1998, (Act No. 107 of 1998), provides for cooperative environmental governance by establishing principles for decision-making on matters affecting the environment, institutions that will promote cooperative governance and procedures for coordinating environmental functions exercised by organs of state. National Environmental Management Amendment Act, 2003 (Act No. 46 of 2003), deals with compliance and enforcement and provides for Environmental Management Inspectors (EMIs). National Environmental Management Amendment Act, 2004 (Act No. 8 of 2004), streamlines the process of regulating and administering the impact assessment process. Chapter 5 of the Act lays down This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 23 18 procedures with which the Minister or MEC, as the case may be, must comply before listing or delisting an activity. National Environment Laws Amendment Act, 2008 (Act No. 44 of 2008), amends the National Environmental Management Act, 1998, so as to clarify any uncertainty in the Act; authorizes the Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry to designate persons as environmental management inspectors; provides for environmental management inspectors to be regarded as peace officers as contemplated in the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977; and amends the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act,2004, so as to substitute Schedule 1 of that Act. National Environmental Management Amendment Act, 2008 (Act No. 62 of 2008), empowers the Minister of Minerals and Energy to implement environmental matters in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998, in so far as it relates to prospecting, mining, exploration or related activities; aligns environmental requirements in the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA), Act 28 2002, with NEMA (1998), by providing for the use of one environmental system and by providing for environmental management programmes; and further regulates environmental authorisations. National Environment Laws Amendment Act, 2009 (Act No. 14 of 2009), amends the Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act, 1965, so as to adjust the penalties provided for in the said act, the Environment Conservation Act, 1989, so as to adjust the penalties provided for in the said act, the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004, so as to provide for a processing fee to review a licence, and to include directors or senior managers in a juristic person for the criteria for a fit and proper person. Regulations National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) Protected Areas Act: Admission of Guilt Fines, 2011, specifies offences in respect of which an admission of guilt fine may be paid. Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations, 2010, regulate procedures and criteria, as contemplated in Chapter 5 of NEMA, for the submission, processing, consideration and decision of applications for environmental authorisations of activities and for matters pertaining thereto. Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (Listing Notice 1 of 2010), identify activities that would require environmental authorisations prior to commencement of that activity and to identify competent authorities [basic assessment]. Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (Listing Notice 2 of 2012), identify activities that would require environmental authorisations prior to commencement of that activity and to identify competent authorities [scoping and environmental impact reporting]. Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (Listing Notice 3 of 2012), list activities and identify competent authorities where environmental authorisation is required prior to commencement of that activity in specific identified geographical areas. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 24 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 19 Environmental Management Framework Regulations, 2010, regulate the use of environmental management frameworks (maps and certain information) in the consideration of applications for environmental authorisations in or affecting the geographical areas to which those frameworks apply. Regulations Relating to Qualification Criteria, Training and Identification of, and Forms to be used by, Environmental Management Inspectors, 2006, regulates administrative matters pertaining to the Environmental Management Inspectors. Regulations for the Establishment of a Designated National Authority for the Clean Development Mechanisms, 2005, which regulate the establishment of the DNA, powers, duties and administrative matters. Regulations Relating to Identification of Environmental Management Inspectors, 2005, regulates the issuing of identity cards to environmental management inspectors. Regulations controlling the use of vehicles in the coastal zone, 2001, regulates recreational use of vehicles in the coastal zone. Next, in this document a list and brief description of environmental legislations is provided and is grouped in accordance with the different programmes of the department. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 25 20 BIODIVERSITY AND HERITAGE RESOURCES Policies White paper on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, 1997, which articulates South Africa's response to the requirement of the Convention on Biological Diversity to develop national strategies to address the agreement's provisions. Acts of Parliament World Heritage Convention Act, 1999 (Act No. 49 of 1999), provides for the cultural and environmental protection and sustainable development of, and related activities in a world heritage site. National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Amendment Act, 2009 (Act 15 of 2009), provides for the assignment of national parks, special parks and heritage sites to South African National Parks; makes provision for flight corridors and permission of the management authority to fly over a special national park, national park or heritage site; and provides for the winding up and dissolution of South African National Parks. National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004), which significantly reforms South Africa’s laws regulating biodiversity. Its sets out the mechanisms for managing and conserving South Africa’s biodiversity and its components; protecting species and ecosystems that warrant national protection; the sustainable use of indigenous biological resources; the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from bioprospecting, including indigenous biological resources; and the establishment of the South African National Biodiversity Institute. National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003), which provides for the protection and conservation of ecologically viable areas. It further provides for the establishment of a national register of protected areas and the proclamation and management of these areas. National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Amendment Act, 2004 (Act No. 31 of 2004), which provides for a national system of protected areas in South Africa as part of a strategy to manage and conserve the country’s biodiversity. A significant part of this act is that the state is appointed as the trustee of protected areas in the country. Regulations National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003): Regulations for the Proper Administration of Nature Reserves, 2012, which set out the powers and duties of the management authorities as well as management of nature reserves. Regulations for the proper Administration of the Knysna Protected Environment, 2009, which regulate the management of the protected environment in accordance with the Act and the management This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 26 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 21 and protection of the ecological integrity of the protected environment. Regulations for the Proper Administration of Special Nature Reserves, National Parks and World Heritage Sites, 2005, which regulate the conservation and management of special nature reserves, national parks and world heritage sites. National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004) CITES Regulations, 2010, which regulate the conservation and sustainable utilisation of plants and animals within the Republic in accordance with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, 1973. Threatened or Protected Species (TOPS) Regulations, 2007, which regulate the permit system set out in Chapter 7 of the Biodiversity Act in so far as that system applies to restricted activities involving specimens of listed threatened or protected species, the registration of captive breeding operations, commercial exhibition facilities, game farms, nurseries, scientific institutions, sanctuaries and rehabilitation facilities and wildlife traders, the regulation of the carrying out of a specific restricted activity, namely hunting, the prohibition of specific restricted activities involving specific listed threatened or protected species, the protection of wild populations of listed threatened species and the composition and operating procedure of the Scientific Authority. Regulations for bioprospecting, access and benefit-sharing, 2008, which regulate the permit system set out in Chapter 7 of the Act in so far as that system applies to bioprospecting involving any indigenous biological resources or export from the Republic of any indigenous biological resources for the purpose of bioprospecting or any other kind of research and set out the contents of, the requirements and criteria for benefit-sharing and material transfer agreements. OCEANS AND COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Policies White Paper for Sustainable Coastal Development in South Africa, 2000, aims to maximize opportunities for economic and social development connected with coastal resources through maintenance of the health, diversity and productivity of coastal ecosystems. Acts of Parliament National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008), which establishes a system of integrated coastal and estuarine management in the Republic; ensures that development and the use of natural resources within the coastal zone is socially and economically justifiable and ecologically sustainable; determines the responsibilities of organs of state in relation to coastal areas; controls dumping at sea and pollution in the coastal zone; and gives effect to South Africa’s international obligations in relation to coastal matters. Sea Shores Act, 1935, (Act No. 21 of 1935), which declares the President to be the owner of the sea- shore and the sea within South Africa’s territorial water and regulate the granting of rights and This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 27 22 alienation thereof. Sea Birds and Seals Protection Act, 1973 (Act No. 46 of 1973), which provides for control over certain islands and rocks for the protection and conservation of seabirds and seals. Dumping at Sea Control Act, 1980 (Act No. 73 of 1980), which regulates the control of dumping substances at sea. Sea Fishery Act, 1988 (Act No. 12 of 1988), most of the powers in terms of this Act were transferred to the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The Minister only retains powers in terms of section 38 of the Act. Antarctic Treaties Act, 1996 (Act No. 60 of 1996), which provides for the implementation of certain treaties relating to Antarctica. The treaty is primarily concerned with the regulation of activities in Antarctica, including territorial claims, research and strict environmental protection in general and the protection of certain identified species such as seals. Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998), which deals with the long-term sustainable utilisation of marine living resources. Most of the powers and functions in terms of this Act were transferred to the Minister of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries. The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs only retained functions pertaining to the Marine Protected Areas, regulatory powers that relates to the protection of the marine environment. Prince Edward Islands Act, 1948 (Act No. 43 of 1948), which provides for the confirmation of the annexation to the Union of South Africa of the Prince Edward Islands, and for the administration, government and control of the said islands. Regulations National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act 24 of 2008: Regulations for the control of use of vehicles in the Coastal Areas (No. R. 496 of 2014), made under the Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008, concern control of vehicles as defined by these Regulations in the coastal area (also defined by these Regulations). No person may use a vehicle in the coastal area without an authorisation granted under these Regulations. "Coastal area" includes dunes, lagoons, mangroves and wetlands. The Regulations determine permissible uses of vehicles. A permit to use a vehicle in the coastal area may be issued by the Minister for the purposes of, among other things, carrying out a non-recreational activity in terms of a right, permit or exemption granted under the Act, the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 or the Sea Fishery Act, 1988. Exemptions also concern participation in a fishing competition. National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act 24 of 2008: Regulations for the management of public launch site (No. R. 497 of 2014), made under the Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008, concern the management of public launch site. The regulations provide for the listing of launch sites, any fee charged for access and approval of the launch site. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 28 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 23 Sea shore Act, 1935 (Act No. 21 of 1935): General regulations, 1955, for the management of the seashore including the removal of sand, rock etc. from the seashore and the charging of fees. Dumping at Sea Control Act, 1980 (Act No. 73 of 1980): Regulations made in terms of section 8 of the Act, 1988, which provide for the process for permitting dumping activities at sea. Antarctic Treaties Act, 1996 (Act No. 60 of 1996): Regulations made in terms of section 6 of the Act, 1997, which prohibits the catching of any Antarctic marine living resource protected by conventions without a permit. Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998): Regulations for the management of the Amathole Marine Protected Area, which provide for the protection and conservation of the marine environment and the marine biodiversity in the Amathole region. Regulations for the management of the Table Mountain Marine Protected Area, which provide for zonation and control of activities in the marine protected area. Regulations for the management of the Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area, which provide for zonation and control of activities in the marine protected area. Regulations for the management of the Pondoland Marine Protected Area, which provide for zonation and control of activities in the marine protected area. Regulations for the management of the Bird Island Marine Protected Area, which provide for zonation and control of activities in the marine protected area. Regulations for the management of the Still Bay Marine Protected Area, which provide for zonation and control of activities in the marine protected area. Regulations to manage boat-based whale-watching and protection of turtles, which promote the economic growth of the boat-based whale-watching industry and to redress past racial and gender discrimination in this industry; provide for control of the boat-based viewing of whales and dolphins, so that these activities may take place in a manner that does not threaten the safety of individuals or the wellbeing of the whales and dolphins; and provides for control over the viewing of turtles to protect and minimise any adverse impact on turtles. Regulations for the management of white shark cage diving, which promote the economic growth of the white shark industry and redresses past racial and gender discrimination in this industry; provides for control over diving to view white sharks or the boat-based viewing of white sharks, so that these activities may take place in a manner that does not threaten the safety of divers or the wellbeing of the white sharks; and provides for control over the number of white shark cage diving operations in order to manage any adverse impact on white shark behaviour and to protect white sharks. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 29 24 CLIMATE CHANGE AND AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT Policies White Paper on National Climate Change Response, 2011, presents the South African Government’s vision for an effective climate change response and the long-term, just transition to a climate-resilient and lower-carbon economy and society. Acts of Parliament National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004), which reforms the law regulating air quality in order to protect the environment by providing reasonable measures for the prevention of pollution and ecological degradation and for securing ecologically sustainable development; and provides for national norms and standards regulating air quality monitoring. South African Weather Service Act, 2001 (Act No. 8 of 2001), which established the South African Weather Service; determined its objects, functions and method of work, the manner in which it is to be managed. It governs and regulates its staff matters and financial affairs. CHEMICALS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT Policies White Paper on Integrated Pollution and Waste Management, 2000, outlines the South African Government’s new thinking in relation to pollution and waste management. Unlike previous policies that focussed predominantly on so called “end-of-pipe” treatment, this White Paper underscores the importance of preventing pollution and waste and avoiding environment degradation. Acts of Parliament National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008), which reforms the law regulating waste management in order to protect health and the environment by providing reasonable measures for the prevention of pollution; provides for national norms and standards for regulating the management of waste by all spheres of government; and provides for the licensing and control of waste management activities. Regulations Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989): Waste Tyre Regulations, 2008, which regulate the management of waste tyres by providing for the regulatory mechanisms. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 30 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 25 Regulations under section 24(d) of the ECA – plastic carrier bags and plastic flat bags, 2003, which regulate the manufacturing, trade and commercial distribution of domestically produced and imported plastic carrier bags and plastic flat bags. Regulations regarding waste disposal sites, 1994, which regulate the establishment and operation of landfill sites in the Republic of South Africa. Regulations for the prohibition of the use, manufacturing, import and export of asbestos and asbestos containing materials, 2008, which prohibit the use, manufacture, import and export of asbestos and asbestos containing materials. Noise control regulations in terms of section 25, 1992, which regulate noise pollution. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 31 26 PART B: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION This part of the department’s consolidated environmental implementation and management plan (EIMP) is the environmental implementation plan (EIP) as envisaged in section 13(1) of NEMA. In accordance with the aforesaid provision, the EIP: (a) describes policies, plans and programmes of the Department of Environmental Affairs that may significantly affect the environment; (b) describes the manner in which the DEA will ensure that these policies, plans and programmes will comply with the principles set out in section 2 of NEMA as well as any national norms and standards as envisaged under section 146(2)(b)(i) of the Constitution and set out by the Minister, or by any other Minister, which have as their objective the achievement, promotion, and protection of the environment; also provides a description of the manner in which the DEA will ensure that its functions are exercised so as to ensure compliance with relevant legislative provisions, including the principles set out in section 2 of NEMA, and any national norms and standards envisaged under section 146(2)(b)(i) of the Constitution and set out by the Minister, or by any other Minister, which have as their objective the achievement, promotion, and protection of the environment; (c) description of the manner in which the relevant national department or province will ensure that the functions are exercised so as to ensure compliance with relevant legislative provisions, including the principles set out in section 2, and any national norms and standards envisaged under section 146(2)(b)(i) of the Constitution and set out by the Minister, or by any other Minister, which have as their objective the achievement, promotion, and protection of the environment; and (d) provides recommendations for the promotion of the objectives and plans for the implementation of the procedures and regulations referred to in Chapter 5 of NEMA will not be dealt with in this part, but are dealt with in Part B: Environmental Management Plan. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 32 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 27 SE C T IO N 2 : D E SC R IP T IO N O F P O LI C IE S, P LA N S A N D P R O G R A M M E S T H A T M A Y S IG N IF IC A N T LY A FF E C T T H E E N V IR O N M E N T In e xe rc is in g its m an da te , th e D E A h as d ev el op ed p ol ic ie s, p la ns a nd p ro gr am m es t ha t m ay s ig ni fic an tly a ffe ct t he e nv iro nm en t. T ho ug h th e lis t is no t in te nd ed t o be e xh au st iv e , th is s ec tio n of t he p la n de sc rib es in a t ab le b el ow t he se p ol ic ie s, p la ns a nd p ro gr am m es t ha t m ay s ig ni fic an tly a ffe ct th e en vi ro nm en t. T a b le 2 : D es cr ip tio n of p ro gr am m es th at a ffe ct th e en vi ro nm en t N am e o f p ro g ra m m e, p o lic y o r p la n S ta tu s (i .e . i s it in p ro ce ss o f d ev el o p m en t o r ad o p te d o r b ei n g im p le m en te d ? ) W h at is t h e p o lic y, p la n o r p ro g ra m m e ab o u t? S co p e o f p o lic y, p la n o r p ro g ra m m e th at af fe ct t h e en vi ro n m en t? W h at d eg re e o f co n tr o l d o es t h e d ep ar tm en t h as o n t h e im p ac t? N am e o f im p le m en ti n g o rg an o f st at e N at io na l S tr at eg y of S us ta in ab le D ev el op m en t ( N S S D ) Im pl em en te d si nc e 20 11 P ro m ot io n of s us ta in ab le de ve lo pm en t i nc lu di ng g re en ec on om y ac tio n an d su st ai na bl e co ns um pt io n an d pr od uc tio n N at io na l Lo w D E A , s ec to r de pa rt m en ts , pr ov in ci al d ep ar tm en ts an d m un ic ip al iti es E nv iro nm en t S ec to r R es ea rc h, D ev el op m en t a nd E vi de nc e F ra m ew or k Im pl em en te d si nc e 20 12 T o fa ci lit at e a pr oc es s th at w ill he lp to g en er at e kn ow le dg e an d en su re a n un de rs ta nd in g of th e cu rr en t t re nd s, r is ks a nd op po rt un iti es a s a w ay o f im pr ov in g en vi ro nm en t s ec to r de ci si on m ak in g an d ev id en ce ba se d po lic y m ak in g. N at io na l Lo w D E A W or ki ng f or W at er P ro gr am m e Im pl em en te d si nc e 19 95 W or ki ng f or W at er is a go ve rn m en t p ro gr am in S ou th A fr ic a th at w as fo un de d in 19 95 to c le ar a lie n in va si ve N at io na l H ig h D E A This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 33 28 N am e o f p ro g ra m m e, p o lic y o r p la n S ta tu s (i .e . i s it in p ro ce ss o f d ev el o p m en t o r ad o p te d o r b ei n g im p le m en te d ? ) W h at is t h e p o lic y, p la n o r p ro g ra m m e ab o u t? S co p e o f p o lic y, p la n o r p ro g ra m m e th at af fe ct t h e en vi ro n m en t? W h at d eg re e o f co n tr o l d o es t h e d ep ar tm en t h as o n t h e im p ac t? N am e o f im p le m en ti n g o rg an o f st at e pl an ts w hi le p ro vi di ng s oc ia l se rv ic es a nd r ur al em pl oy m en t. A lie n in va si ve pl an ts te nd to b e he av y w at er us er s in S ou th A fr ic a’ s ar id cl im at e, s o th ei r re m ov al fr ee s w at er r es ou rc es fo r bo th hu m an n ee ds a nd th e en vi ro nm en t. In a dd iti on to th e sp ec ifi c pr ob le m o f a lie n pl an ts , t he W or ki ng fo r W at er P ro gr am m e w as d es ig ne d to ad dr es s a ra ng e of s us ta in ab le de ve lo pm en t i ss ue s in S ou th A fr ic a by h iri ng a nd tr ai ni ng un em pl oy ed m em be rs o f m ar gi na l c om m un iti es . W or ki ng f or W et la nd s Im pl em en te d W or ki ng f or W et la nd s (W fW et la nd s) is a g ov er nm en t pr og ra m m e m an ag ed b y th e S ou th A fr ic an N at io na l B io di ve rs ity In st itu te ( S A N B I) , an d is a jo in t i ni tia tiv e of th e D ep ar tm en ts o f E nv iro nm en ta l A ffa irs ( D E A ), W at er A ffa irs (D W A ) an d A gr ic ul tu re , F or es tr y an d F is he rie s (D A F F ). In th is w ay t he N at io na l Lo w S A N B I This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 34 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 29 N am e o f p ro g ra m m e, p o lic y o r p la n S ta tu s (i .e . i s it in p ro ce ss o f d ev el o p m en t o r ad o p te d o r b ei n g im p le m en te d ? ) W h at is t h e p o lic y, p la n o r p ro g ra m m e ab o u t? S co p e o f p o lic y, p la n o r p ro g ra m m e th at af fe ct t h e en vi ro n m en t? W h at d eg re e o f co n tr o l d o es t h e d ep ar tm en t h as o n t h e im p ac t? N am e o f im p le m en ti n g o rg an o f st at e pr og ra m m e is a n ex pr es si on o f th e ov er la pp in g w et la nd re la te d m an da te s of th e th re e pa re nt d ep ar tm en ts , a nd be si de s gi vi ng e ffe ct to a ra ng e of p ol ic y ob je ct iv es , a ls o ho no ur s S ou th A fr ic a’ s co m m itm en ts u nd er s ev er al in te rn at io na l a gr ee m en ts , es pe ci al ly th e R am sa r C on ve nt io n on W et la nd s. T he pr og ra m m e is m an da te d to re ha bi lit at e da m ag ed w et la nd s an d to p ro te ct p ris tin e w et la nd s th ro ug ho ut S ou th A fr ic a, w ith a n em ph as is o n co m pl yi ng w ith th e pr in ci pl es of th e E xp an de d P ub lic W or ks P ro gr am m e (E P W P ) an d us in g on ly lo ca l S m al l, M ed iu m a nd M ic ro E nt er pr is es ( S M M E s) . T he E P W P s ee ks to d ra w si gn ifi ca nt n um be rs o f un em pl oy ed p eo pl e in to th e pr od uc tiv e se ct or o f t he ec on om y, g ai ni ng s ki lls w hi le th ey w or k an d in cr ea si ng th ei r ca pa ci ty to e ar n an in co m e. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 35 30 N am e o f p ro g ra m m e, p o lic y o r p la n S ta tu s (i .e . i s it in p ro ce ss o f d ev el o p m en t o r ad o p te d o r b ei n g im p le m en te d ? ) W h at is t h e p o lic y, p la n o r p ro g ra m m e ab o u t? S co p e o f p o lic y, p la n o r p ro g ra m m e th at af fe ct t h e en vi ro n m en t? W h at d eg re e o f co n tr o l d o es t h e d ep ar tm en t h as o n t h e im p ac t? N am e o f im p le m en ti n g o rg an o f st at e La nd ca re P ro gr am m e Im pl em en te d La nd C ar e S ou th A fr ic a an d th e G ov er nm en t’s la nd c ar e in iti at iv es a re g ui de d by in te rn at io na l c on ve nt io ns t o w hi ch th e co un tr y is a p ar ty an d si gn at or ie s. T he se in cl ud e th e C on ve nt io n on W et la nd s of In te rn at io na l I m po rt an ce (R A M S A R ), th e C on ve nt io n to C om ba t D es er tif ic at io n, t he C on ve nt io n on B io lo gi ca l D iv er si ty a nd th e F ra m ew or k C on ve nt io n on C lim at e C ha ng e. N at io na l Lo w D A F F N at io na l F ra m ew or k fo r A ir Q ua lit y M an ag em en t i n th e R ep ub lic o f S ou th A fr ic a Im pl em en te d (2 01 3) T he p ur po se o f t he N at io na l F ra m ew or k, a s st at ed in P ar ag ra ph 1 .1 , i s to a ch ie ve th e ob je ct iv es o f t he A Q A , a nd as s uc h th e N at io na l F ra m ew or k pr ov id es a m ed iu m – to lo ng t er m p la n of th e pr ac tic al im pl em en ta tio n of th e A Q A . T he fr am ew or k m us t pr ov id e m ec ha ni sm s, s ys te m s an d pr oc ed ur es to p ro m ot e ho lis tic a nd in te gr at ed a ir qu al ity m an ag em en t t hr ou gh po llu tio n pr ev en tio n an d N at io na l, pr ov in ci al a nd lo ca l H ig h D E A , p ro vi nc ia l de pa rt m en ts a nd m un ic ip al iti es This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 36 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 31 N am e o f p ro g ra m m e, p o lic y o r p la n S ta tu s (i .e . i s it in p ro ce ss o f d ev el o p m en t o r ad o p te d o r b ei n g im p le m en te d ? ) W h at is t h e p o lic y, p la n o r p ro g ra m m e ab o u t? S co p e o f p o lic y, p la n o r p ro g ra m m e th at af fe ct t h e en vi ro n m en t? W h at d eg re e o f co n tr o l d o es t h e d ep ar tm en t h as o n t h e im p ac t? N am e o f im p le m en ti n g o rg an o f st at e m in im iz at io n at s ou rc e, a nd th ro ug h im pa ct m an ag em en t w ith r es pe ct to t he r ec ei vi ng en vi ro nm en t f ro m lo ca l s ca le to in te rn at io na l i ss ue s. A ir Q ua lit y M an ag em en t P la ns Im pl em en te d T he se p la ns , a m on gs t o th er s, se ek to im pl em en t t he R ep ub lic ’s o bl ig at io ns in re sp ec t o f i nt er na tio na l ag re em en ts ( S ec tio n 16 (1 )( a) (v ii) ). N at io na l a nd pr ov in ci al H ig h D E A , p ro vi nc ia l en vi ro nm en ta l de pa rt m en ts N at io na l W as te M an ag em en t S tr at eg y Im pl em en te d T he N at io na l W as te M an ag em en t S tr at eg y (N W M S ) is a le gi sl at iv e re qu ire m en t o f t he N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t: W as te A ct , 20 08 ( A ct N o. 5 9 of 20 08 ), th e “W as te A ct ”. T he pu rp os e of th e N W M S is to ac hi ev e th e ob je ct s of th e W as te A ct . T he o ve ra ll pu rp os e of th e st ra te gy is to gi ve e ffe ct to th e ob je ct s of th e W as te A ct , w hi ch a re t o pr ot ec t h ea lth , w el l-b ei ng a nd th e en vi ro nm en t t hr ou gh so un d w as te m an ag em en t a nd N at io na l M ed iu m D E A , p ro vi nc ia l de pa rt m en ts a nd m un ic ip al iti es This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 37 32 N am e o f p ro g ra m m e, p o lic y o r p la n S ta tu s (i .e . i s it in p ro ce ss o f d ev el o p m en t o r ad o p te d o r b ei n g im p le m en te d ? ) W h at is t h e p o lic y, p la n o r p ro g ra m m e ab o u t? S co p e o f p o lic y, p la n o r p ro g ra m m e th at af fe ct t h e en vi ro n m en t? W h at d eg re e o f co n tr o l d o es t h e d ep ar tm en t h as o n t h e im p ac t? N am e o f im p le m en ti n g o rg an o f st at e ap pl ic at io n of th e w as te m an ag em en t h ie ra rc hy . T he st ra te gy p ro vi de s a pl an to gi ve p ra ct ic al e ffe ct to th e W as te A ct , an d as s uc h it se ek s to e ns ur e th at re sp on si bi lit y fo r w as te m an ag em en t i s pr op er ly ap po rt io ne d. W hi te P ap er o n th e N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t o f t he O ce an ( 20 14 ) Im pl em en te d T hi s O ce an P ol ic y se ek s to ba la nc e su st ai na bl e de ve lo pm en t a nd p ro te ct io n of th e oc ea n en vi ro nm en t f or so ci et al b en ef it. T he p ol ic y re co gn is es th at a r ob us t a nd su st ai na bl e so ci et y an d ec on om y de pe nd s on s er vi ce s th at m ar in e ec os ys te m s pr ov id e. T he s us ta in ab le u se of o ce an r es ou rc es r eq ui re s an u nd er st an di ng o f t he m ar in e de ve lo pm en t op po rt un iti es , t he p ro te ct io n of bi od iv er si ty , m ai nt en an ce o f oc ea n ec os ys te m in te gr ity a nd th e av oi da nc e of s ig ni fic an t lo ng t er m h ar m fu l i m pa ct s on th e oc ea n en vi ro nm en t. T he N at io na l H ig h C oa st al p ro vi nc es , c oa st al m un ic ip al iti es , c oa st al pr ac tit io ne rs a nd d ec is io n m ak er s (a s w el l a s pr of es si on al s w or ki ng in no n go ve rn m en t or ga ni sa tio ns a nd o th er or ga ni sa tio ns a nd in st itu tio ns t ha t ha ve a be ar in g on c oa st al m an ag em en t) This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 38 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 33 N am e o f p ro g ra m m e, p o lic y o r p la n S ta tu s (i .e . i s it in p ro ce ss o f d ev el o p m en t o r ad o p te d o r b ei n g im p le m en te d ? ) W h at is t h e p o lic y, p la n o r p ro g ra m m e ab o u t? S co p e o f p o lic y, p la n o r p ro g ra m m e th at af fe ct t h e en vi ro n m en t? W h at d eg re e o f co n tr o l d o es t h e d ep ar tm en t h as o n t h e im p ac t? N am e o f im p le m en ti n g o rg an o f st at e po lic y al so ta ke s in to a cc ou nt th e N at io na l P la nn in g C om m is si on ’s r eq ue st fo r an ap pr ai sa l o f t he m ar iti m e se ct or in li gh t o f i ts g eo po lit ic al po si tio ni ng , a c on si de ra tio n of th e co nt rib ut io n ou r oc ea n co ul d m ak e to e m pl oy m en t an d re gi on al tr ad e an d th e ne ce ss ity fo r a ho lis tic re sp on se to c lim at e ch an ge ad ap ta tio n as r eq ui re d by th e S ou th A fr ic an N at io na l C lim at e C ha ng e R es po ns e W hi te P ap er . N at io na l C oa st al M an ag em en t P ro gr am m e of S ou th A fr ic a 20 13 – 2 01 7 Im pl em en te d S ou th A fr ic a’ s N at io na l C oa st al M an ag em en t P ro gr am m e (N C M P ) un de r th e N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t: In te gr at ed C oa st al M an ag em en t A ct ( A ct N o. 2 4 of 2 00 8) ( IC M A ct ) is th e m os t i m po rt an t t oo l f or in te gr at in g co as ta l m an ag em en t i n S ou th A fr ic a. In s im pl er te rm s, th e N C M P pr ov id es th e di re ct io n an d gu id an ce to w ar ds a s tr uc tu re d N at io na l H ig h C oa st al p ro vi nc es , c oa st al m un ic ip al iti es , c oa st al pr ac tit io ne rs a nd d ec is io n m ak er s (a s w el l a s pr of es si on al s w or ki ng in no n go ve rn m en t or ga ni sa tio ns a nd o th er or ga ni sa tio ns a nd in st itu tio ns t ha t ha ve a be ar in g on c oa st al m an ag em en t) This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 39 34 N am e o f p ro g ra m m e, p o lic y o r p la n S ta tu s (i .e . i s it in p ro ce ss o f d ev el o p m en t o r ad o p te d o r b ei n g im p le m en te d ? ) W h at is t h e p o lic y, p la n o r p ro g ra m m e ab o u t? S co p e o f p o lic y, p la n o r p ro g ra m m e th at af fe ct t h e en vi ro n m en t? W h at d eg re e o f co n tr o l d o es t h e d ep ar tm en t h as o n t h e im p ac t? N am e o f im p le m en ti n g o rg an o f st at e an d st an da rd iz ed a pp ro ac h co as ta l m an ag em en t i n S ou th A fr ic a, in cl ud in g an ap pr op ria te c oo pe ra tiv e go ve rn an ce fr am ew or k. H ow ev er , t he N C M P is a n ite ra tiv e, d yn am ic p ro ce ss w he re p rio rit ie s fo r co as ta l m an ag em en t m us t b e pe rio di ca lly e va lu at ed to im pr ov e pe rf or m an ce a nd re vi se s tr at eg ie s. N at io na l B io di ve rs ity F ra m ew or k (2 00 9) Im pl em en te d T he p ur po se o f t he N B F is to pr ov id e a fr am ew or k fo r co or di na tio n an d al ig nm en t o f th e ef fo rt s of th e m an y or ga ni sa tio ns a nd in di vi du al s in vo lv ed in c on se rv in g an d m an ag in g S ou th A fr ic a ’s bi od iv er si ty , i n su pp or t o f su st ai na bl e de ve lo pm en t. T he N B F is a r eq ui re m en t o f th e N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t: B io di ve rs ity A ct (A ct N o. 1 0 o f 2 00 4) a nd it ai m s to : N at io na l Lo w O rg an s of s ta te w ho se co re b us in es s in cl ud es bi od iv er si ty c on se rv at io n; or ga ns o f s ta te w ho se co re b us in es s is n ot bi od iv er si ty c on se rv at io n, bu t w ho se p ol ic ie s, pr og ra m m es a nd de ci si on s im pa ct d ire ct ly an d su bs ta nt ia lly o n ho w bi od iv er si ty is m an ag ed ; go ve rn m en t le d pr og ra m m es ( N G O s w is hi ng to m ak e a co nt rib ut io n to b io di ve rs ity co ns er va tio n in S ou th This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 40 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 35 N am e o f p ro g ra m m e, p o lic y o r p la n S ta tu s (i .e . i s it in p ro ce ss o f d ev el o p m en t o r ad o p te d o r b ei n g im p le m en te d ? ) W h at is t h e p o lic y, p la n o r p ro g ra m m e ab o u t? S co p e o f p o lic y, p la n o r p ro g ra m m e th at af fe ct t h e en vi ro n m en t? W h at d eg re e o f co n tr o l d o es t h e d ep ar tm en t h as o n t h e im p ac t? N am e o f im p le m en ti n g o rg an o f st at e • F oc us a tte nt io n on t he m os t ur ge nt s tr at eg ie s an d ac tio ns re qu ire d fo r co ns er vi ng a nd m an ag in g S ou th A fr ic a ’s bi od iv er si ty ; a nd • P oi nt to r ol es a nd re sp on si bi lit ie s of k ey st ak eh ol de rs , i nc lu di ng k ey or ga ns o f s ta te w ho se m an da te s im pa ct d ire ct ly o n bi od iv er si ty c on se rv at io n an d m an ag em en t A fr ic a; p riv at e se ct or , pa rt ic ul ar ly th os e pr od uc tio n se ct or s w ho se ac tiv iti es c on tr ib ut e to th e m aj or p re ss ur es o n S ou th A fr ic a’ s bi od iv er si ty , s uc h as lo ss o f n at ur al h ab ita t, ov er a bs tr ac tio n of fr es hw at er r es ou rc es , a nd ov er h ar ve st in g of m ar in e re so ur ce s) N at io na l C lim at e C ha ng e R es po ns e W hi te P ap er ( 20 11 ) Im pl em en te d T he W hi te P ap er p re se nt s th e S ou th A fr ic an G ov er nm en t’s vi si on fo r an e ffe ct iv e cl im at e ch an ge r es po ns e an d th e lo ng t er m , j us t t ra ns iti on to a cl im at e re si lie nt a nd lo w er ca rb on e co no m y an d so ci et y. S ou th A fr ic a’ s re sp on se to cl im at e ch an ge h as tw o ob je ct iv es : • E ffe ct iv el y m an ag e in ev ita bl e cl im at e ch an ge im pa ct s th ro ug h in te rv en tio ns t ha t bu ild an d su st ai n S ou th A fr ic a’ s N at io na l, pr ov in ci al a nd lo ca l H ig h D E A a nd p ro vi nc ia l de pa rt m en ts o f en vi ro nm en t This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 41 36 N am e o f p ro g ra m m e, p o lic y o r p la n S ta tu s (i .e . i s it in p ro ce ss o f d ev el o p m en t o r ad o p te d o r b ei n g im p le m en te d ? ) W h at is t h e p o lic y, p la n o r p ro g ra m m e ab o u t? S co p e o f p o lic y, p la n o r p ro g ra m m e th at af fe ct t h e en vi ro n m en t? W h at d eg re e o f co n tr o l d o es t h e d ep ar tm en t h as o n t h e im p ac t? N am e o f im p le m en ti n g o rg an o f st at e so ci al , e co no m ic a nd en vi ro nm en ta l r es ili en ce an d em er ge nc y re sp on se ca pa ci ty . • M ak e a fa ir co nt rib ut io n to th e gl ob al e ffo rt to st ab ili se g re en ho us e ga s (G H G ) co nc en tr at io ns in th e at m os ph er e at a le ve l th at a vo id s da ng er ou s an th ro po ge ni c in te rf er en ce w ith t he cl im at e sy st em w ith in a tim ef ra m e th at e na bl es ec on om ic , s oc ia l a nd en vi ro nm en ta l de ve lo pm en t t o pr oc ee d in a s us ta in ab le m an ne r. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 42 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 37 SE C T IO N 3 : M A N N E R I N W H IC H D E A W IL L E N SU R E T H A T P O LI C IE S, P LA N S A N D P R O G R A M M E S C O M P LY W IT H T H E N E M A P R IN C IP LE S Th is s ec tio n of t he p la n de sc rib es n or m s an d st an da rd s ap pl ic ab le t o th e fo llo w in g D E A p ro gr am m es , na m el y, b io di ve rs ity a nd h er ita ge r es ou rc es ; cl im at e ch an ge a nd a ir qu al ity ; an d ch em ic al s an d w as te m an ag em en t. T he re a re n ot y et e xi st in g no rm s an d st an da rd s fo r oc ea ns a nd c oa st , he nc e th ey a re n ot r ef le ct ed in t hi s se ct io n. Ta b le 3 : C om pl ia nc e w ith N E M A p rin ci pl es N am e o f p ro g ra m m e L is t o f re le va n t n o rm s an d s ta n d ar d s D es cr ip ti o n o f h o w t h e d ep ar tm en t w ill e n su re t h at d ev el o p m en t an d /o r im p le m en ta ti o n o f p o lic ie s, p la n s an d p ro g ra m m es c o m p ly w it h e n vi ro n m en ta l m an ag em en t p ri n ci p le s fo r su st ai n ab le d ev el o p m en t o u tl in ed in S ec ti o n 2 o f N E M A , a n d w it h a n y n at io n al n o rm s an d s ta n d ar d s se t b y d ep ar tm en ts w it h a m an d at e fo r en vi ro n m en ta l m an ag em en t Is t h er e an y co n su lt at iv e fo ru m es ta b lis h ed ? ( If s o g iv e n am e o f th e st ru ct u re ) B io di ve rs ity an d H er ita ge R es ou rc es N or m s an d S ta nd ar ds fo r th e M an ag em en t o f P ro te ct ed A re as in S o ut h A fr ic a, 7 J ul y 20 14 , i ss ue d in t er m s of t he N at io na l E nv iro nm en t M an ag em en t: P ro te ct ed A re as A ct , ( A ct N o 57 o f 2 00 3) T he d ep ar tm en t w ill u se g ui de lin es a nd e xi st in g in te rg ov er nm en ta l f or um s fo r fu rt he r gu id an ce ; e nt er in to pa rt ne rs hi ps ( in cl . s ig ni ng o f M oU s an d ag re em en ts w ith pa rt ne rs ); c on si de r ot he r no rm s an d st an da rd s fo r al ig nm en t; un de rt ak e fo cu se d pu bl ic e ve nt s, c el eb ra tio n of ca le nd ar d ay s a nd a w ar en es s ra is in g; d ev el op m ec ha ni sm s fo r m on ito rin g an d re po rt in g fo r th e bi od iv er si ty s ec to r; de ve lo p th e fin an ci ng m od el fo r th e bi od iv er si ty s ec to r; a nd , un de rt ak e co m pl ia nc e m on ito rin g ac tiv iti es Y es . W or ki ng G ro up I: B io di ve rs ity ; W or ki ng G ro up I V : C om pl ia nc e E nf or ce m en t; W or ki ng G ro up V I: Jo bs ; W or ki ng G ro up V II: E nv iro nm en ta l Im pa ct M an ag em en t; W or ki ng G ro up V III : O ce an s & C oa st s; M IN T E C H a nd M IN M E C N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t: B io di ve rs ity A ct ( 10 /2 00 4) : N or m s an d S ta nd ar ds fo r B io di ve rs ity M an ag em en t P la ns fo r E co sy st em s, 7 F eb ru ar y 20 14 Y es . W or ki ng G ro up I : B io di ve rs ity ; W or ki ng G ro up I V : C om pl ia nc e E nf or ce m en t; W or ki ng G ro up V I: Jo bs ; W or ki ng G ro up V II: E nv iro nm en ta l Im pa ct M an ag em en t; W or ki ng G ro up V III : O ce an s & C oa st s; N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t: B io di ve rs ity A ct ( 10 /2 00 4) : N or m s an d S ta nd ar ds fo r B io di ve rs ity M an ag em en t P la ns fo r Y es . W or ki ng G ro up I : B io di ve rs ity ; W or ki ng G ro up I V : C om pl ia nc e E nf or ce m en t; W or ki ng G ro up V I: Jo bs ; W or ki ng G ro up V II: E nv iro nm en ta l Im pa ct This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 43 38 S pe ci es , 3 M ar ch 2 00 9 M an ag em en t; W or ki ng G ro up V III : O ce an s & C oa st s; G ui de lin es r eg ar di ng th e de te rm in at io n of B io re gi on s an d th e pr ep ar at io n of a nd pu bl ic at io n of B io re gi on al P la ns , 1 6 M ar ch 2 00 6 Y es . W or ki ng G ro up I : B io di ve rs ity ; W or ki ng G ro up IV : C om pl ia nc e E nf or ce m en t; W or ki ng G ro up V I: Jo bs ; W or ki ng G ro up V II: E nv iro nm en ta l Im pa ct M an ag em en t; W or ki ng G ro up V III : O ce an s & C oa st s; N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t: B io di ve rs ity A ct ( 10 /2 00 4) : N at io na l no rm s an d st an da rd s fo r th e m an ag em en t o f el ep ha nt s in S ou th A fr ic a S am e as a bo ve Y es . W or ki ng G ro up I : B io di ve rs ity ; W or ki ng G ro up I V : C om pl ia nc e E nf or ce m en t; W or ki ng G ro up V I: Jo bs ; W or ki ng G ro up V II: E nv iro nm en ta l Im pa ct M an ag em en t; W or ki ng G ro up V III : O ce an s & C oa st s; N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t: B io di ve rs ity A ct ( 10 /2 00 4) : N or m s an d st an da rd s fo r th e m ar ki ng of r hi no ce ro s an d rh in oc er os h or n, a nd fo r th e hu nt in g of r hi no ce ro s fo r tr op hy h un tin g pu rp os es Y es . W or ki ng G ro up I : B io di ve rs ity ; W or ki ng G ro up I V : C om pl ia nc e E nf or ce m en t; W or ki ng G ro up V I: Jo bs ; W or ki ng G ro up V II: E nv iro nm en ta l Im pa ct M an ag em en t; W or ki ng G ro up V III : O ce an s & C oa st s; C lim at e C ha ng e an d A ir Q ua lit y N at io na l a m bi en t a ir qu al ity s ta nd ar ds , 2 4 D ec em be r 20 09 C on du ct C lim at e C ha ng e R is k A na ly si s as w el l a s si tu at io na l a na ly si s an d ne ed s as se ss m en t ( S A N A S ) of pr ov in ci al C C r es po ns e pl an ni ng & a da pt iv e ca pa ci ty ; fin al iz e th e N at io na l F ra m ew or k fo r C lim at e S er vi ce s a nd fa ci lit at e im pl em en ta tio n fo r ke y se ct or s (in cl ud in g he al th , w at er , a gr ic ul tu re , h um an s et tle m en ts ); e ns ur e th at a w eb ba se d cl im at e ch an ge M & E s ys te m is d ev el op ed a nd fu lly op er at io na l; in iti at e a p ro ce ss o f u pd at in g D E R O s, a nd C ar bo n B ud ge ts ( 20 21 – 2 02 5 & 2 02 6 – 2 03 0) ; s et th e fir st D es ire d E m is si on s R ed uc tio n O ut co m es (D E R O ’s ) (2 01 6 20 20 ); f in al iz e th e se ct or a da pt at io n pl an s an d fa ci lit at e im pl em en ta tio n of t he se p la ns ; P ub lis h th e 2 01 7 N at io na l A ir Y es . W or ki ng G ro up II : A ir Q ua lit y; W or ki ng G ro up I V : C om pl ia nc e E nf or ce m en t; W or ki ng G ro up V I: Jo bs ; W or ki ng G ro up V II: E nv iro nm en ta l Im pa ct M an ag em en t; W or ki ng G ro up V III : O ce an s & C oa st s; W or ki ng G ro up X : C lim at e C ha ng e; W or ki ng G ro up X I: P ol ic y an d La w R ef or m N at io na l A m bi en t A ir S ta nd ar d fo r P ar tic ul at e M at te r w ith A er od yn am ic Y es , W or ki ng G ro up II : A ir Q ua lit y; W or ki ng G ro up I V : C om pl ia nc e E nf or ce m en t; W or ki ng G ro up V I: This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 44 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 39 D ia m et er le ss th an 2 .5 M ic on M et re s (P M 2. 5) , 29 J un e 20 12 Q ua lit y M an ag em en t F ra m ew or k; f in al iz e th e N at io na l C lim at e C h an ge R es po ns e B ill a nd im pl em en t t he A ct ; pu bl is h an nu al C C M & E r ep or ts . Jo bs ; W or ki ng G ro up V II: E nv iro nm en ta l Im pa ct M an ag em en t; W or ki ng G ro up V III : O ce an s & C oa st s; W or ki ng G ro up X : C lim at e C ha ng e; W or ki ng G ro up X I: P ol ic y an d La w R ef or m D ec la ra tio n of a S m al l B oi le r as a C on tr ol le d E m itt er a nd E st ab lis hm en t o f E m is si on S ta nd ar ds , 1 N ov em be r 20 13 Y es . W or ki ng G ro up II : A ir Q ua lit y; W or ki ng G ro up I V : C om pl ia nc e E nf or ce m en t; W or ki ng G ro up V I: Jo bs ; Y es , W or ki ng G ro up V II: E nv iro nm en ta l Im pa ct M an ag em en t; W or ki ng G ro up V III : O ce an s & C oa st s; W or ki ng G ro up X : C lim at e C ha ng e; W or ki ng G ro up X I: P ol ic y an d La w R ef or m Li st o f A ct iv iti es w hi ch re su lt in A tm os ph er ic E m is si on w hi ch h av e or m ay h av e a si gn ifi ca nt D et rim en ta l E ffe ct o n th e E nv iro nm en t, in cl ud in g H ea lth , S oc ia l C on di tio ns , o r C ul tu ra l H er ita ge , 2 2 N ov em be r 20 13 Y es . W or ki ng G ro up II : A ir Q ua lit y; W or ki ng G ro up I V : C om pl ia nc e E nf or ce m en t; W or ki ng G ro up V I: Jo bs ; W or ki ng G ro up V II: E nv iro nm en ta l Im pa ct M an ag em en t; W or ki ng G ro up V III : O ce an s & C oa st s; W or ki ng G ro up X : C lim at e C ha ng e; W or ki ng G ro up X I: P ol ic y an d La w R ef or m D ec la ra tio n of T em po ra ry A sp ha lt P la nt s as a C on tr ol le d E m itt er a nd E st ab lis hm en t o f E m is si on S ta nd ar ds , 2 8 M ar ch 2 01 4 Y es . W or ki ng G ro up II : A ir Q ua lit y; W or ki ng G ro up I V : C om pl ia nc e E nf or ce m en t; W or ki ng G ro up V I: Jo bs ; W or ki ng G ro up V II: E nv iro nm en ta l Im pa ct M an ag em en t; W or ki ng G ro up V III : O ce an s & C oa st s; W or ki ng G ro up X : C lim at e C ha ng e; W or ki ng G ro up This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 45 40 X I: P ol ic y an d La w R ef or m C he m ic al s an d W as te M an ag em en t N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t: W as te A ct , 20 08 ( A ct N o. 5 9 of 2 00 8) : N at io na l S ta nd ar ds f or th e S cr ap pi ng o r R ec ov er y of m ot or v eh ic le s D ev el op a nd im pl em en t a n um be r of c he m ic al m an ag em en t In st ru m en ts ( am on gs t o th er s, C he m ic al s m an ag em en t po lic y, C he m ic al s M an ag em en t A ct , H F C m an ag em en t re gu la tio ns , S tr at eg y to m an ag e Le ad a nd C ad m iu m , ba nn in g of p la st ic s to la nd fil ls , S ep ar at io n at s ou rc e R eg ul at io ns , , p ro hi bi tio n of b ur ni ng o f w as te , W as te cl as si fic at io n am en dm en t r eg ul at io ns , W as te T yr e re gu la tio ns a m en de d , I m po rt / E xp or t r eg ul at io ns , P ol ic y fo r W as te t o en er gy , et c) ; im pl em en t t he N at io na l C he m ic al s A w ar en es s ca m pa ig ns in a ll pr ov in ce s; Y es . W or ki ng G ro up IX : P ol lu tio n an d W as te ; W or ki ng G ro up X I: P ol ic y an d La w R ef or m ; W or ki ng G ro up V II: E nv iro n m en ta l Im pa ct M an ag em en t N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t: W as te A ct , 20 08 ( A ct N o. 5 9 of 2 00 8) : N at io na l S ta nd ar ds f or th e E xt ra ct io n, F la rin g or R ec ov er y of la nd fil l g as Y es . W or ki ng G ro up IX : P ol lu tio n an d W as te ; W or ki ng G ro up X I: P ol ic y an d La w R ef or m ; W or ki ng G ro up V II: E nv iro n m en ta l Im pa ct M an ag em en t N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t: W as te A ct , 20 08 ( A ct N o. 5 9 of 2 00 8) : N at io na l N or m s an d S ta nd ar ds fo r th e S to ra ge of W as te Y es . W or ki ng G ro up IX : P ol lu tio n an d W as te ; W or ki ng G ro up X I: P ol ic y an d La w R ef or m ; W or ki ng G ro up V II: E nv iro n m en ta l Im pa ct M an ag em en t N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t: W as te A ct , 20 08 ( A ct N o. 5 9 of 2 00 8) : N at io na l D om es tic W as te C ol le ct io n S ta nd ar ds Y es . W or ki ng G ro up IX : P ol lu tio n an d W as te ; W or ki ng G ro up X I: P ol ic y an d L aw R ef or m ; W or ki ng G ro up V II: E nv iro n m en ta l Im pa ct M an ag em en t N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t: W as te A ct , 20 08 ( A ct N o. 5 9 of 2 00 8) : N or m s an d S ta nd ar ds fo r th e R em ed ia tio n of C on ta m in at ed L an d an d S oi l Q ua lit y Y es . W or ki ng G ro up IX : P ol lu tio n an d W as te ; W or ki ng G ro up X I: P ol ic y an d La w R ef or m ; W or ki ng G ro up V II: E nv iro n m en ta l Im pa ct M an ag em en t This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 46 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 41 SE C T IO N 4 : M E T H O D O LO G Y O F E N SU R IN G F U N C T IO N S A R E C O M P LI A N T W IT H R E LE V A N T LE G IS LA T IV E P R O V IS IO N S, I N C LU D IN G N E M A P R IN C IP LE S, A N D A N Y N O R M S A N D S T A N D A R D S T hi s se ct io n of t he E IM P d es cr ib es in t he t ab le f or m , t he m an ne r in w hi ch th e de pa rt m en t w ill e ns ur e th at it s fu nc tio ns a re c om pl ia nt w ith r el ev an t le gi sl at iv e pr ov is io ns , in cl ud in g w ith N E M A p rin ci pl es a nd n or m s an d st an da rd s. T he re fo re , m et ho do lo gi es h ig hl ig ht ed in th is s ec tio ns in cl ud e se le ct ed c om m itt ee s, m em or an da o f u nd er st an di ng ( M oU ), a nd p ro gr am m es u se d by th e D E A . T a b le 4 : C om pl ia nc e w ith r el ev an t l eg is la tiv e pr ov is io ns (a ) Id en ti fi ca ti o n o f in st it u ti o n al m ec h an is m f o r co o rd in at io n in p la ce ( i.e . i s it a co m m it te e, p ro ce d u re s, M o U , e tc ) D o es t h e in st it u ti o n al m ec h an is m h as a li m it ed lif es p an ? If so , w h at is it s lif es p an ? D es cr ip ti o n o f th e p u rp o se o f th e m ec h an is m (b ) W h at is t h e ca p ac it y (i n t er m s o f p eo p le a n d b u d g et ) o f th e d ep ar tm en t to c o o rd in at io n H u m an re so u rc es B u d g et W or ki ng G ro up I: B io di ve rs ity N o T he o ve ra ll ob je ct iv e of t he w or ki ng g ro up is to s up po rt M IN T E C H ( T ec hn ic al Im pl em en ta tio n F or um ) to a ch ie ve a n ef fe ct iv e go ve rn an ce fr am ew or k an d en su re th at is m ai nt ai ne d an d im pl em en te d in a m an ne r th at e ns ur es th at th e un ac ce pt ab le pa st , c ur re nt a nd fu tu re im pa ct s on th e qu al ity of th e en vi ro nm en t a re m in im iz ed , m iti ga te d or m an ag ed in li ne w ith g ov er nm en t p ol ic y, le gi sl at io n, g oa ls a nd s tr at eg ie s. S ta ff co m po ne nt A nn ua l al lo ca tio n W or ki ng G ro up I I: A ir Q ua lit y N o S ta ff co m po ne nt A nn ua l al lo ca tio n W or ki ng G ro up I II: C oo pe ra tiv e G ov er na nc e N o S ta ff co m po ne nt A nn ua l al lo ca tio n W or ki ng G ro up I V : C om pl ia nc e E nf or ce m en t N o S ta ff co m po ne nt A nn ua l al lo ca tio n W or ki ng G ro up V : W at er N o S ta ff co m po ne nt A nn ua l al lo ca tio n W or ki ng G ro up V I: Jo bs N o S ta ff co m po ne nt A nn ua l al lo ca tio n W or ki ng G ro up V II: E nv iro nm en ta l Im pa ct M an ag em en t N o S ta ff co m po ne nt A nn ua l al lo ca tio n This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 47 42 W or ki ng G ro up V III : O ce an s & C oa st s N o S ta ff co m po ne nt A nn ua l al lo ca tio n W or ki ng G ro up I X : P ol lu tio n an d W as te N o S ta ff co m po ne nt A nn ua l al lo ca tio n W or ki ng G ro up X : C lim at e C ha ng e N o S ta ff co m po ne nt A nn ua l al lo ca tio n W or ki ng G ro up X I: P ol ic y an d La w R ef or m N o S ta ff co m po ne nt A nn ua l al lo ca tio n S ub co m m itt ee o n E nv iro nm en ta l Im pl em en ta tio n an d M an ag em en t P la ns N o T he E IP /E M P s ub c om m itt ee r ep or ts to W or ki ng G ro up I II: S ec to r C oo rd in at io n an d gi ve s ef fe ct to p ro ce du re s fo r co op er at iv e go ve rn an ce o ut lin ed in C ha pt er 3 o f N E M A S ta ff co m po ne nt A nn ua l al lo ca tio n Lo ca l G ov er nm en t T as k T ea m (L G T T ) N o T he L oc al G ov er nm en t T as k te am is es ta bl is he d to a ch ie ve th e fo llo w in g ob je ct iv es : • Id en tif y op po rt un iti es fo r st re am lin in g an d in te gr at in g D E A ’s lo ca l g ov er nm en t in iti at iv es . • C la rif y D E A ’s m an da te fo r lo ca l go ve rn m en t p ro gr am m es . • Id en tif y ga ps in c o o pe ra tio n w ith lo ca l go ve rn m en t s ec to r. • P ro m ot e co ns is te nc y in a pp ro ac h to co ns ul ta tio n w ith p ro vi nc es o n lo ca l go ve rn m en t p ro gr am m es . • P ro m ot e sy ne rg y be tw ee n lo ca l go ve rn m en t i ni tia tiv es w ith in D E A a nd ot he r na tio na l a nd p ro vi nc ia l d ep ar tm en ts • M ax im iz e D E A ’s r el at io ns w ith S A LG A , S A N B I, S A C N a nd C O G T A a s re pr es en ta tiv e or ga ns o f l oc al g ov er nm en t. S ta ff co m po ne nt A nn ua l al lo ca tio n This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 48 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 43 E nv iro nm en ta l E du ca to rs F or um N o It is a p la tfo rm fo r sh ar in g en vi ro nm en ta l pr ac tic es a nd in fo rm at io n an d re po rt in g to W or ki ng G ro up 3 S ta ff co m po ne nt A nn ua l al lo ca tio n N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l S ec to r S ki lls P la nn in g F or um N o T he F or um is a s tr ea m lin ed , re sp on si ve na tio na l g at he rin g of in di vi du al s fr om go ve rn m en t a ge nc ie s an d pa rt ne rs th at a re ac tiv el y in vo lv ed in c at al ys in g an d su pp or tin g na tio na lly r el ev an t e nv iro nm en ta l s ki lls de ve lo pm en t i ni tia tiv es . S ta ff co m po ne nt A nn ua l al lo ca tio n A ir Q ua lit y M ul ti S ta ke ho ld er R ef er en ce G ro up ( M S R G ) N o T he M S R G w as e st ab lis he d to p ur su e th e in te nt io n to im pr ov e th e si tu at io n at id en tif ie d hi gh ly p ol lu te d pr io rit y ar ea s. T ow ar ds th is in te nt io ns , th e M S R G s er ve s as a c on su lta tio n an d re po rt in g fo ru m fo r th e de cl ar at io n of th es e hi gh ly p ol lu te d pr io rit y ar ea s an d al so fo r th e de ve lo pm en t o f a ir qu al ity m an ag em en t p la n. S ta ff co m po ne nt A nn ua l al lo ca tio n Im pl em en ta tio n T as k T ea m s (I T T s) fo r H ig hv el d, V aa l, an d W at er be rg P rio rit y A re as N o T he IT T s ar e es ta bl is he d at m un ic ip al d is tr ic t le ve l a nd a re e st ab lis he d by t he M S R G a s im pl em en te rs o f ai r qu al ity m an ag em en t pl an s. D is tr ic t A ir Q ua lit y O ffi ce rs A nn ua l A llo ca tio ns W or ki ng f or p ro gr am m es N o W or ki ng f or p ro gr am m es a re in iti at iv es b y th e de pa rt m en t o f e nv iro nm en ta l a ffa irs im pl em en te d th ro ug h E P IP u nd er t he au sp ic es o f E P W P . T he in iti at iv es a re pr oa ct iv e pr ev en ta tiv e m ea su re s th at re co gn iz es th at in ad eq ua te w as te , w at er , f ire , an d co as t s er vi ce s m ay le ad to h ea lth ha za rd s an d en vi ro nm en ta l d eg ra da tio n. T he pr og ra m m es s ee k to e ns ur e th at b ot h so ci al an d ec ol og ic al s us ta in ab ili ty is a ch ie ve d th ro ug h im pl em en ta tio n of s us ta in ab le w as te , w at er , f ire a nd c oa st m an ag em en t pr ac tic es . S ta ff co m po ne nt A nn ua l A llo ca tio ns E nv iro nm en t S ec to r C on fli ct M an ag em en t F oc al P oi nt F or um N o T o co or di na te in te rn al s ec to r di sp ut es in di ffe re nt fu nc tio ns w ith in th e de pa rt m en t. S ta ff co m po ne nt A nn ua l A llo ca tio ns E P M oU s (e .g . W or ki ng fo r Y es T o ou tli ne id en tif y th e pa rt ie s to th e S A N B I s ta ff S A N B I This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 49 44 W et la nd s, E M P ) ag re em en t, th e co nd iti on s of th e ag re em en t, th e pr oj ec t s pe ci fic at io ns a nd e xp ec te d de liv er ab le s as w el l a s lif es pa n of th e ag re em en t. A llo ca tio ns N C C C N o N at io na l C om m itt ee o n C lim at e C ha ng e is th e of fic ia l n at io na l p la tfo rm fo r co nt in uo us b ro ad st ak eh ol de r en ga ge m en t o n cl im at e ch an ge . S ta ff co m po ne nt A nn ua l A llo ca tio ns IG C C C ( W G 1 0) N o In te rg ov er nm en ta l C om m itt ee o n C lim at e C ha ng e w as e st ab lis he d in 2 00 8 to fo st er in fo rm at io n ex ch an ge , co ns ul ta tio n, ag re em en t a nd s up po rt a m on g th e sp he re s of go ve rn m en t o n cl im at e ch an ge . T he IG C C C en ab le s a hi gh le ve l e xc ha ng e of in fo rm at io n on k ey to pi cs . A s a hi gh le ve l p la tfo rm , i t br in gs to ge th er r ep re se nt at iv es fr om n at io na l de pa rt m en ts o f e nv iro nm en ta l a ffa irs , ag ric ul tu re , f or es tr y an d fis he rie s, e ne rg y, he al th , h um an s et tle m en ts , i nt er na tio na l re la tio ns a nd c oo pe ra tio n, tr ad e an d in du st ry , ho us in g, tr an sp or t, na tio na l t re as ur y, r ur al de ve lo pm en t a nd la nd r ef or m , s ci en ce a nd te ch no lo gy , s oc ia l d ev el op m en t a nd w at er af fa irs , f ro m p ro vi nc ia l e nv iro nm en t de pa rt m en t a nd S A LG A . S ta ff co m po ne nt A nn ua l A llo ca tio ns This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 50 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 45 PART C: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION This part of the department’s consolidated environmental implementation and management plan (EIMP) is the environmental management plan (EMP) as envisaged in section 14 of NEMA. In accordance with the aforesaid provision, Part C of the document: (a) describes functions exercised by the DEA in respect of the environment; (b) describes environmental norms and standards, including norms and standards contemplated in section 146(2)(b)(i) of the Constitution, set or applied by the department; (c) describes the policies, plans and programmes of the department that are designed to ensure compliance with its policies by other organs of state and persons; (d) describes priorities regarding compliance with the relevant departments’ policies by other organs of state and persons; (e) describes the extent of compliance with the department’s policies by other organs of state and persons; (f) describes arrangements for co-operation with other national departments and spheres of government, including any existing or proposed memoranda of understanding entered into, or delegation or assignment of powers to other organs of state, with a bearing on environmental management; and (g) provides proposals for the promotion of the objectives and plans for the implementation of the procedures and regulations referred to in Chapter 5 of NEMA. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 51 46 SECTION 2: A DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNCTIONS EXERCISED BY THE DEA IN RESPECT OF THE ENVIRONMENT In this section and through the table hereunder, the functions exercised by DEA in respect of the environment are listed and described. For ease of reading, these functions are grouped according to the programmes making up the department’s establishment. Table 5: DEA programmes and functions No Programme Function 1 Legal, Authorisations, Compliance and Enforcement Promote the development of an enabling legal regime, and a licensing and authorisation system for enforcement and compliance. 2 Oceans and Coasts Promote, manage and provide strategic leadership on oceans and coastal conservation. 3 Climate Change and Air Quality Formulate policies, administer legislation and implement systems to improve regulation, monitoring and compliance over climate change and air quality. 4 Biodiversity and Conservation Ensure the regulation and management of all biodiversity, heritage and conservation matters in a manner that facilitates sustainable economic growth and development. 5 Environmental Programmes Implementation of expanded public works and green economy projects in the environmental sector. 6 Chemicals and Waste Management Formulate policies and administer legislation on chemicals and waste management to improve regulation, monitoring, compliance and enforcement. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 52 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 47 SECTION 3: A DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL NORMS AND STANDARDS, INCLUDING NORMS AND STANDARDS CONTEMPLATED IN SECTION 146(2))(I) OF THE CONSTITUTION APPLIED BY DEA This section describes environmental norms and standards, set or applied nationally by DEA. For ease of reference, these norms and standards are arranged according to the following categories, biodiversity and heritage resources; climate change and air quality; chemicals and waste management. As was highlighted in the EIP part earlier in this document, there are no oceans and coast norms and standards as yet. Table 6: Environmental Norms and Standards NORMS AND STANDARDS DESCRIPTION OF NORMS AND STANDARDS BIODIVERSITY AND HERITAGE RESOURCES Norms and Standards for the Management of Protected Areas in South Africa, 7 July 2014, issued in terms of the National Environment Management: Protected Areas Act, (Act No 57 of 2003) The purpose of these norms and standards is to prescribe norms and standards for the management and development of protected areas, with particular reference to the following two objectives of NEMA (section 2) • to effect a national system of protected areas in South Africa as part of a strategy to manage and conserve its biodiversity; and • to promote sustainable utilisation of protected areas for the benefit of people, in a manner that would preserve the ecological character of such areas. National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (10/2004): Norms and Standards for Biodiversity Management Plans for Ecosystems, 7 February 2014 The purpose of the norms and standards for BMP-Es is to guide the development of BMP-Es, providing a consistent approach across the country, while being sufficiently flexible to accommodate the variability of ecosystems and their management requirements. National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (10/2004): Norms and Standards for Biodiversity Management Plans for Species, 3 March 2009 The purpose of these norms and standards is to provide a national approach and minimum standards for the development of biodiversity management plans for species. Guidelines regarding the determination of Bioregions and the preparation of and publication of Bioregional Plans, 16 March 2006 The purpose of this Guideline is to provide guidance on the manner in which bioregions should be proposed and bioreglonal plans drawn up for the Minister to support designation or publication. It sets out the process to be followed by those wishing to have an area determined as a bioregion or wishing to draw up and have published a bioregional plan. National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (10/2004): National norms and standards for the management of The purpose of these norms and standards is to ensure that elephants are managed in a way that ensures the long term survival of elephants within the ecosystem in which they occur or may occur in future; does not disrupt the ecological integrity of the ecosystems This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 53 48 NORMS AND STANDARDS DESCRIPTION OF NORMS AND STANDARDS elephants in South Africa in which elephants occur; enables the achievement of specific management objectives of protected areas, registered game farms, private or communal land; and is ethical and humane. National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (10/2004): Norms and standards for the marking of rhinoceros and rhinoceros horn, and for the hunting of rhinoceros for trophy hunting purposes These standards provide for the marking of live rhinoceros and any rhinoceros horn; management of hunting rhinoceros; collection of samples for DNA profiling. The provisions of these standards are read in conjunction with the provisions of the Threatened or Protected Species Regulations, 2007, published in Government Notice No. R.152 in Gazette No. 29657 of 23 February 2007 CLIMATE CHANGE AND AIR QUALITY National ambient air quality standards, 24 December 2009 These standards define the quality of air that is not harmful to human health and the environment. They are used as yardstick to measure the efficiency of air quality interventions. National Ambient Air Standard for Particulate Matter with Aerodynamic Diameter less than 2.5 Micon Metres (PM2.5), 29 June 2012 Declaration of a Small Boiler as a Controlled Emitter and Establishment of Emission Standards, 1 November 2013 These standards provide for the control of emission of combustion pollutants from the boilers, by establishment of emission standards. List of Activities which result in Atmospheric Emission which have or may have a significant Detrimental Effect on the Environment, including Health, Social Conditions, or Cultural Heritage, 22 November 2013 Provides a list of significant pollution sources in the country (that need to be licensed through atmospheric emission licenses). Furthermore, this notice establishes emission standards for pollutants that have to be controlled to meet ambient air quality standards. Declaration of Temporary Asphalt Plants as a Controlled Emitter and Establishment of Emission Standards, 28 March 2014 These standards establish acceptable emission levels from the temporary asphalt plants. CHEMICALS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008): National Standards for the Scrapping or Recovery of motor vehicles The standards aim at controlling the scrapping or recovery of motor vehicles at a facility that falls within the threshold as described in the standards in order to prevent or minimize potential negative impacts on the bio-physical and socio-economic environment. National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008): National Standards for the Extraction, Flaring or Recovery of landfill gas The standards aim at controlling the extraction, flaring or recovery of landfill gas at facilities as described in the standards in order to prevent or minimize potential negative impacts on the bio-physical and socio-economic environment. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 54 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 49 NORMS AND STANDARDS DESCRIPTION OF NORMS AND STANDARDS National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008): National Norms and Standards for the Storage of Waste The purpose of these norms and standards is to provide a uniform national approach relating to the management of waste storage facilities; ensure best practice in the management of waste storage facilities; and provide minimum standards for the design and operation of new and existing waste storage facilities. National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008): National Domestic Waste Collection Standards It is recognized that the South Africa is a developing country and the purpose of setting standards is to ensure a service to all while complying with health and safety regulations without unnecessarily changing current creative collection processes as long as they function well and deliver a service of acceptable standard to all households. These standards are therefore applicable to all domestic waste collection services throughout the country. National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008): Norms and Standards for the Remediation of Contaminated Land and Soil Quality The purpose of these norms and standards is to provide a uniform national approach to determine the contamination status of an investigation area; limit uncertainties about the most appropriate criteria and method to apply in the assessment of contaminated land; and provide minimum standards for assessing necessary environmental protection measures for remediation activities. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 55 50 SE C T IO N 4 : D E SC R IP T IO N O F T H E P O LI C IE S, P LA N S A N D P R O G R A M M E S O F D E A T H A T A R E D E SI G N E D T O E N SU R E C O M P LI A N C E W IT H I T S P O LI C IE S B Y O T H E R O R G A N S O F ST A T E A N D P E R SO N S In p ur su an ce o f its m an da te , D E A h as p ol ic ie s, p la ns a nd p ro gr am m es t ha t in t he ir na tu re n ee d to b e co or di na te d na tio na lly a s va rio us s ph er es o f go ve rn m e nt a nd s ec to r de pa rt m en ts h av e a ro le t o pl ay . T hi s se ct io n th er ef or e ou tli ne s th es e in st ru m en ts a s w el l a s ho w it w ill e ns ur e co m pl ia nc e by o th er o rg an s of s ta te . T he se p ol ic ie s, p la ns a nd p ro gr am m es a re il lu st ra te d in th e ta bl e be lo w . T a b le 7 : C om pl ia nc e w ith D E A 's p ol ic ie s P la n or p ol ic y W ha t is t he p ol ic y ab ou t? H ow w ill th e D E A e ns ur e co m pl ia nc e to th e po lic y, pl an o r pr og ra m m e by ot he r or ga ns o f s ta te Li st o f af fe ct ed or ga ns o f st at e W ha t ar e th e re sp on si bi lit ie s of th e af fe ct ed o rg an s of s ta te ? R es ou rc es to e ns ur e co m pl ia nc e Li fe sp an o f t he po lic y, p la n, o r pr og ra m m e N at io na l Im pl em en ta tio n P la n fo r th e S to ck ho lm In li ne w ith th e re qu ire m en ts o f t he C on ve nt io n an d re al iz in g th e ne ed to ta ke th e ne ce ss ar y m ea su re to p re ve nt th e ha rm fu l i m pa ct s of P O P s, S ou th A fr ic a ha s de ve lo pe d its N at io na l Im pl em en ta tio n pl an (N IP ) w ith th e fo llo w in g ex pe ct ed ou tc om es : • to p ro te ct S ou th A fr ic an s’ h ea lth fr om th e ef fe ct o f P O P s; x to p ro m ot e a cl ea ne r S ou th N at io na l C om m itt ee f or C he m ic al s M an ag em en t ( N C C M ) an d M ul ti S ta ke ho ld er C om m itt ee fo r C he m ic al s M an ag em en t ( M C C M D E A , D W A , D A F F , D oL , D oH , D T I, IT A C , S A R S , D S T , S A M S A D o H r ol e in c he m ic al s m an ag em en t i s to p ro te ct hu m an h ea lth b y en su rin g a su st ai na bl e, s af e an d he al th y en vi ro nm en t f or S ou th A fr ic an s an d th e pr ot ec tio n of p ub lic he al th a nd th e en vi ro nm en t b y pr ov id in g ad eq ua te r eg ul at or y to ol s an d co m pr eh en si ve en vi ro nm en ta l h ea lth s er vi ce s. T he D ep ar tm en t a dm in is te rs th e N at io na l H ea lth A ct , t he H az ar do us S ub st an ce s A ct a nd th e F oo ds tu ffs , C os m et ic s an d D is in fe ct an ts A ct . T he M in is te r of D A F F h as th e po w er to r es tr ic t o r ba n ce rt ai n pe st ic id e fo r us e in S ou th A fr ic a th ro ug h th e id en tif ic at io n of a B ud ge t al lo ca tio ns an d st af f O ng oi ng This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 56 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 51 P la n or p ol ic y W ha t is t he p ol ic y ab ou t? H ow w ill th e D E A e ns ur e co m pl ia nc e to th e po lic y, pl an o r pr og ra m m e by ot he r or ga ns o f s ta te Li st o f af fe ct ed or ga ns o f st at e W ha t ar e th e re sp on si bi lit ie s of th e af fe ct ed o rg an s of s ta te ? R es ou rc es to e ns ur e co m pl ia nc e Li fe sp an o f t he po lic y, p la n, o r pr og ra m m e A fr ic an en vi ro nm en t; • to im pr ov e S ou th A fr ic a’ s ca pa ci ty to m an ag e P O P s; • to r ed uc e S ou th A fr ic a’ s co nt rib ut io n to g lo ba l p ol lu ta nt lo ad in g; a nd • to c on tr ib ut e to m ee tin g S ou th A fr ic a’ s co m m itm en ts u nd er th e S to ck ho lm C on ve nt io n R eg is tr ar o f a gr ic ul tu ra l a nd st oc k re m ed ie s. P O P s pe st ic id es a re a m on g th e pe st ic id es th at p os e un m an ag ea bl e ris k th at h av e be en id en tif ie d fo r sp ec ia l at te nt io n. D o L p ro vi de s po lic y ad vi ce o n a ra ng e of is su es in cl ud in g na tio na l o cc up at io na l h ea lth an d sa fe ty , w or ke rs ’ co m pe ns at io n, a s w el l a s re vi ew in g, d ev el op in g an d im pl em en tin g sa fe ty s ta nd ar ds , e. g. fo r st or ag e an d ha nd lin g of ch em ic al s in th e w or kp la ce . T he D oL a ls o ad m in is te rs th e O cc up at io na l H ea lth a nd S af et y A ct a nd th e H az ar do us S ub st an ce s re gu la tio ns pr om ul ga te d un de r th e O cc up at io na l H ea lth a nd S af et y A ct w hi ch r eq ui re s al l ch em ic al s fo r us e in a w or k pl ac e to b e ac co m pa ni ed b y a M at er ia ls S af et y D at a S he et (M S D S ). T hi s w ill a pp ly to a ny P O P s ch em ic al s us ed in th e w or kp la ce . D W S is e nt ru st ed w ith t he This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 57 52 P la n or p ol ic y W ha t is t he p ol ic y ab ou t? H ow w ill th e D E A e ns ur e co m pl ia nc e to th e po lic y, pl an o r pr og ra m m e by ot he r or ga ns o f s ta te Li st o f af fe ct ed or ga ns o f st at e W ha t ar e th e re sp on si bi lit ie s of th e af fe ct ed o rg an s of s ta te ? R es ou rc es to e ns ur e co m pl ia nc e Li fe sp an o f t he po lic y, p la n, o r pr og ra m m e cu st od y of th e na tio n’ s w at er re so ur ce s. A s su ch th e D ep ar tm en t h as t he p ow er to re gu la te th e us e, fl ow a nd co nt ro l o f w at er in th e co un tr y an d cu rr en tly p er fo rm s bo th im pl em en ta tio n an d re gu la to ry fu nc tio ns in r es pe ct o f w at er qu al ity a nd q ua nt ity . T h e P ro gr am m e: W at er R es ou rc es M an ag em en t ( W R M ) is re sp on si bl e fo r en su rin g th at th e w at er r es ou rc es a re pr ot ec te d, u se d, m an ag ed a nd co nt ro lle d in a s us ta in ab le a nd eq ui ta bl e m an ne r. A lth ou gh n ot sp ec ifi ca lly d es ig ne d to e ns ur e co m pl ia nc e w ith th e ob lig at io ns un de r th e S to ck ho lm C on ve nt io n, c er ta in o f t he st ra te gi c ob je ct iv es o f t hi s P ro gr am m e ar e re le va nt to th e C on ve nt io n. D T I a dm in is te rs th e In te rn at io na l T ra de A dm in is tr at io n A ct ( IT A C ) w hi ch m ak es p ro vi si on fo r th e co nt ro l, th ro ug h a pe rm it sy st em , o f t he im po rt a nd e xp or t of g oo ds sp ec ifi ed b y re gu la tio n. T he im po rt a nd e xp or t co nt ro l This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 58 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 53 P la n or p ol ic y W ha t is t he p ol ic y ab ou t? H ow w ill th e D E A e ns ur e co m pl ia nc e to th e po lic y, pl an o r pr og ra m m e by ot he r or ga ns o f s ta te Li st o f af fe ct ed or ga ns o f st at e W ha t ar e th e re sp on si bi lit ie s of th e af fe ct ed o rg an s of s ta te ? R es ou rc es to e ns ur e co m pl ia nc e Li fe sp an o f t he po lic y, p la n, o r pr og ra m m e sy st em e xt en ds to c he m ic al s an d co ul d in cl ud e P O P s ch em ic al s. IT A C a dm in is te rs th e In te rn at io na l T ra de A dm in is tr at io n A ct w hi ch m ak es pr ov is io n fo r th e co nt ro l, th ro ug h a pe rm it sy st em , o f t he im po rt a nd e xp or t of g oo ds sp ec ifi ed b y re gu la tio n. S A R S p er fo rm s se ve ra l im po rt an t fu nc tio ns in in te rn at io na l a nd lo ca l t ra de , so m e of w hi ch a re r el ev an t t o P O P s m an ag em en t. O ne o f S A R S ’ c or e fu nc tio ns in cl ud e th e pr ov is io n of a c us to m s se rv ic e, w hi ch is c en tr al to re gu la tin g th e im po rt a nd e xp or t of P O P s an d en fo rc in g co m pl ia nc e w ith th e ob lig at io ns un de r th e S to ck ho lm C on ve nt io n to e lim in at e th e im po rt a nd e xp or t of c he m ic al s lis te d in A nn ex A t o th e C on ve nt io n. D S T ’s k ey fu nc tio ns in cl ud e de ve lo pi ng a nd c oo rd in at in g re se ar ch a nd te ch no lo gi ca l in no va tio n an d cr ea tin g ce nt re s This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 59 54 P la n or p ol ic y W ha t is t he p ol ic y ab ou t? H ow w ill th e D E A e ns ur e co m pl ia nc e to th e po lic y, pl an o r pr og ra m m e by ot he r or ga ns o f s ta te Li st o f af fe ct ed or ga ns o f st at e W ha t ar e th e re sp on si bi lit ie s of th e af fe ct ed o rg an s of s ta te ? R es ou rc es to e ns ur e co m pl ia nc e Li fe sp an o f t he po lic y, p la n, o r pr og ra m m e of e xc el le nc e' in s ci en ce a nd te ch no lo gy . D S T is h os tin g a N at io na l L ab or at or y S er vi ce w hi ch c ou ld b e us ef ul f or an al ys is fo r P O P s. S A M S A , u nd er th e D ep ar tm en t of T ra ns po rt is th e na tio na l m ar iti m e sa fe ty a ge nc y w ho se pr im ar y ta sk is m ar iti m e sa fe ty of th e en vi ro nm en t, m an ag in g oc ea n go in g ve ss el s th at a re o f lo ca l a nd in te rn at io na l o rig in an d is r es po ns ib le fo r im pl em en tin g an d en fo rc in g a nu m be r of in te rn at io na l co nv en tio ns th at p er ta in to th e m an ag em en t o f c he m ic al a nd ha za rd ou s su bs ta nc es . E nv iro nm en ta l Im pa ct A ss es sm en t a nd M an ag em en t S tr at eg y (E IA M S ) E IA M S a im s to pr ov id e a m or e ef fe ct iv e an d ef fic ie nt in te gr at ed en vi ro nm en ta l m an ag em en t ( IE M ) sy st em th at is su pp or te d by a r an ge of E M in st ru m en ts a nd to ol s. T he E IA M S h as be en in fo rm ed b y, a nd pr ov id es a s um m ar y Jo in t f or um s, e xi st in g co op er at iv e go ve rn an ce s tr uc tu re s, cl us te rs A ll th re e sp he re s of go ve rn m e nt N at io na l a nd p ro vi nc ia l go ve rn m en ts e ns ur e po lic y an d re gu la tio n as w el l a s im pl em en ta tio n. L oc al go ve rn m en t i s re sp on si bl e fo r im pl em en ta tio n. A llo ca tio ns 5 ye ar s This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 60 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 55 P la n or p ol ic y W ha t is t he p ol ic y ab ou t? H ow w ill th e D E A e ns ur e co m pl ia nc e to th e po lic y, pl an o r pr og ra m m e by ot he r or ga ns o f s ta te Li st o f af fe ct ed or ga ns o f st at e W ha t ar e th e re sp on si bi lit ie s of th e af fe ct ed o rg an s of s ta te ? R es ou rc es to e ns ur e co m pl ia nc e Li fe sp an o f t he po lic y, p la n, o r pr og ra m m e of , c le ar n at io na l di re ct iv es th at s ho ul d in fo rm t he su st ai na bi lit y pa th w ay of th e co un tr y, d ra w n fr om in te r al ia , t he N at io na l D ev el op m en t P la n (N D P ), th e M ed iu m T er m S tr at eg ic F ra m ew or k (M T S F ), P re si de nt ia l O ut co m e 10 a nd th e N at io na l S tr at eg y of S us ta in ab le D ev el op m en t ( N S S D ). T he E IA M S , t he re fo re fo cu se s on h ow to ch an ge th e cu rr en t IE M s ys te m to s up po rt th e m ov e to w ar ds a su st ai na bi lit y pa th fo r th e co un tr y. S ou th A fr ic an E nv iro nm en t O ut lo ok R ep or t (S A E O ) T he a im o f S A E O is to h ig h lig h t cr it ic al en vi ro n m en ta l a re as , o r “t ip p in g p o in ts ”, w he re d eb at es a nd in te rv en tio ns n ee d to oc cu r an d w hi ch r eq ui re un de rs ta nd in g, c o In te rg ov er nm en ta l ho riz on ta l c oo rd in at io n at a n at io na l l ev el in cl ud es : F or um o f S ou th A fr ic an H ea ds o f D ep ar tm en ts ( F O S A D ) an d th e cl us te r sy st em , in p ar tic ul ar t he C lu st er N at io na l go ve rn m en t ; pr ov in ci al go ve rn m en t ; l oc al go ve rn m en t ; r es ea rc h in st itu tio ns G o ve rn m en t’ s ro le is to a g g re g a te a v ar ie ty o f i nt er es ts fr om s oc ie ty to d ec id e w hi ch in te re st t ak es p rio rit y. A llo ca tio ns O ng oi ng This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 61 56 P la n or p ol ic y W ha t is t he p ol ic y ab ou t? H ow w ill th e D E A e ns ur e co m pl ia nc e to th e po lic y, pl an o r pr og ra m m e by ot he r or ga ns o f s ta te Li st o f af fe ct ed or ga ns o f st at e W ha t ar e th e re sp on si bi lit ie s of th e af fe ct ed o rg an s of s ta te ? R es ou rc es to e ns ur e co m pl ia nc e Li fe sp an o f t he po lic y, p la n, o r pr og ra m m e or di na tio n an d co op er at io n ac ro ss th e di ffe re nt s ec to rs a nd de ci si on m ak in g le ve ls of o ur s oc ie ty , f ro m th e in di vi du al a nd co m m un ity le ve l t o th e co rp or at e an d go ve rn m en t l ev el . fo r In te rn at io na l C oo pe ra tio n, T ra de a nd S ec ur ity , S oc ia l P ro te ct io n a nd C om m un ity D ev el op m en t, th e H um an D ev el op m en t C lu st er , t he E co no m ic S ec to rs a nd E m pl oy m en t C lu st er , an d th e In fr as tr uc tu re D ev el op m en t C lu st er V er tic al c oo rd in at io n w ith pr ov in ce s w ill b e ta ke pl ac e th ro ug h th e P re si de nt ’s C o or di na tin g C om m itt ee , m ee tin gs o f M IN T E C (M in is te ria l T ec hn ic al C om m itt ee ) an d M IN M E C ( M in is te rs a nd E xe cu tiv e C om m itt ee ) E nv iro nm en ta l Im pl em en ta tio n an d m an ag em en t P la ns ( E IP /E M P ) E IP a nd E M P g iv es ef fe ct to c oo pe ra tiv e go ve rn an ce b y co or di na tin g an d ha rm on iz in g en vi ro nm en ta l po lic ie s, p la ns , W or ki ng G ro up 3 S ub co m m itt ee o n E IP s an d E M P s N E M A S ch ed ul e 1 or ga ns of s ta te T he r ol e of S ch ed ul e 1 or ga ns of s ta te is to c om pi le E IP s an d re la te d an nu al p la ns a s w el l a s pa rt ic ip at e in th e co op er at iv e go ve rn an ce s tr uc tu re s A llo ca tio ns O ng oi ng This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 62 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 57 P la n or p ol ic y W ha t is t he p ol ic y ab ou t? H ow w ill th e D E A e ns ur e co m pl ia nc e to th e po lic y, pl an o r pr og ra m m e by ot he r or ga ns o f s ta te Li st o f af fe ct ed or ga ns o f st at e W ha t ar e th e re sp on si bi lit ie s of th e af fe ct ed o rg an s of s ta te ? R es ou rc es to e ns ur e co m pl ia nc e Li fe sp an o f t he po lic y, p la n, o r pr og ra m m e pr og ra m m es a nd de ci si on s of th e va rio us n at io na l de pa rt m en ts ex er ci si ng fu nc tio ns th at m ay a ffe ct th e en vi ro nm en t, an d of pr ov in ci al a nd lo ca l sp he re s of go ve rn m en t t o m in im iz e du pl ic at io n of p ro ce du re s an d fu nc tio ns a s w el l a s pr om ot in g co ns is te nc y. N at io na l W as te M an ag em en t S tr at eg y, N ov em be r 20 11 de ve lo pe d in te rm s of th e N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t: W as te A ct , 20 08 (N o. 5 9 of 2 00 8) T he N at io na l W as te M an ag em en t S tr at eg y (N W M S ) is a le gi sl at iv e re qu ire m en t of th e N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t: W as te A ct , 2 00 8 (A ct N o. 5 9 of 2 00 8) , t he “ W as te A ct ”. T he p ur po se o f th e N W M S is to ac hi ev e th e ob je ct s of th e W as te A ct . O rg an s of s ta te a nd a ffe ct ed pe rs on s ar e ob lig ed to P ar tn er sh ip s; pu bl ic at io n of st an da rd s fo r di sp os al of w as te to la nd fil l; co m pl et io n of a n at io n w id e as se ss m en t o f t he st ep s re qu ire d to st an da rd is e m an ag em en t a nd lic en si ng o f ex is tin g di sp os al s ite s; en co ur ag e ge ne ra l w as te tr an sp or te rs t o re gi st er w ith th e re le va nt W as te G ov er nm e nt ( in cl . m un ic ip al i tie s) T he N W M S is a n in st itu tio na lly in cl us iv e st ra te gy b ec au se it s ac hi ev em en t r el ie s on pa rt ic ip at io n by n um er ou s ro le pl ay er s in th e pu bl ic s ec to r, pr iv at e se ct or a nd c iv il so ci et y. G o ve rn m en t’ s ro le is to pr ov id e na tio na l r ec yc lin g in fr as tr uc tu re . A llo ca tio ns O ng oi ng This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 63 58 P la n or p ol ic y W ha t is t he p ol ic y ab ou t? H ow w ill th e D E A e ns ur e co m pl ia nc e to th e po lic y, pl an o r pr og ra m m e by ot he r or ga ns o f s ta te Li st o f af fe ct ed or ga ns o f st at e W ha t ar e th e re sp on si bi lit ie s of th e af fe ct ed o rg an s of s ta te ? R es ou rc es to e ns ur e co m pl ia nc e Li fe sp an o f t he po lic y, p la n, o r pr og ra m m e gi ve e ffe ct to th e N W M S . M an ag em en t O ffi ce r (a t na tio na l, pr ov in ci al a nd lo ca l l ev el s) ; l ic en si ng ; in du st ry w as te m an ag em en t p la ns 20 12 N at io na l F ra m ew or k fo r A ir Q ua lit y M an ag em en t i n th e R ep ub lic o f S ou th A fr ic a pr ep ar ed a s co nt em pl at ed in S ec tio n 7 of th e N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t: A ir Q ua lit y A ct , 20 04 ( N o. 3 9 of 20 04 ) an d se rv in g as th e D E A A ir Q ua lit y M an ag em en t P la n as co nt em pl at ed in S ec tio n 15 (1 ) of th e A ct T he p ur po se o f t he N at io na l F ra m ew or k is to a ch ie ve th e ob je ct iv es o f t he A ir Q ua lit y A ct , 2 00 4 (N o. 39 o f 2 00 4) , a nd a s su ch th e N at io na l F ra m ew or k pr ov id es a m ed iu m to lo ng t er m pl an o f t he p ra ct ic al im pl em en t of t he A Q A . T he fr am ew or k pr ov id e m ec ha ni sm s, sy st em s an d pr oc ed ur es to p ro m ot e ho lis tic a nd in te gr at ed ai r qu al ity m an ag em en t t hr ou gh po llu tio n pr ev en tio n an d m in im is at io n at so ur ce , a nd th ro ug h im pa ct m an ag em en t w ith r es pe ct to re ce iv in g en vi ro nm en t fr om lo ca l s ca le W or ki ng G ro up II : A ir Q ua lit y A ll th re e sp he re s of go ve rn m e nt D E A is t he n at io na l L ea d A ge nt fo r en vi ro nm en ta l m an ag em en t, an d he nc e ai r qu al ity m an ag em en t, an d m us t th er ef or e pr ov id e na tio na l no rm s an d st an da rd s to e ns ur e co or di na te d, in te gr at ed a nd co he si ve a ir qu al ity go ve rn an ce . P ro vi n ci al e n vi ro n m en ta l d ep ar tm en ts a re th e pr ov in ci al Le ad A ge nt s fo r en vi ro nm en ta l m an ag em en t, an d he nc e ai r qu al ity m an ag em en t, in e ac h pr ov in ce a nd m us t t he re fo re pr ov id e, w he re n ec es sa ry , pr ov in ci al n or m s an d st an da rd s to e ns ur e co or di na te d, in te gr at ed a nd c oh es iv e ai r qu al ity g ov er na nc e in th e pr ov in ce . M u n ic ip al it ie s ha ve a n um be r of r es po ns ib ili tie s w ith in th e go ve rn an ce c yc le w hi ch is de sc rib ed in C ha pt er 4 o f t he A llo ca tio ns O ng oi ng This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 64 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 59 P la n or p ol ic y W ha t is t he p ol ic y ab ou t? H ow w ill th e D E A e ns ur e co m pl ia nc e to th e po lic y, pl an o r pr og ra m m e by ot he r or ga ns o f s ta te Li st o f af fe ct ed or ga ns o f st at e W ha t ar e th e re sp on si bi lit ie s of th e af fe ct ed o rg an s of s ta te ? R es ou rc es to e ns ur e co m pl ia nc e Li fe sp an o f t he po lic y, p la n, o r pr og ra m m e in te rn at io na l i ss ue s. H en ce , t he N at io na l F ra m ew or k pr ov id es no rm s an d st an da rd s fo r al l t ec hn ic al as pe ct s of a ir qu al ity m an ag em en t. fr am ew or k. O th er n at io n al d ep ar tm en ts (D A F F , D o E , D oH , D oL , D W A , D R D LR , D oT , D H S , D oD , D P E , D T I a nd D S T ) w ith in th ei r va rio us ju ris di ct io ns , ha ve a n im pa ct o n ai r qu al ity a nd , he nc e, h av e an in te re st o r re sp on si bi lit ie s in r es pe ct o f m an ag in g at m os ph er ic em is si on s w ith in th ei r ju ris di ct io ns . N at io na l P ro te ct ed A re as E xp an si on S tr at eg y T he N at io na l P ro te ct ed A re as S tr at eg y (N P A E S ) ai m s to a ch ie ve c os t ef fe ct iv e pr ot ec te d ar ea e xp an si on fo r ec ol og ic al su st ai na bi lit y an d in cr ea se d re si lie nc e to cl im at e ch an ge . T he st ra te gy h ig hl ig ht s w ay s in w hi ch th e co un tr y ca n be m or e ef fic ie nt a nd e ffe ct iv e in a llo ca tin g th e sc ar ce h um an a nd fin an ci al r es ou rc es av ai la bl e fo r pr ot ec te d Im pl em en ta tio n of th e N P A E S w ill r el y on a ra ng e of m ec ha ni sm s, in cl ud in g de cl ar at io n of pu bl ic la nd a va ila bl e fo r co ns er va tio n, la nd ac qu is iti on ( th ro ug h do na tio ns , p ur ch as e, le as in g) , an d ne go tia tio n of co nt ra ct ua l ar ra ng em en ts w ith la nd ow ne rs . B io di ve rs ity st ew ar ds hi p pr og ra m m es w hi ch en co ur ag e co nt ra ct ua l ar ra ng em en ts w ith D E A , S A N P ar ks , D A F F , pr ov in ci al co ns er va ti on au th or iti es T he r ol es o f t he o rg an s of s ta te is t o fa ci lit at e an d en te r in to ar ra ng em en ts w ith la nd ow ne rs A llo ca tio ns O ng oi ng This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 65 60 P la n or p ol ic y W ha t is t he p ol ic y ab ou t? H ow w ill th e D E A e ns ur e co m pl ia nc e to th e po lic y, pl an o r pr og ra m m e by ot he r or ga ns o f s ta te Li st o f af fe ct ed or ga ns o f st at e W ha t ar e th e re sp on si bi lit ie s of th e af fe ct ed o rg an s of s ta te ? R es ou rc es to e ns ur e co m pl ia nc e Li fe sp an o f t he po lic y, p la n, o r pr og ra m m e ar ea e xp an si on . I t s et s ta rg et s fo r pr ot ec te d ar ea e xp an si on , pr ov id es m ap s of th e m os t i m po rt an t a re as fo r pr ot ec te d ar ea ex pa ns io n, a nd m ak es re co m m en da tio ns o n m ec ha ni sm s fo r pr ot ec te d ar ea ex pa ns io n. T he co m m on s et o f t ar ge t an d sp at ia l p rio rit ie s pr ov id ed b y th e N P A E S e na bl e co or di na tio n be tw ee n th e m an y ro le p la ye rs in vo lv ed in p ro te ct ed ar ea e xp an si on . la nd ow ne rs . W or ki ng G ro up 1 w ill r em ai n a cr uc ia l i ns tr um en t. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 66 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 61 SE C T IO N 5 : D E SC R IP T IO N O F P R IO R IT IE S R E G A R D IN G C O M P LI A N C E W IT H D E A P O LI C IE S B Y O T H E R O R G A N S O F ST A T E A N D P E R SO N S T hi s se ct io n of th e pl an p ro vi de s a de sc rip tio n of p rio rit ie s re ga rd in g co m pl ia nc e w ith D E A ’s p ol ic ie s by o th er o rg an s of s ta te . T a b le 8 : P rio rit ie s po lic ie s, p la ns a nd p ro gr am m es r eg ar di ng c om pl ia nc e w ith D E A p ol ic ie s N am e o f p o lic y, p la n an d p ro g ra m m e D at e o f co m m en ce m en t o f p o lic y, p la n o r p ro g ra m m e (i n cl u d in g d u ra ti o n w h er e ap p lic ab le ) D es cr ip ti o n o f ri sk o f n o n c o m p lia n ce b y o th er o rg an s o f st at e D es cr ip ti o n o f ex p ec te d st at e o f co m p lia n ce N am e o f af fe ct ed o rg an (s ) o f st at e T ar g et ti m ef ra m e o f co m p lia n ce D es cr ip ti o n o f m ea su re s to b e in tr o d u ce d b y D E A to en su re co m p lia n ce R ev ie w o f E nv iro nm en ta l im pl em en ta tio n pl an s (E IP s) a nd en vi ro nm en ta l m an ag em en t pl an s (E M P s) re qu ire d in te rm s of C ha pt er 3 o f N E M A 19 98 P ro ce du re s fo r co op er at iv e go ve rn an ce ( in cl . co m pi la tio ns o f E IP s an d E M P s as w el l a s su bm is si on s of a nn ua l re po rt s an d pa rt ic ip at io n in in te rg ov er nm en ta l fo ru m s) a re le gi sl at ed an d th e ris k is to ta l co lla ps e of th es e pr oc ed ur es d ue to co nt in ui ng n on co m pl ia nc e by sc he du le s 1 an d 2 or ga ns o f s ta te F ul l c om pl ia nc e w ith pr oc ed ur es fo r co op er at iv e go ve rn an ce a s pr ov id ed in N E M A A dh er en ce to th e re qu ire m en ts o f C ha pt er 3 ( i.e . co m pi la tio n of E IP s an d E M P s an d su bm is si on o f a nn ua l re po rt s) b y al l N E M A sc he du le s 1 an d 2 or ga ns o f s ta te a nd pr op er fu nc tio ni ng o f co op er at iv e go ve rn an ce s tr uc tu re s A ll N E M A sc he du le s 1 an d 2 or ga ns o f s ta te 20 20 S ub co m m itt ee o n E IP s an d E M P s, W or ki ng G ro up 3 , bi la te ra l m ee tin gs , le tte rs t o af fe ct ed or ga ns o f s ta te , in vo lv em en t of M IN T E C H a nd A ud ito r G en er al , aw ar en es s ra is in g U ni te d N at io ns (U N ) D at e S ig n ed : 9 Ja nu ar y 19 95 In te rm s of th is C on ve nt io n, S ou th In cr ea se in pe rc en ta ge o f E nv iro nm en ta l A ffa irs ( W or ki ng fo r 20 19 A w ar en es s ca m pa ig ns a nd This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 67 62 N am e o f p o lic y, p la n an d p ro g ra m m e D at e o f co m m en ce m en t o f p o lic y, p la n o r p ro g ra m m e (i n cl u d in g d u ra ti o n w h er e ap p lic ab le ) D es cr ip ti o n o f ri sk o f n o n c o m p lia n ce b y o th er o rg an s o f st at e D es cr ip ti o n o f ex p ec te d st at e o f co m p lia n ce N am e o f af fe ct ed o rg an (s ) o f st at e T ar g et ti m ef ra m e o f co m p lia n ce D es cr ip ti o n o f m ea su re s to b e in tr o d u ce d b y D E A to en su re co m p lia n ce C on ve nt io n to C om ba t D es er tif ic at io n R at if ic at io n : 30 S ep te m be r 19 97 E n tr y In to F o rc e: 2 9 D ec em be r 19 97 A fr ic a ha s an o bl ig at io n to id en tif y th e fa ct or s co nt rib ut in g to de se rt ifi ca tio n an d pr ac tic al m ea su re s to co m ba t d es er tif ic at io n an d m iti ga te th e ef fe ct s of d ro ug ht . I f n ot hi ng is do ne in t hi s re ga rd , th e co un tr y w ill n ot b e ho no ur in g its in te rn at io na l co m m itm en t. he ct ar es o f l an d un de r re ha bi lit at io n/ re st or at io n (in iti al ) as w el l a s nu m be r of w et la nd s be in g re ha bi lit at ed a nd nu m be r of e m er gi ng in va si ve s pe ci es ta rg et ed fo r ea rly de te ct io n pr og ra m m es ) A gr ic ul tu re , F or es tr y an d F is he rie s (f or es tr y ar ea s) ce le br at io n of W et la nd D ay E xp an si on o f th e co ns er va tio n ar ea e st at e th ro ug h de cl ar at io n of st at e ow ne d pr ot ec te d ar ea s, M P A s an d bi od iv er si ty st ew ar ds hi p 20 10 T he r is k is fa ilu re to m ee t t he e xp an si on ta rg et a nd c om pe tin g la nd u se s. R ec or d in cr ea se o f pe rc en ta ge o f l an d un de r co ns er va tio n D E A , S A N P ar ks an d pr ov in ce s 20 19 D is tr ib ut io n of th e P ro te ct ed A re as E xp an si on S tr at eg y C B D C on ve nt io n on B io lo gi ca l D iv er si ty D at e S ig n ed : 04 J un e 19 99 R at if ic at io n : 02 N ov em be r 19 95 A cc es si o n :1 4 A ug us t 2 00 3 (R ) E n tr y in to F o rc e: D ec em be r 19 93 Lo ss o f b io di ve rs ity R ed uc tio n in th e lo ss of s pe ci es a nd en jo ym en t o f ec os ys te m s se rv ic es D E A , S A N B I a nd pr ov in ce s 20 20 N ew le gi sl at iv e to ol s de ve lo pe d fo r sp ec ie s an d ec os ys te m s in tr od uc ed This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 68 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 63 N am e o f p o lic y, p la n an d p ro g ra m m e D at e o f co m m en ce m en t o f p o lic y, p la n o r p ro g ra m m e (i n cl u d in g d u ra ti o n w h er e ap p lic ab le ) D es cr ip ti o n o f ri sk o f n o n c o m p lia n ce b y o th er o rg an s o f st at e D es cr ip ti o n o f ex p ec te d st at e o f co m p lia n ce N am e o f af fe ct ed o rg an (s ) o f st at e T ar g et ti m ef ra m e o f co m p lia n ce D es cr ip ti o n o f m ea su re s to b e in tr o d u ce d b y D E A to en su re co m p lia n ce U N C L O S U ni te d N at io ns C on ve nt io n of th e La w o f t he S ea D at e S ig n ed : 10 D ec em b er 19 82 R at if ic at io n : 23 D ec em be r 19 97 E n tr y in to F o rc e: 1 6 N o ve m b er 1 99 4 F ra gm en te d de ve lo pm en t a nd im pl em en ta tio n of po lic ie s re la te d to th e se a F ul ly f le dg ed W at er Q ua lit y m on ito rin g pr og ra m m e ex te nd ed to a ll pr io rit y ar ea s an d ac hi ev e a fu nc tio na l N at io na l P ol lu tio n La bo ra to ry D ep ar tm en t o f E nv iro nm en ta l A ffa irs w ith S up po rt fr om D ep ar tm en t o f W at er a nd S an ita tio n, a nd A gr ic ul tu re F or es tr y an d F is he rie s 20 19 Im pr ov e co or di na tio n an d im pl em en ta tio n of po lic ie s re la te d to th e se a U N F C C C U ni te d N at io ns F ra m ew or k C on ve nt io n on C lim at e C ha ng e D at e S ig n ed : 15 J un e 19 93 R at if ic at io n : 29 A ug us t 1 99 7 (R ) A cc es si o n : 31 Ju ly 2 00 2 (A c) E n tr y in to F o rc e: 2 7 N ov em be r 19 97 , 15 J an ua ry 1 99 0 (A c) In cr ea se in te m pe ra tu re s an d lo ss of b io di ve rs ity d ue to im pa ct s of c lim at e ch an ge N at io na l f ra m ew or k fo r cl im at e se rv ic es es ta bl is he d E nv iro nm en ta l A ffa irs s up po rt ed by S ou th A fr ic an W ea th er S er vi ce s 20 19 In tr od uc tio n of le gi sl at iv e to ol s S to ck h o lm C on ve nt io n on P er si st en t O rg an ic P ol lu ta nt s D at e S ig ne d: 2 3 M ay 2 00 1 R at ifi ca tio n: 0 4 N ov em be r 20 02 E nt ry in to F or ce : 23 M ay 2 00 1 E xp os ur e to P er si st en t O rg an ic P ol lu ta nt s (P O P s) c an le ad to se rio us h ea lth e ffe ct s in cl ud in g ce rt ai n ca nc er s, b irt h de fe ct s, dy sf un ct io na l i m m un e an d re pr od uc tiv e sy st em s, g re at er su sc ep tib ili ty to d is ea se an d ev en d im in is he d Im pr ov ed m an ag em en t o f P O P s D E A 20 18 N at io na l C he m ic al s m an ag em en t p ol ic y de ve lo pe d This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 69 64 N am e o f p o lic y, p la n an d p ro g ra m m e D at e o f co m m en ce m en t o f p o lic y, p la n o r p ro g ra m m e (i n cl u d in g d u ra ti o n w h er e ap p lic ab le ) D es cr ip ti o n o f ri sk o f n o n c o m p lia n ce b y o th er o rg an s o f st at e D es cr ip ti o n o f ex p ec te d st at e o f co m p lia n ce N am e o f af fe ct ed o rg an (s ) o f st at e T ar g et ti m ef ra m e o f co m p lia n ce D es cr ip ti o n o f m ea su re s to b e in tr o d u ce d b y D E A to en su re co m p lia n ce in te lli ge nc e. M or eo ve r, th e ris k fa ilu re to m ee t th e co un tr y ob lig at io n Lo ca l G ov er nm en t S up po rt a nd E ng ag em en t D at e o f A p p ro va l: F eb ru ar y 20 14 D ec re as e in th e nu m be r of en vi ro nm en ta l i ss ue s re fle ct ed in lo ca l go ve rn m en t p la ns P er ce nt ag e im pl em en ta tio n of t he Lo ca l G ov er nm en t S up po rt S tr at eg y D E A 20 20 D ef in e th e ro le o f Lo ca l G ov er nm en t i n en vi ro nm en ta l m an ag em en t a nd es ta bl is h th e co st s of p er fo rm in g th e fu nc tio ns b y m un ic ip al iti es SE C T IO N 6 : D E SC R IP T IO N O F T H E E X T E N T O F C O M P LI A N C E W IT H D E A P O LI C IE S B Y O T H E R O R G A N S O F ST A T E T hi s se ct io n of th e pl an p ro vi de s a de sc rip tio n of th e ch al le ng es o f c om pl yi ng w ith s el ec te d D E A p ol ic ie s ag ai ns t t he e xp ec te d st at e of c om pl ia nc e w ith p ol ic y. F ur th er m or e, a n in di ca tio n of t he c ha lle ng es o f c om pl yi ng w ith th e pr ep ar at io n an d su bm is si on o f E IP s an d E M P s b y or ga ns o f s ta te lis te d in s ch ed ul es 1 a nd 2 o f N E M A is p ro vi de d. T a b le 9 : E xt en t o f c om pl ia nc e w ith D E A p ol ic ie s P o lic y E xt en t o f co m p lia n ce w it h p o lic y D es cr ip tio n of e xp ec te d st at e of c om pl ia nc e O rg an o f S ta te ex pe ct ed to co m pl y W ha t ar e th e co m pl ia nc e ch al le ng es ? W hi te P ap er o n U se o f e nv iro nm en ta l p ol ic y by a ll sp he re s of A ll sp he re s of N on a lig ne d an d un co or di na te d This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 70 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 65 E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t P ol ic y fo r S ou th A fr ic a, 1 99 8 go ve rn m en t. T he p ol ic y in te nd s to a ch ie ve a bo ld p ar ad ig m s hi ft in g ov er nm en t p ol ic y th at in tr od uc ed a n in te gr at ed a nd c oo rd in at ed m an ag em en t r eg im e th at : • ad dr es se s th e to ta l e nv iro nm en t a nd a ll hu m an a ct iv iti es im pa ct in g on it , a nd • w ill e ns ur e th at a ll as pe ct s of en vi ro nm en ta l g ov er na nc e in cl ud in g no rm s, s ta nd ar ds , l eg is la tio n, ad m in is tr at io n an d en fo rc em en t a re d ea lt w ith u ni fo rm ly a cr os s de pa rt m en ts a nd in al l s ph er es o f g ov er nm en t. go ve rn m en t an d th ei r en tit ie s go ve rn m en t p ol ic ie s N at io na l P ol ic y fo r th e pr ov is io n of b as ic r ef us e re m ov al s er vi ce s to in di ge nt ho us eh ol ds , 2 01 1 T he p ur po se o f th e N at io na l P ol ic y fo r th e P ro vi si on o f B as ic R ef us e R em ov al S er vi ce s to In di ge nt H ou se ho ld s is to e ns ur e th at p oo r (in di ge nt ) ho us eh ol ds h av e ac ce ss to a t l ea st ba si c (e ss en tia l) re fu se r em ov al s er vi ce s fr om th e co nc er ne d m un ic ip al ity . M ee tin g th is pu rp os e re qu ire s al ig ni ng th e N at io na l P ol ic y fo r th e P ro vi si on o f B as ic R ef us e R em ov al S er vi ce s to In di ge nt H ou se ho ld s w ith a lre ad y ex is tin g ke y re le va nt le gi sl at io n, In di ge nt P ol ic ie s fo r di ffe re nt m un ic ip al iti es , f in an ci al m an ag em en t s ys te m s, w hi le b ei ng m in df ul o f th e ne ed to e ns ur e th at th er e is u ni fo rm ity w he n de al in g w ith v ar io us c as es o f t he in di ge nt ho us eh ol ds . P ro vi nc es a nd m un ic ip al iti es S ou th A fr ic an m un ic ip al iti es fa ce a n um be r of c ha lle ng es w ith r es pe ct to d el iv er in g an ef fe ct iv e an d su st ai na bl e w as te s er vi ce to al l h ou se ho ld s, in cl ud in g in su ffi ci en t bu dg et , s ki lle d ca pa ci ty , l ac k of a pp ro pr ia te eq ui pm en t a nd p oo r ac ce ss to s er vi ce ar ea s. T he se c ha lle ng es a re e xa ce rb at ed by g ro w in g ur ba n po pu la tio ns w ho n ee d ac ce ss to m un ic ip al s er vi ce s an d m ig ra tio n fr om r ur al to u rb an a re as . S ou th A fr ic a' s ra pi dl y gr ow in g ec on om y is a ls o ex pe ct ed to s ee in cr ea si ng v ol um es o f w as te b ei ng ge ne ra te d. N E M : W as te A ct ( 59 /2 00 8) : N at io na l P ol ic y in T he rm al T re at m en t o f G en er al a nd H az ar do us W as te S ou th A fr ic a ha s se ve ra l n ot ab le w as te m an ag em en t p ol ic ie s, p la ns a nd s tr at eg ie s th at su pp or t t he w as te m an ag em en t h ie ra rc hy . H ow ev er , t he d ev el op m en t a nd im pl em en ta tio n of c er ta in w as te m an ag em en t a lte rn at iv es , w hi ch w ou ld a llo w w as te to b e be tte r m an ag ed w ith in th e w as te h ie ra rc hy , h av e be en re st ric te d pa rt ly d ue to th e ab se nc e of d ec is iv e na tio na l p ol ic y re la te d to w as te tr ea tm en t a nd re co ve ry th ro ug h th er m al p ro ce ss es , i nc lu di ng de di ca te d in ci ne ra tio n an d co p ro ce ss in g in ce m en t p ro du ct io n. A ll sp he re s of G ov er nm en t U se o f t he p ro po se d co nd iti on s of en vi ro nm en ta l a ut ho ris at io ns b y th e re le va nt L ic en si ng A ut ho rit y fo r ac tiv iti es tr ig ge re d by th e N E M A ; N E M :W A a nd N E M : A Q A . This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 71 66 T he la ck in p ol ic y di re ct io n ha s re su lte d in o r co nt rib ut ed to a n um be r of c on st ra in ts . I n m an y in st an ce s, th es e co ns tr ai nt s in cl ud e po or en vi ro nm en ta l p er fo rm an ce r el at ed to w as te m an ag em en t i n th e co un tr y, th e la ck o f, de la ye d or c on fli ct in g de ci si on m ak in g re ga rd in g th e au th or is at io n of w as te in ci ne ra tio n an d co p ro ce ss in g ac tiv iti es , un ce rt ai nt y in G ov er nm en t a nd in du st ry w ith re ga rd to e xp lo rin g an d de ve lo pi ng th es e te ch no lo gi es a s w as te m an ag em en t o pt io ns , an d si gn ifi ca nt o pp os iti on fr om c er ta in s ec to rs of s oc ie ty th at o pp os e an y fo rm o f t he rm al w as te tr ea tm en t. A s a re su lt, P ro vi nc ia l E nv iro nm en ta l D ep ar tm en ts , N G O s an d In du st ry h av e in th e pa st r eq ue st ed d ec is iv e di re ct io n on th e ap pl ic at io n of th es e te ch no lo gi es . T hi s po lic y re sp on ds to th es e ca lls , a nd p ro vi de s th e ce rt ai nt y re qu ire d to a llo w fo r th e de ve lo pm en t of a lte rn at iv e w as te tr ea tm en t t ec hn ol og ie s in th e co un tr y, p ar tic ul ar ly th e es ta bl is hm en t a nd m an ag em en t o f w as te in ci ne ra tio n or c o pr oc es si ng o f w as te a s A F R s in c em en t pr od uc tio n. W hi te P ap er o n th e N at io na l E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t of th e O ce an , 2 01 3 O ce an s po lic ie s se ek to im pr ov e se ct or al m an ag em en t o f t he o ce an s ec to r an d pl an ni ng an d m an ag em en t ac ro ss s ec to rs fo r ac cu m ul at ed a nd a gg re ga te d im pa ct s. T hu s th e ex pe ct ed c om pl ia nc e is a lig nm en t o f po lic ie s an d in te rv en tio ns . A ll sp he re s of G ov er nm en t La ck o f a lig nm en t o f p ol ic ie s an d in te rv en tio ns W hi te P ap er o n N at io na l C lim at e C ha ng e R es po ns e, 20 11 T he e xp ec te d st at e of c om pl ia nc e w ith t hi s W hi te P ap er w ill b e th e ac hi ev em en t of G ov er nm en t’s v is io n fo r an e ffe ct iv e cl im a te ch an ge r es po ns e an d th e lo ng t er m , j us t tr an si tio n to a c lim at e r es ili en t a nd lo w er ca rb on e co no m y an d so ci et y. S ou th A fr ic a’ s re sp on se to c lim a te c ha ng e ha s tw o ob je ct iv es : A ll sp he re s of G ov er nm en t C ha lle ng es a re a ro un d bu si ne ss b uy in o n m iti ga tio n as pe ct s. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 72 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 67 • E ffe ct iv el y m an ag e in ev ita bl e cl im at e ch an ge im pa ct s th ro ug h in te rv en tio ns th at bu ild a nd s us ta in S ou th A fr ic a’ s so ci al , ec on om ic a nd e nv iro nm en ta l r es ili en ce an d em er ge nc y re sp on se c ap ac ity . • M ak e a fa ir co nt rib ut io n to th e gl ob al e ffo rt to s ta bi lis e gr ee nh ou se g as ( G H G ) co nc en tr at io ns in th e at m os ph er e at a le ve l th at a vo id s da ng er ou s an th ro po ge ni c in te rf er en ce w ith t he c lim at e sy st em w ith in a tim ef ra m e th at e na bl es e co no m ic , s oc ia l an d en vi ro nm en ta l d ev el op m en t t o pr oc ee d in a s us ta in ab le m an ne r. O rg an s of s ta te a re th er ef or e ex pe ct ed to a lig n th ei r in te rv en tio ns . W hi te P ap er f or S us ta in ab le C oa st al D ev el op m en t i n S ou th A fr ic a, 2 00 0 H is to ric al ly a ct iv iti es th at a re u nd er ta ke n in t he oc ea n an d co as ta l e nv iro nm en ts h av e be en re gu la te d by in di vi du al d ep ar tm en ts a nd o th er or ga ns o f s ta te . H ow ev er , t hi s is d on e w ith re ga rd to th ei r re sp ec tiv e ec on om ic m an da te s an d do es n ot a lw ay s ad eq ua te ly c on si de r th e m an da te o f c on se rv at io n an d pr ot ec tio n or a ho lis tic a pp ro ac h to th e m an ag em en t o f pr es su re s. A c oo rd in at ed a pp ro ac h w ill fa ci lit at e ef fic ie nc ie s an d co st s av in g in s ec to rs co op er at in g to s up po rt e ac h ot he r's e ffo rt s to ex pa nd e xi st in g se ct or s an d ex pl or e ne w se ct or s. A m on gs t, ot he rs , S ou th A fr ic a' s oc ea n po lic y th er ef or e ta ke s co gn is an ce o f t he re sp on si bi lit ie s in th e m ar in e ar ea u nd er it s na tio na l j ur is di ct io n to e ns ur e co o rd in at io n an d ha rm on is at io n of p ol ic ie s, le gi sl at io n an d ac tio ns r el at in g to th e en vi ro nm en t a t a n in te rg ov er nm en ta l l ev el . D E A a nd c oa st al pr ov in ce s C on tin ui ng li m ite d co or di na tio n an d ha rm on is at io n of p la nn in g, im pl em en ta tio n an d re po rt in g by c oa st al p ro vi nc es . N at io na l S tr at eg y fo r S us ta in ab le D ev el op m e nt , 20 11 “S ou th A fr ic a as pi re s to b e a su st ai na bl e, ec on om ic al ly p ro sp er ou s an d se lf re lia nt n at io n st at e th at s af eg ua rd s its d em oc ra cy b y m ee tin g th e fu nd am en ta l h um an n ee ds o f i ts p eo pl e, b y m an ag in g its li m ite d ec ol og ic al r es ou rc es re sp on si bl y fo r cu rr e nt a nd fu tu re g en er at io ns , A ll sp he re s of go ve rn m en t a nd pu bl ic e nt iti es La ck o f i nt eg ra tio n of th e na tio na l s tr at eg y in to o rg an s of s ta te p la ns . T hu s lim iti ng re po rt in g an d pa rt ic ip at io n in th e na tio na l st ru ct ur es a s w el l a s in te rv en tio ns un de rt ak en . This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 73 68 an d by a dv an ci ng e ffi ci en t a nd e ffe ct iv e in te gr at ed p la nn in g an d go ve rn an ce t hr ou gh na tio na l, re gi on al a nd g lo ba l c ol la bo ra tio n” . I n or de r to a ch ie ve th is , t he re a re a s et o f in te rv en tio ns , in di ca to rs t ha t sh ou ld b e in co rp or at ed in p la ns , an d in st itu tio na l ar ra ng em en ts w he re r el ev an t o rg an s of s ta te (in cl ud in g no n st at e pa rt ie s) p ar tic ip at e. T he re ar e al so fe ed ba ck a nd r ep or tin g m ec ha ni sm s on p ro gr es s w ith th e in di ca to rs T he p as t r ou nd s of E nv iro nm en ta l I m pl em en ta tio n an d M an ag em en t P la ns w er e ch ar ac te riz ed b y er ra tic c om pl ia nc e in te rm s of p re pa ra tio n of E IP s an d E M P s an d re po rt in g, e sp ec ia lly r el at in g to n at io na l d ep ar tm en ts . T he e xt en t o f t he c ha lle ng es o f c om pl yi ng w ith p re pa ra tio n of E IP s an d E M P s by N E M A s ch ed ul es 1 a nd 2 o rg an s of s ta te in t he p as t ed iti on s is il lu st ra te d th ro ug h th e ta bl e be lo w . This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 74 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 69 T a b le 1 0 : C om pl ia nc e w ith E IP s an d E M P s D ep ar tm en ts Im p ac ti n g o n t h e E n vi ro n m en t 1s t G az et te d at e 2n d G az et te d at e A gr ic ul tu re , F or es tr y an d F is he rie s 17 M ay 2 00 2, G .N . 2 33 74 , N .N . 6 59 D ef en ce a nd M ili ta ry V et er an s 6 F eb ru ar y 20 02 , G .N . 2 20 22 , N .N . 2 49 22 A ug us t 2 00 8 E nv iro nm en ta l A ffa irs 28 M ar ch 2 00 2, G .N . 2 32 32 , N .N . 3 54 15 S ep te m be r 20 08 H um an S et tle m en ts G .N . 2 33 74 3 A pr il 20 09 R ur al D ev el op m en t an d La nd R ef or m 20 00 , G .N . 2 15 62 , V ol . 4 23 3 M ar ch 2 01 1 T ra de a nd In du st ry 28 M ar ch 2 00 2, G .N . 2 32 54 , N .N . 4 04 18 J ul y 20 05 T ra ns po rt 13 D ec em be r 20 02 , G .N . 2 41 40 11 D ec em be r 20 09 E ne rg y 14 D ec em be r 20 01 , G .N . 2 29 29 , V ol . 4 38 16 J ul y 20 08 T ou ris m 28 M ar ch 2 00 2, G .N . 2 32 32 , N .N . 3 54 W at er A ffa irs a nd S an ita tio n 14 D ec em be r 20 01 , G .N . 2 29 29 , V ol . 4 38 23 J an ua ry 2 00 9 P ub lic W or ks P ub lic E nt er pr is es D ep ar tm en ts M an ag in g t h e E n vi ro n m en t D at e E nv iro nm en ta l A ffa irs 28 M ar ch 2 00 2, G .N . 2 32 32 , N .N . 3 54 15 S ep te m be r 20 08 W at er A ffa irs a nd S an ita tio n 14 D ec em be r 20 01 , G .N . 2 29 29 , V ol . 4 38 23 J an ua ry 2 00 9 M in er al R es ou rc es 23 F eb ru ar y 20 01 , G .N . 2 20 80 16 J ul y 20 08 E ne rg y 23 F eb ru ar y 20 01 , G .N . 2 20 80 16 J ul y 20 08 R ur al D ev el op m en t an d La nd R ef or m 20 00 , G .N . 2 15 62 , V ol . 4 23 3 M ar ch 2 01 1 H ea lth 25 N ov em be r 20 09 La bo ur 27 M ay 2 00 2, G .N . 2 33 95 , N .N . 7 35 0 H um an S et tle m en ts 3 A pr il 20 09 P ro vi n ce s D at e E as te rn C ap e 24 M ar ch 2 01 4 F re e S ta te 13 D ec em be r 20 02 , N .N . 8 9 13 J un e 20 14 G au te ng 22 F eb ru ar y 20 02 , P .G . E xt ra or di na ry N o. 4 6, N .N . 48 8 5 Ju ly 2 01 0 K w a Z ul u N at al 13 M ay 2 00 9 Li m po po 20 01 , P .G . 7 55 , N .N . 1 86 M pu m al an ga 1 N ov em be r 20 01 , P .G . 7 90 , N .N . 2 70 30 S ep te m be r 20 09 N or th W es t 1 D ec em be r 20 08 N or th er n C ap e 13 J un e 20 08 W es te rn C ap e 4 N ov em be r 20 02 , P .G . 59 40 20 A ug us t 2 01 0 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 75 70 SE C T IO N 7 : A R R A N G E M E N T S FO R C O O P E R A T IO N W IT H O T H E R N A T IO N A L D E P A R T M E N T S A N D SP H E R E S O F G O V E R N M E N T T hi s se ct io n pr ov id es a n ov er vi ew o f in st itu tio na l a rr an ge m en ts in cl ud in g st ru ct ur es , pr oc ed ur es a nd a gr ee m en ts im pl em en te d by D E A t o fa ci lit at e co o rd in at io n an d co o pe ra tio n w ith n at io na l, pr ov in ci al a nd l oc al g ov er nm en t de pa rt m en ts a nd e nv iro nm en ta l st ak eh ol de rs . F ur th er m or e, t he se ct io n ou tli ne s co o pe ra tiv e ar ra ng em en ts t ha t ar e co o rd in at ed b y ot he r se ct or s to w hi ch D E A p ar tic ip at es . C o o pe ra tio n ar ra ng em en ts p ro vi de d in t hi s se ct io n ar e ca te go riz ed in to in te rn al ( i.e . D E A c o or di na te d) a nd e xt er na l ( i.e . o th er s ec to rs ’ c o o rd in at ed ) ar ra ng em en ts . T a b le 1 1 : In te rn al C oo pe ra tio n A rr an ge m en ts N am e o f co o p er at io n m ec h an is m (i n cl u d in g id en ti fi ca ti o n o f w h et h er it is a co m m it te e, M o U , et c) D es cr ip ti o n o f th e p u rp o se o f th e co o p er at io n m ec h an is m D o es t h e co o p er at io n m ec h an is m h av e a lim it ed lif es p an ? If s o w h at is t h at lif es p an ? W h o a re t h e p ar ti es , r o le p la ye rs , e tc . t o t h e co o p er at io n m ec h an is m ? A re t h e p ar ti es , r o le p la ye rs co m m it te d t o th e m ec h an is m ? O ce an s E co no m y C oo rd in at in g C om m itt ee T he p ur po se o f t he C om m itt ee is to c oo rd in at e th e im pl em en ta tio n of t he O ce an s E co no m y P la n N o N at io na l d ep ar tm en ts ( D E A C ha irs ) Y es M IN T E C H T he p ur po se o f t he M IN T E C H ( in te rg ov er nm en ta l te ch ni ca l s tr uc tu re ) is to m ai nt ai n an d im pl em en t ef fe ct iv e in te rg ov er nm en ta l r el at io ns th at e ns ur e, th e en vi ro nm en ta l s ec to r re sp on ds to g ov er nm en t pr io rit ie s, g oa ls a nd s us ta in ab le d ev el op m en t ag en da . T he r ol es o f t hi s in te rg ov er nm en ta l t ec hn ic al st ru ct ur e ar e to : • ad vi se th e in te rg ov er nm en ta l f or um ( M IN M E C s) on m at te rs a ffe ct in g th e en vi ro nm en t s ec to r; • re fe r cr os sc ut tin g is su es in cl ud in g le gi sl at io n an d hi gh le ve l p ol ic y is su es to th e re le va nt w or ki ng gr ou p; • as si st w or ki ng g ro up s in fo rm ul at in g pr io rit ie s an d w or k pl an s al ig ne d to g ov er nm en t p rio rit ie s; • de ve lo p an d id en tif y po lic y, le gi sl at io ns a nd st ra te gy to p ro te ct th e en vi ro nm en ta l s ec to r; • co or di na te a nd s ec u re m ut ua l s up po rt a m on gs t N o D ire ct or G en er al o f D E A ( as C ha irp er so n) ; H oD s re sp on si bl e fo r en vi ro nm en ta l m an da te fr om p ro vi nc es o r th ei r al te rn at es ; S A LG A ; D G l or r ep re se nt at iv es o f D W A S ; D M R ; D oE ; D R D LR ; D oH , D A F F , D S T , D E A D D G s an d C D s, C E O s or re pr es en ta tiv es o f en vi ro nm en ta l a ge nc ie s; a nd M un ic ip al m an ag er s of m et ro po lit an m un ic ip al iti es Y es This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 76 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 71 N am e o f co o p er at io n m ec h an is m (i n cl u d in g id en ti fi ca ti o n o f w h et h er it is a co m m it te e, M o U , et c) D es cr ip ti o n o f th e p u rp o se o f th e co o p er at io n m ec h an is m D o es t h e co o p er at io n m ec h an is m h av e a lim it ed lif es p an ? If s o w h at is t h at lif es p an ? W h o a re t h e p ar ti es , r o le p la ye rs , e tc . t o t h e co o p er at io n m ec h an is m ? A re t h e p ar ti es , r o le p la ye rs co m m it te d t o th e m ec h an is m ? al l t he s ta ke ho ld er s in fa st t ra ck in g se rv ic e de liv er y an d im pr ov em en t o f t he s ec to r; • m on ito r an d re po rt , o n an o n g oi ng b as is , o n th e im pl em en ta tio n of t he e nv iro nm en ta l s ec to r pr io rit ie s; a nd • id en tif y an d re so lv e em er gi ng b ot tle ne ck s w hi ch im pa ct o n th e im pl em en ta tio n of t he s ec to r’s po lic y an d le gi sl at io n 11 W or ki ng G ro up s, n am el y: • W or ki ng G ro up I: B io di ve rs ity • W or ki ng G ro up II: A ir Q ua lit y • W or ki ng G ro up III : C oo pe ra tiv e G ov er na nc e • W or ki ng G ro up IV : C om pl ia nc e E nf or ce m en t • W or ki ng G ro up V : W at er • W or ki ng G ro up V I: Jo bs • W or ki ng G ro up V II: E nv iro nm en ta l Im pa ct M an ag em en t • W or ki ng G ro up T he o ve ra ll ob je ct iv e of t he w or ki ng g ro up is t o su pp or t M IN T E C H ( T ec hn ic al Im pl em en ta tio n F or um ) to a ch ie ve a n ef fe ct iv e go ve rn an ce fr am ew or k an d en su re th at is m ai nt ai ne d an d im pl em en te d in a m an ne r th at e ns ur es th at th e un ac ce pt ab le p as t, cu rr en t a nd fu tu re im pa ct s on th e qu al ity o f t he e nv iro nm en t a re m in im iz ed , m iti ga te d or m an ag ed in li ne w ith g ov er nm en t p ol ic y, le gi sl at io n, g oa ls a nd s tr at eg ie s. N o R ep re se nt at iv es f or D E A a nd pr ov in ci al d ep ar tm en ts o f en vi ro nm en t a s w el l a s en tit ie s Y es , b ut th er e ar e so m e ch al le ng es w ith at te nd an ce a nd le ve ls o f re pr es en ta tio n in s om e W or ki ng G ro up s This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 77 72 N am e o f co o p er at io n m ec h an is m (i n cl u d in g id en ti fi ca ti o n o f w h et h er it is a co m m it te e, M o U , et c) D es cr ip ti o n o f th e p u rp o se o f th e co o p er at io n m ec h an is m D o es t h e co o p er at io n m ec h an is m h av e a lim it ed lif es p an ? If s o w h at is t h at lif es p an ? W h o a re t h e p ar ti es , r o le p la ye rs , e tc . t o t h e co o p er at io n m ec h an is m ? A re t h e p ar ti es , r o le p la ye rs co m m it te d t o th e m ec h an is m ? V III : O ce an s & C oa st s • W or ki ng G ro up IX : P ol lu tio n an d W as te • W or ki ng G ro up X : C lim at e C ha ng e • W or ki ng G ro up X I: P ol ic y an d La w R ef or m E IP /E M P S ub co m m itt ee T he S ub c om m itt ee r ep or ts to W or ki ng G ro up II I: S ec to r C oo rd in at io n an d gi ve s ef fe ct t o pr oc ed ur es fo r co op er at iv e go ve rn an ce o ut lin ed in C ha pt er 3 o f N E M A . I t s cr ut in iz es e ve ry E IP a nd E M P a nd m ak es re co m m en da tio ns to th e M E N T E C th ro ug h W or ki ng G ro up 3 o n de si re d im pr ov em en ts to o r th e ex te nt to w hi ch th e E IP /E M P f ai ls to c om pl y w ith N E M A pr in ci pl es ; t he p ur po se a nd o bj ec tiv es o f E IP s; a nd an y m at te r re le va nt to th e E M P . T hi s su b c om m itt ee ha s de ve lo pe d gu id el in es fo r th e ev al ua tio n of th e co nt en t o f E IP s an d E M P s. N o N E M A s ch ed ul es 1 a nd 2 or ga ns o f s ta te N ot a ll of th e or ga ns o f s ta te ID P F or um s Lo ok s at in te gr at ed m un ic ip al p la nn in g N o R ep re se nt at iv es fr om a ll sp he re s of g ov er nm en t ( in cl . m un ic ip al iti es ) N ot a ll of th e or ga ns o f s ta te E nv iro nm en ta l F or um s Lo ok s at e nv iro nm en ta l p la nn in g fu nc tio ns w ith in m un ic ip al iti es a nd im pl em en ta tio n of lo ca l go ve rn m en t s up po rt s tr at eg y di st ric ts N o R ep re se nt at iv es fr om a ll sp he re s of g ov er nm en t ( in cl . m un ic ip al iti es ) N ot a ll of th e or ga ns o f s ta te S pe ci fic s ec to r fo ru m s le ad b y m un ic ip al iti es ( e. g. T he se s ec to r fo ru m s de lib er at e on s pe ci fic t ha t a ffe ct re le va nt m un ic ip al iti es a nd p ro vi de a dv ic e on h ow to ad dr es s th em N o R ep re se nt at iv es fr om a ll sp he re s of g ov er nm en t ( in cl . m un ic ip al iti es ) Y es This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 78 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 73 N am e o f co o p er at io n m ec h an is m (i n cl u d in g id en ti fi ca ti o n o f w h et h er it is a co m m it te e, M o U , et c) D es cr ip ti o n o f th e p u rp o se o f th e co o p er at io n m ec h an is m D o es t h e co o p er at io n m ec h an is m h av e a lim it ed lif es p an ? If s o w h at is t h at lif es p an ? W h o a re t h e p ar ti es , r o le p la ye rs , e tc . t o t h e co o p er at io n m ec h an is m ? A re t h e p ar ti es , r o le p la ye rs co m m it te d t o th e m ec h an is m ? W as te , C lim at e C ha ng e, A ir Q ua lit y, C oa st al , W et la nd s) Lo ca l G ov er nm en t S up po rt T as k T ea m C oo rd in at es p ro vi nc ia l a nd n at io na l w or k m ea nt fo r m un ic ip al iti es N o R ep re se nt at iv es o f D E A , pr ov in ci al d ep ar tm en ts o f en vi ro nm en t a nd S A LG A Y es T F C A A gr ee m en t T F C A A gr ee m en ts a re n or m al ly in t he fo rm o f M oU s an d tr ea tie s si gn ed b y M in is te rs a nd H ea ds o f S ta te to e st ab lis h T F C A s. T he se a gr ee m en ts s pe ci fy bo un da rie s, r es po ns ib ili tie s of p ar tie s an d co nd iti on s re la te d to r es pe ct fo r na tio na l s ov er ei gn ty o f t he pa rt ie s. N o S ou th A fr ic a an d re le va nt ne ig hb ou rin g S ta te s Y es M oU b et w ee n D E A an d th e S ou th A fr ic an N at io na l A cc re di ta tio n S ys te m ( S A N A S ) T hi s M oU o ut lin es th e se rv ic e ag re em en t f or th e de ve lo pm en t o f a ir qu al ity s ta nd ar ds fo r ai r qu al ity m on ito rin g sy st em s. N o D E A a nd th e S ou th A fr ic an N at io na l A cc re di ta tio n S ys te m ( S A N A S ) Y es M em or an du m o f U nd er st an di ng (M oU ) be tw ee n S ou th A fr ic a an d ra ng e an d co ns um er s ta te s on co op er at io n in th e fie ld o f b io di ve rs ity co ns er va tio n an d m an ag em en t T hi s M oU is s ig ne d w ith v ar io us c ou nt rie s an d it de fin es a ct io ns to b e ta ke n by th e pa rt ie s. It is ac co m pa ni ed b y an im pl em en ta tio n p la n th at o ut lin es sp ec ifi c co m m itm en ts . N o S ou th A fr ic a an d ra ng e an d co ns um er s ta te s on co op er at io n in th e fie ld o f bi od iv er si ty c on se rv at io n an d m an ag em en t Y es M oU b et w ee n D E A an d th e N at io na l M et ro lo gy In st itu te of S ou th A fr ic a T hi s M oU o ut lin es a n ag re em en t be tw ee n th e pa rt ie s on th e pr ov is io n of te st in g se rv ic es o f a ll ai r qu al ity m on ito rin g in st ru m en ts a cc or di ng to in te rn at io na l st an da rd s N o D E A a nd th e N at io na l M et ro lo gy In st itu te o f S ou th A fr ic a (N M IS A ) Y es This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 79 74 N am e o f co o p er at io n m ec h an is m (i n cl u d in g id en ti fi ca ti o n o f w h et h er it is a co m m it te e, M o U , et c) D es cr ip ti o n o f th e p u rp o se o f th e co o p er at io n m ec h an is m D o es t h e co o p er at io n m ec h an is m h av e a lim it ed lif es p an ? If s o w h at is t h at lif es p an ? W h o a re t h e p ar ti es , r o le p la ye rs , e tc . t o t h e co o p er at io n m ec h an is m ? A re t h e p ar ti es , r o le p la ye rs co m m it te d t o th e m ec h an is m ? (N M IS A ) M oU b et w ee n D E A an d th e S ou th A fr ic an W ea th er S er vi ce s T hi s M oU o ut lin es a n ag re em en t f or th e ho st in g of th e ai r qu al ity in fo rm at io n sy st em o n be ha lf of D E A N o D E A a nd th e S ou th A fr ic an W ea th er S er vi ce s Y es S ub co m m itt ee o n E IP s an d E M P s T he p ur po se o f th e S ub co m m itt ee is to p ro vi de a pl at fo rm fo r re al iz at io n of th e pr oc ed ur es fo r co op er at iv e go ve rn an ce o ut lin ed in C ha pt er 3 o f N E M A N o A ll N E M A s ch ed ul es 1 a nd 2 Y es In te rg ov er nm en ta l C om m itt ee ( W as te ) A dd re ss es w as te s er vi ce d el iv er y is su es a nd im pl em en t a pr og ra m m e to b ui ld th e ca pa ci ty o f go ve rn m en t o ffi ci al s in w as te m an ag em en t N o D E A , N at io na l T re as ur y, D C O G , S A LG A , D H S Y es T ra ns fr on tie r C on se rv at io n A re as (T F C A ) ag re em en ts T F C A a gr ee m en ts ’ p ur po se is t o st at e co m m itm en ts of th e pa rt ie s to th e ag re em en t o n th e en vi sa ge d T F C A a s w el l a s ou tli ne th ei r ro le s an d re sp on si bi lit ie s N o S ou th A fr ic a an d af fe ct ed ne ig hb ou rin g st at e pa rt ie s Y es S ou th A fr ic an W or ld H er ita ge C on ve nt io n C om m itt ee (S A W H C C ) T he p ur po se o f t he S A W H C C is to c oo rd in at e an d fa ci lit at e na tio na l i m pl em en ta tio n of th e W or ld H er ita ge C on ve nt io n N o D E A , D A C , D IR C O , pr ov in ci al de pa rt m en ts o f e nv iro nm en t an d cu ltu re , W or ld H er ita ge M an ag em en t A ut ho rit ie s, IC O M O S a nd IU C N Y es P eo pl e an d P ar ks S te er in g C om m itt ee T he p ur po se o f t he C om m itt ee is to c oo rd in at e th e P eo pl e an d P ar ks p ro gr am m e N o D E A , D R D LR , n at io na l a nd pr ov in ci al e nt iti es a nd co m m un iti es Y es M A B N at io na l C om m itt ee T he p ur po se o f th e C om m itt ee is to g ui de im pl em en ta tio n of t he M A B p ro gr am m e N o S A LG A , N D T ( no t ac tiv e) , na tio na l a nd p ro vi nc ia l en tit ie s, D B E , U N E S C O N at io na l C om m is si on , D S T , C O G T A , N G O s Y es B io sp he re R eg io na l F or um s T he p ur po se o f t he fo ru m s is to c oo rd in at e re gi on al M A B p ro gr am m es N o P ro vi nc ia l d ep ar tm en ts o f en vi ro nm en t, di st ric t a nd lo ca l m un ic ip al iti es , N G O s Y es This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 80 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 75 N am e o f co o p er at io n m ec h an is m (i n cl u d in g id en ti fi ca ti o n o f w h et h er it is a co m m it te e, M o U , et c) D es cr ip ti o n o f th e p u rp o se o f th e co o p er at io n m ec h an is m D o es t h e co o p er at io n m ec h an is m h av e a lim it ed lif es p an ? If s o w h at is t h at lif es p an ? W h o a re t h e p ar ti es , r o le p la ye rs , e tc . t o t h e co o p er at io n m ec h an is m ? A re t h e p ar ti es , r o le p la ye rs co m m it te d t o th e m ec h an is m ? P er m it an d E nf or ce m en t P la nn in g C om m itt ee ( P E P C ) T he p ur po se o f P E P C is t o di sc us s pe rm its a nd en fo rc em en t r el at ed m at te rs N o D E A a nd a ll 9 pr ov in ce s Y es T a b le 1 2 : E xt er na l C oo pe ra tio n A rr an ge m en ts M ec h an is m D es cr ip ti o n / p u rp o se L if es p an O th er d ep ar tm en ts L ev el o f co m m it m en t La nd C la im s T hi nk T an k T as k T ea m T he p ur po se o f t he T as k T ea m is to fa st tr ac k se ttl em en t o f l an d cl ai m s w ith in a nd a ffe ct in g pr ot ec te d ar ea s O ng oi ng D E A , D R D LR , pr ov in ce s an d na tio na l a nd pr ov in ci al en tit ie s C o ch ai r IE P S te er in g C om m itt ee T he IE P S te er in g C om m itt ee is a n in te r de pa rt m en ta l go ve rn m en t c om m itt ee le d by th e D oE to o ve rs ee th e IE P d ev el op m en t p ro ce ss a nd e ns ur e th at le gi sl at io n, st ra te gi es a nd p ol ic ie s th at h av e an im pa ct o n th e en er gy s ec to r ar e ta ke n in to a cc ou nt . I t i s su pp or te d by v ar io us w or ki ng g ro up s w ho se fo cu s is o n m or e sp ec ifi c po lic y is su es a nd , w he re r el ev an t, th e pr ov is io n of te ch ni ca l i np ut . O ng oi ng s in ce 20 13 D oE , D S T , D W S , N T , D E D , D T I, D H S , D oT , D R D LR , D M R , N P C P ar tic ip an t C ar bo n C ap tu re a nd S to ra ge T as k T ea m T he C ar bo n C ap tu re a nd S to ra ge T as k T ea m is a D oE e st ab lis he d in te r de pa rt m en ta l s tr uc tu re o f a ll de pa rt m en ts o n w hi ch C C S c ut s ac ro ss . T hi s st ru ct ur e co or di na te s di ffe re nt v ie w s of r el ev an t de pa rt m en ts fr om p ol ic ie s, a ct s an d re gu la tio ns w ith th e go al o f d ev el op in g a co m m on g ov er nm en t po si tio n. O ng oi ng D oE , D M R , N T , D S T , D T I, D W A , D P E P ar tic ip an t This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 81 76 M ec h an is m D es cr ip ti o n / p u rp o se L if es p an O th er d ep ar tm en ts L ev el o f co m m it m en t C o op er at iv e ag re em en t en te re d in to b et w ee n th e N N R a nd th e D E A ( S ec tio n 6 of th e N N R A ct ) in r es pe ct o f th e m on ito rin g an d co nt ro l o f ra di oa ct iv e m at er ia l o r ex po su re to io ni zi ng r ad ia tio n T hi s co o pe ra tiv e ag re em en t i s en te re d in to in co m pl ia nc e w ith th e N N R A ct ( se ct io n 6) r eq ui re m en t th at a ll or ga ns o f s ta te , o n w hi ch fu nc tio ns in r es pe ct of th e m on ito rin g an d co nt ro l o f ra di oa ct iv e m at er ia l or e xp os ur e to io ni zi ng r ad ia tio n ar e co nf er re d by th e N N R A ct o r ot he r le gi sl at io n, m us t co o pe ra te w ith on e an ot he r in o rd er to a m on gs t o th er s: (i) en su re th e ef fe ct iv e m on ito rin g an d co nt ro l o f t he nu cl ea r ha za rd ; (ii ) co o rd in at e th e ex er ci se o f s uc h fu nc tio ns ; (ii i) m in im is e th e du pl ic at io n of s uc h fu nc tio ns a nd pr oc ed ur es r eg ar di ng th e ex er ci se o f s uc h fu nc tio ns ; a nd (iv ) pr om ot e co ns is te nc y in th e ex er ci se o f s uc h fu nc tio ns . V ar io us ag re em en ts D oE a nd N N R P ar ty to a gr ee m en t C ar bo n S eq ue st ra tio n Le ad er sh ip F or um ( C S LF ) T he C ar bo n S eq ue st ra tio n Le ad er sh ip F or um is a M in is te ria l-l ev el f or um t ha t in cl ud es 2 3 m em be r co un tr ie s an d th e E ur op ea n C om m is si on a nd is es ta bl is he d to a dv an ce c ar bo n ca pt ur e an d st or ag e (C C S ) te ch no lo gy . M em be rs hi p is o pe n to n at io na l go ve rn m en ta l e nt iti es th at a re s ig ni fic an t p ro du ce rs o r us er s of fo ss il fu el a nd th at h av e a co m m itm en t t o in ve st r es ou rc es in r es ea rc h, d ev el op m en t an d de m on st ra tio n ac tiv iti es in c ar bo n di ox id e ca pt ur e an d st or ag e te ch no lo gi es O ng oi ng N at io na l de pa rt m en ts , va rio us C ou nt rie s re ps P ar tic ip an t S tr at eg ic E nv iro nm en ta l A ss es sm en t ( S E A ) fo r W in d an d S ol ar P ro je ct s T he S E A p ro vi de s a pl at fo rm fo r co or di na tio n be tw ee n th e va rio us a ut ho rit ie s th at h av e a m an da te in t er m s of is su in g au th or is a t io ns , c on se nt s or p er m its to a llo w fo r a m or e st re am lin ed p ro ce ss r el at ed to id en tif ic at io n of g eo gr ap hi ca l a re as b es t su ite d fo r th e ro llo ut o f w in d an d so la r P V e ne rg y pr oj ec ts a nd th e su pp or tin g el ec tr ic ity g rid n et w or k Ja nu ar y 20 13 to D ec em be r 20 14 D oE P ar tic ip an t B io fu el s T as k T ea m ( B T T ) T he B T T is ta sk ed w ith th e re sp on si bi lit y to d riv e th e ou tc om es o f t he B io fu el s In du st ria l S tr at eg y. A lig ne d O ng oi ng D oE ( C ha ir) , D R D LR , N T , P ar tic ip an t This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 82 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 77 M ec h an is m D es cr ip ti o n / p u rp o se L if es p an O th er d ep ar tm en ts L ev el o f co m m it m en t w ith th e B io fu el s In du st ria l S tr at eg y D P W , D S T , P O , D T I, D W S , D oT , D P LG S P LU M A N at io na l C oo rd in at in g F or um (N C F ) T he N C F is o ne o f t he s tr uc tu re s th at d riv es th e S P LU M A im pl em en ta tio n by co or di na tin g fo ur w or ki ng g ro up s de al in g w ith : • S LU M A r eg ul at io ns • V ar io us S P LU M A g ui de lin es • In st itu tio na l c ap ac ity e st ab lis hm e nt • T ra in in g an d ca pa ci ty b ui ld in g O ng oi ng st ru ct ur es A ll sp he re s of go ve rn m en t P ar tic ip an t N at io na l T ou ris m S ta ke ho ld er F or um T he N at io na l S ta ke ho ld er F or um w as e st ab lis he d in 20 11 b y th e N D T a s a de liv er y m ec ha ni sm fo r th e N at io na l T ou ris m S ec to r S tr at eg y (N T S S ). T hi s fo ru m pr ov id es a n in va lu ab le p la tfo rm fo r co or di na tin g th e im pl em en ta tio n of t he N T S S a nd p ro ce ss a lig nm en t be tw ee n G ov er nm en t a nd th e pr iv at e se ct or . O ng oi ng B or de r M an ag em en t A ge nc y (B M A ) P ol ic y an d Le ga l T as k T ea m T he B M A P ol ic y an d Le ga l T as k T ea m is o ne o f t he in te rg ov er nm en ta l s tr uc tu re s es ta bl is he d by t he D ep ar tm en t o f H om e A ffa irs t o de al s pe ci fic al ly w ith po lic y an d le ga l m at te rs r el at in g to th e es ta bl is hm en t of th e B M A U nt il B M A is es ta bl is he d N at io na l de pa rt m en ts , en tit ie s an d ag en ci es d ea lin g w ith b or de r re la te d is su es P ar tic ip an t Lo ca l O R T am bo In te rn at io na l A irp or t ( O R T IA ) B or de r C on tr ol O pe ra tio ns C oo rd in at in g C om m itt ee T he L oc al O R T am bo In te rn at io na l A irp or t ( O R T IA ) B or de r C on tr ol O pe ra tio ns C oo rd in at in g C om m itt ee is le d by t he D ep ar tm en t of H om e A ffa irs t o co or di na te an d al ig n or ga ns o f s ta te s’ e ffo rt s in e ns ur in g bo rd er la w c om pl ia nc e an d en fo rc em en t at p or t of e nt ry /e xi t O ng oi ng A ll or ga ns o f st at e ac tiv e at th e po rt o f en tr y/ ex it P ar tic ip an t E sk om – D E A C oo rd in at io n C om m itt ee C oo rd in at io n of jo in t p ro je ct s w ith th is S ta te O w ne d C om pa ny O ng oi ng E sk om P ar ty to a gr ee m en t D E A – T ra ns ne t C oo rd in at io n C om m itt ee C oo rd in at io n of jo in t p ro je ct s w ith th is S ta te O w ne d C om pa ny O ng oi ng T ra ns ne t P ar ty to a gr ee m en t S A N R A L D E A C oo pe ra tiv e C oo rd in at io n of jo in t p ro je ct s w ith th is S ta te O w ne d O ng oi ng S A N R A L P ar ty to a gr ee m en t This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 83 78 M ec h an is m D es cr ip ti o n / p u rp o se L if es p an O th er d ep ar tm en ts L ev el o f co m m it m en t C om m itt ee C om pa ny P re si de nt ia l I nf ra st ru ct ur e C oo rd in at in g C om m is si on (P IC C ) C oo rd in at e ec on om ic d ev el op m en t c on tr ib ut io n of di ffe re nt d ep ar tm en ts . P rim ar y ai m is to e xp ed ite in fr as tr uc tu re d ev el op m en t of t he c ou nt ry 18 S IP s ha ve m ee tin g w ith d iff er en t S ub c oo rd in at or s w ho re po rt b ac k to th e P IC C O ng oi ng D ep ar tm en t o f E co no m ic D ev el op m en t P ar tic ip an t S pe ci fic s ec to r fo ru m s le ad by m un ic ip al iti es ( e. g. W as te , C lim at e C ha ng e, A ir Q ua lit y, C oa st al , W et la nd s) T he se s ec to r fo ru m s de lib er at e on s pe ci fic t ha t a ffe ct re le va nt m un ic ip al iti es a nd p ro vi de a dv ic e on h ow to ad dr es s th em O ng oi ng R ep re se nt at iv es fr om a ll sp he re s of g ov er nm en t (in cl . m un ic ip al iti es ) P ar tic ip an t D E A D S T B ila te ra l M O U in p la ce fo r p ro m ot io n of e vi de nc e an d sc ie nc e po lic y in te rf ac e in e nv iro nm en ta l, sc ie nc e an d te ch no lo gy a re as o f c om m on in te re st b et w ee n th e tw o D ep ar tm en t 5 ye ar s D S T D G D G C ha iri ng This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 84 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 79 SECTION 8: PROPOSALS FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE OBJECTIVES AND PLANS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER 5 OF NEMA Integrated Environmental Management (IEM) is a tool used to assess the environmental impacts of development and is designed to ensure that environmental consequences of development proposals are adequately considered in the planning process to mitigate any negative impacts and to enhance any positive aspects of development proposals. IEM tackles related issues together such as management and governance, integrated spatial planning, economic wellbeing and competitiveness, social inclusion, and environmental stewardship. In the South African context, Chapter 5 of NEMA outlines the purpose of IEM as to: (a) Promote the integration of the principles of environmental management set out in section 2 of NEMA into the making of all decisions which may have a significant effect on the environment; (b) Identify, predict and evaluate the actual and potential impact on the environment, socio-economic conditions and cultural heritage, the risks and consequences and alternatives and options for mitigation of activities, with a view to minimising negative impacts, maximising benefits, and promoting compliance with the principles of environmental management set out in section 2 of NEMA; (c) Ensure that the effects of the activities on the environment receive adequate consideration before action are taken in connection with them; (d) Ensure adequate and appropriate opportunity for public participation in decisions that may affect the environment; (e) Ensure consideration of environmental attributes in management and decision-making which may have a significant effect on the environment; (f) Identify and employ the modes of environmental management best suited to ensuring that a particular activity is pursued in accordance with the principles of environmental management set out in section 2 of NEMA. The table below illustrates the proposals for the promotion of the IEM though the following instruments. Table 13: Proposals for implementation of IEM tools No Proposal Objective 1 Development of indicators to report five yearly on the economic impact of Environmental Impact Assessments in different sectors (Transportation, energy, mining and etc.) • To document and monitor the economic contribution of EIAS to different sectors (e.g. energy) • Ensure that the effects of the activities on the environment receive adequate consideration before action are taken in connection with them 2 Co-ordination and integration of EIAs with Waste Management Licenses and Air Emissions Licenses To integrate environmental authorizations, licenses and permits 3 Implement environmental compliance and enforcement strategy for EMI in line with targets in Strategy Implementation Plan • To improve compliance with environmental legislation by effective compliance and enforcement • To promote the integration of the principles of This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 85 80 environmental management set out in section 2 of NEMA into the making of all decisions which may have a significant effect on the environment 4 Development of the NEMA IEM training strategy • To develop IEM skills 5 Conducting of annual general legal training sessions on PAIA, PAJA and Contract Management To ensure adequate and appropriate opportunity for public participation in decisions that may affect the environment This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 86 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 81 P A R T D : M O N IT O R IN G A N D E V A LU A T IO N “O n e o f th e g re a t m is ta ke s is t o ju d g e p o lic ie s a n d p ro g ra m s b y th e ir in te n tio n s ra th e r th a n t h e ir r e su lts ” M ilt o n F ri e d m a n E ffo rt s w er e m ad e to s el ec t a su ite o f in di ca to rs t ha t ar e ge ne ra lly a pp ro pr ia te f or m on ito rin g co op er at iv e go ve rn an ce a ro un d e nv iro nm en ta l m an ag em en t, w hi ch i s th e m ai n pu rp os e of E IP s an d E M P s an d m on ito rin g th e im pl em en ta tio n of t he a do pt ed E IP s an d E M P s as w el l as re po rt in g ag ai ns t th es e pl an s, w hi ch i s th e re sp on si bi lit y of t he D E A a cc or di ng t o S ec ti o n 1 6( 2) o f N E M A . M or eo ve r, p er fo rm an ce i nd ic at or s of in st itu tio na l co m pl ia nc e w ith t he m ec ha ni sm s an d pr oc ed ur es f or c oo pe ra tiv e go ve rn an ce a re p ro vi de d in t hi s ed iti on o f th e E IM P a s w el l as su st ai na bl e de ve lo pm en t in di ca to rs . T hi s in cl ud e in di ca to rs r el at ed t o de ve lo pm en t of p la ns , sy st em s an d pr oc es se s, r ep re se nt at io n on in di ca te d co m m itt ee s, a nd c om pl ia nc e w ith s ta tu to ry e nv iro nm en ta l m an ag em en t pr oc ed ur es . In t he n ex t fiv e ye ar s th e de pa rt m en t w ill , am on gs t ot he rs , pe rf or m th e fo llo w in g 34 k ey p rio rit y in di ca to rs fo r th e pu rp os e of th e en vi ro nm en ta l i m pl em en ta tio n an d m an ag em en t p la ns . T a b le 1 4 : P er fo rm an ce T ar ge ts P E F O R M A N C E IN D IC A T O R S E st im at ed p er fo rm an ce 20 15 /1 6 M ed iu m t er m t ar g et s 20 16 /1 7 20 17 /1 8 20 18 /1 9 20 19 /2 0 N um be r of In te gr at ed E nv iro nm en ta l M an ag em en t ( IE M ) tr ai ni ng s es si on c on du ct ed pe r an nu m 4 IE M tr ai ni ng se ss io ns co nd uc te d 4 IE M tr ai ni ng se ss io ns co nd uc te d 4 IE M tr ai ni ng se ss io ns co nd uc te d 4 IE M tr ai ni ng se ss io ns co nd uc te d 4 IE M tr ai ni ng se ss io ns co nd uc te d P er ce nt ag e im pl em en ta tio n of lo ca l g ov er nm en t su pp or t s tr at eg y 10 0% a nn ua l ac tio n pl an im pl em en te d 10 0% a nn ua l ac tio n pl an im pl em en te d 10 0% a nn ua l ac tio n pl an im pl em en te d 10 0% a nn ua l ac tio n pl an im pl em en te d 10 0% a nn ua l ac tio n pl an im pl em en te d S A E nv iro nm en ta lly S us ta in ab le D ev el op m en t In di ca to rs P ol ic y m ak er s ou tlo ok p ub lis he d In ve st ig at io n on av ai la bi lit y, ac ce ss ib ili ty a nd co st o f d at a fin al is ed R eg ul at io ns o n pr oc ed ur e, fo rm at R eg ul at io ns ga ze tte d, d at a co lle ct ed a nd pr oc es se d R eg ul at io ns im pl em en te d (a nn ua l p la n) R eg ul at io ns im pl em en te d (a nn ua l p la n) R eg ul at io ns im pl em en te d (a nn ua l p la n) This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 87 82 P E F O R M A N C E IN D IC A T O R S E st im at ed p er fo rm an ce 20 15 /1 6 M ed iu m t er m t ar g et s 20 16 /1 7 20 17 /1 8 20 18 /1 9 20 19 /2 0 an d co nt en t o f t he pr ov in ci al a nd m et ro o ut lo ok re po rt d ra fte d S A E nv iro nm en ta lly S us ta in ab le D ev el op m en t In di ca to rs p ub lis he d D ev el op m en t o f th e E nv iro nm en ta lly su st ai na bl e de ve lo pm en t in di ca to rs F in al s et o f in di ca to rs ap pr ov ed F in al s et o f in di ca to rs pu bl is he d Im pl em en ta tio n of S A E nv iro nm en ta ll y S us ta in ab le D ev el op m en t In di ca to rs Im pl em en ta tio n of S A E nv iro nm en ta l ly S us ta in ab le D ev el op m en t In di ca to rs N um be r of e nv iro nm en ta l s us ta in ab ili ty p ol ic ie s re vi ew ed E nv iro nm en ta l su st ai na bi lit y po lic y ac tio n pl an de ve lo pe d E nv iro nm en ta l su st ai na bi lit y po lic y ac tio n pl an im pl em en te d (p ha se 1 ) E nv iro nm en ta l su st ai na bi lit y po lic y ac tio n pl an im pl em en te d (p ha se 2 ) N um be r of h ig h le ve l e nv iro nm en ta l a nd su st ai na bl e de ve lo pm en t t hr ea t, w ea kn es s/ op po rt un ity e ar ly w ar ni ng a nd re sp on se o pt io ns r es ea rc he d an d re po rt s de ve lo pe d 4 qu ar te rly w ar ni ng a nd /o r is su e sc an ni ng re po rt s pr ep ar ed 4 qu ar te rly w ar ni ng a nd /o r is su e sc an ni ng re po rt s pr ep ar ed 4 qu ar te rly w ar ni ng a nd /o r is su e sc an ni ng re po rt s pr ep ar ed 4 qu ar te rly w ar ni ng a nd /o r is su e sc an ni ng re po rt s pr ep ar ed 4 qu ar te rly w ar ni ng an d/ or is su e sc an ni ng re po rt s pr ep ar ed N um be r of e nv iro nm en ta l r es ea rc h pr oj ec ts co m m is si on ed in li ne w ith fr am ew or k 1 en vi ro nm en ta l su st ai na bi lit y po lic y re se ar ch pr oj ec ts co m m is si on ed 1 en vi ro nm en ta l su st ai na bi lit y po lic y re se ar ch pr oj ec ts co m m is si on ed 1 en vi ro nm en ta l su st ai na bi lit y sy st em at ic re vi ew re se ar ch pr oj ec ts co m m is si on ed 1 en vi ro nm en ta l su st ai na bi lit y po lic y re se ar ch pr oj ec ts co m m is si on ed 1 en vi ro nm en ta l su st ai na bi lit y po lic y re se ar ch pr oj ec ts co m m is si on ed This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 88 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 83 P E F O R M A N C E IN D IC A T O R S E st im at ed p er fo rm an ce 20 15 /1 6 M ed iu m t er m t ar g et s 20 16 /1 7 20 17 /1 8 20 18 /1 9 20 19 /2 0 an d pu bl is he d N um be r of e nv iro nm en ta l k no w le dg e an d in fo rm at io n m an ag em en t sy st em s de ve lo pe d an d im pl em en te d S A S Q A F d at a an nu al im pr ov em en t pl an fo r th e pr ot ec te d ar ea s da ta ba se im pl em en te d S A S Q A F d at a an nu al im pr ov em en t pl an fo r th e pr ot ec te d ar ea s da ta ba se im pl em en te d S A S Q A F d at a an nu al im pr ov em en t pl an fo r th e pr ot ec te d ar ea s da ta ba se im pl em en te d S A S Q A F d at a an nu al im pr ov em en t pl an fo r th e pr ot ec te d ar ea s da ta ba se im pl em en te d S A S Q A F d at a an nu al im pr ov em en t pl an fo r th e pr ot ec te d ar ea s da ta ba se im pl em en te d M an da to ry in te rn at io na l a nd n at io na l r ep or ts pr ep ar ed a nd s ub m itt ed w ith in ti m e fr am e (in te rm s of r el ev an t l eg is la tio n an d/ o r in te rn at io na l ob lig at io ns / c on ve nt io ns ) 20 14 /1 5 N E M A S 26 r ep or t t ab le d in P ar lia m en t 20 15 /1 6 N E M A S 26 r ep or t ta bl ed in P ar lia m en t 20 16 /1 7 N E M A S 26 r ep or t ta bl ed in P ar lia m en t 20 17 /1 8 N E M A S 26 r ep or t ta bl ed in P ar lia m en t 20 18 /1 9 N E M A S 26 re po rt ta bl ed in P ar lia m en t N um be r of jo in t co m pl ia nc e op er at io ns co nd uc te d 7 12 11 10 40 N um be r of o ffi ci al s tr ai ne d in e nv iro nm en ta l co m pl ia nc e an d en fo rc em en t 28 0 30 0 32 0 34 0 15 40 N um be r of in te rv en tio ns fo r st re am lin in g en vi ro nm en ta l a ut ho ris at io n/ m an ag em en t de ve lo pe d 4 ad di tio na l I E M in st ru m en ts de ve lo pe d (A do pt io n re gu la tio ns ga ze tte d, N E M A /S E M A L aw re fo rm c on ce pt do cu m en t, G az et te d ou tp ut s fo r S IP , E xc ep tio n lis tin g no tic e) 1 ad di tio na l I E M in st ru m en t de ve lo pe d 1 ad di tio na l IE M in st ru m en t de ve lo pe d 1 ad di tio na l IE M in st ru m en t de ve lo pe d 1 ad di tio na l IE M in st ru m en t de ve lo pe d N at io na l C oa st al M an ag em en t P ro gr am m e in te rv en tio ns im pl em en te d D ra ft na tio na l no rm s an d N at io na l n or m s an d st an da rd s Im pl em en ta tio n of n or m s an d This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 89 84 P E F O R M A N C E IN D IC A T O R S E st im at ed p er fo rm an ce 20 15 /1 6 M ed iu m t er m t ar g et s 20 16 /1 7 20 17 /1 8 20 18 /1 9 20 19 /2 0 st an da rd s fo r co as ta l m an ag em en t se tb ac k lin es de ve lo pe d fo r co as ta l m an ag em en t se tb ac k lin es ap pr ov ed st an da rd s m on ito re d in 4 pr ov in ce s (C um ul at iv e) N um be r of r el ie f v oy ag es to r em ot e st at io ns (A nt ar ct ic a an d Is la nd s) u nd er ta ke n 3 re lie f v oy ag es pe r an nu m un de rt ak en 3 re lie f v oy ag es pe r an nu m un de rt ak en 3 re lie f v oy ag es pe r an nu m un de rt ak en 3 re lie f v oy ag es pe r an nu m un de rt ak en 3 re lie f vo ya ge s pe r an nu m un de rt ak en N um be r of E st ua ry M an ag em en t P la ns de ve lo pe d 2 ad di tio na l E st ua rin e M an ag em en t P la ns d ev el op ed 2 ad di tio na l E st ua rin e M an ag em en t P la ns d ev el op ed 2 ad di tio na l E st ua rin e M an ag em en t P la ns de ve lo pe d 2 ad di tio na l E st ua rin e M an ag em en t P la ns de ve lo pe d 2 ad di tio na l E st ua rin e M an ag em en t P la ns de ve lo pe d S ta te o f t he e nv iro nm en t r ep or t o n O ce an s an d C oa st s pu bl is he d A nn ua l r ep or t c ar d on k ey o ce an a nd co as ts in di ca to rs co m pl ie d A nn ua l r ep or t ca rd o n ke y oc ea n an d co as ts in di ca to rs co m pl ie d A nn ua l r ep or t ca rd o n ke y oc ea n an d co as ts in di ca to rs co m pl ie d A nn ua l r ep or t ca rd o n ke y oc ea n an d co as ts in di ca to rs co m pl ie d A nn ua l r ep or t ca rd o n ke y oc ea n an d co as ts in di ca to rs co m pl ie d N at io na l C lim at e C ha ng e R es po ns e M & E sy st em d ev el op ed a nd im pl em en te d M & E D at a sh ar in g fr am ew or k de ve lo pe d W eb b as ed pl at fo rm o f t he cl im at e ch an ge M & E s ys te m de ve lo pe d D at a sh ar in g ag re em en ts fo r M & E s ys te m de ve lo pe d W eb b as ed pl at fo rm o f t he cl im at e ch an ge M & E s ys te m te st ed D at a sh ar in g ag re em en ts fo r M & E s ys te m de ve lo pe d W eb b as ed pl at fo rm o f t he cl im at e ch an ge M & E s ys te m fin al iz ed This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 90 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 85 P E F O R M A N C E IN D IC A T O R S E st im at ed p er fo rm an ce 20 15 /1 6 M ed iu m t er m t ar g et s 20 16 /1 7 20 17 /1 8 20 18 /1 9 20 19 /2 0 C lim at e C ha ng e R eg ul at or y F ra m ew or k an d to ol s de ve lo pe d an d im pl em en te d D is cu ss io n do cu m en t f or th e N at io na l C lim at e C ha ng e R es po ns e B ill p ub lis he d N at io na l C lim at e C ha ng e R es po ns e A ct pu bl is he d N at io na l C lim at e C ha ng e R es po ns e A ct im pl em en ta tio n pl an d ev el op ed N at io na l C lim at e C ha ng e R es po ns e A ct im pl em en ta tio n pl an im pl em en te d N at io na l C lim at e C ha ng e R es po ns e A ct im pl em en ta tio n pl an im pl em en te d P ro vi nc ia l a nd L oc al G ov er nm en t C lim at e C ha ng e A da pt at io n P ro gr am m e im pl em en te d Le t’s R es po nd T oo l r ol le d ou t i n 40 m un ic ip al iti es Le t’s R es po nd T oo l r ol le d ou t i n 40 m un ic ip al iti es Le t’s R es po nd T oo l r ol le d ou t in 4 0 m un ic ip al iti es Le t’s R es po nd T oo l r ol le d ou t in 4 0 m un ic ip al iti es Le t’s R es po nd T oo l r ol le d ou t in 4 0 m un ic ip al iti es N um be r of C lim at e C ha ng e R is k A na ly si s an d A da pt at io n st ud ie s co nd uc te d C lim at e C ha ng e R is k A na ly si s fo r 2 pr ov in ce s co nd uc te d C lim at e C ha ng e R is k A na ly si s fo r 2 pr ov in ce s co nd uc te d C lim at e C ha ng e R is k A na ly si s fo r 2 pr ov in ce s co nd uc te d C lim at e C ha ng e R is k A na ly si s fo r 2 pr ov in ce s co nd uc te d C lim at e C ha ng e R is k A na ly si s fo r 1 pr ov in ce co nd uc te d F ra m ew or k fo r re po rt in g on g re en ho us e ga s em is si on s by in du st ry d ev el op ed a nd r ep or ts co m pi le d A nn ua l C C M & E re po rt s pu bl is he d A nn ua l C C M & E re po rt s pu bl is he d A nn ua l C C M & E r ep or ts pu bl is he d A nn ua l C C M & E r ep or ts pu bl is he d A nn ua l C C M & E r ep or ts pu bl is he d N um be r of C lim at e C ha ng e fla gs hi p pr og ra m m es fa ci lit at ed /c oo rd in at ed S ec to r fla gs hi p fr am ew or k de ve lo pe d (R en ew ab le en er gy ) S ec to r fla gs hi p fr am ew or k de ve lo pe d (W at er d em an d m an ag em en t) S ec to r fla gs hi p fr am ew or k de ve lo pe d N um be r of a dd iti on al b io di ve rs ity s te w ar ds hi p si te s es ta bl is he d 1 ad di tio na l st ew ar ds hi p si te es ta bl is he d 1 ad di tio na l st ew ar ds hi p si te es ta bl is he d 1 ad di tio na l st ew ar ds hi p si te e st ab lis he d 1 ad di tio na l st ew ar ds hi p si te e st ab lis he d 1 ad di tio na l st ew ar ds hi p si te es ta bl is he d N um be r (o f l eg is la tiv e) to ol s fo r th e co ns er va tio n an d su st ai na bl e us e of b io di ve rs ity d ev el op ed an d im pl em en te d 2 B io di ve rs ity M an ag em en t P la ns a pp ro ve d 2 B io di ve rs ity M an ag em en t P la ns ( A fr ic an Li on a nd W hi te 2 B io di ve rs ity M an ag em en t P la ns a pp ro ve d (A fr ic an L io n 2 B io di ve rs ity M an ag em en t P la ns a pp ro ve d 2 B io di ve rs ity M an ag em en t P la ns This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 91 86 P E F O R M A N C E IN D IC A T O R S E st im at ed p er fo rm an ce 20 15 /1 6 M ed iu m t er m t ar g et s 20 16 /1 7 20 17 /1 8 20 18 /1 9 20 19 /2 0 (A fr ic an L io n an d W hi te R hi no ) R hi no ) im pl em en te d an d W hi te R hi no ) m on ito re d (A fr ic an L io n an d W hi te R hi no ) m on ito re d ap pr ov ed (A fr ic an L io n an d W hi te R hi no ) N um be r of b en ef it sh ar in g ag re em en ts co nc lu de d an d ap pr ov ed 5 be ne fit s ha rin g ag re em en ts co nc lu de d 5 be ne fit s ha rin g ag re em en ts co nc lu de d 5 be ne fit sh ar in g ag re em en ts co nc lu de d 5 be ne fit sh ar in g ag re em en ts co nc lu de d 5 be ne fit sh ar in g ag re em en ts co nc lu de d N um be r of n at ur al r es ou rc e ba se d en te rp ris es es ta bl is he d in s up po rt o f w ild lif e ec on om y vi si on 20 24 10 s us ta in ab le na tu ra l r es ou rc e ba se d en te rp ris es es ta bl is he d 10 s us ta in ab le na tu ra l r es ou rc e ba se d en te rp ris es es ta bl is he d 10 s us ta in ab le na tu ra l re so ur ce b as ed en te rp ris es es ta bl is he d 10 s us ta in ab le na tu ra l re so ur ce b as ed en te rp ris es es ta bl is he d 10 s us ta in ab le na tu ra l re so ur ce ba se d en te rp ris es es ta bl is he d N um be r of in du st ry w as te m an ag em en t p la ns (I nd W M P s) r ev ie w ed p er a nn um 3 In dW M P s re vi ew ed ( E w as te , l ig ht in g, pa pe r an d pa ck ag in g) 3 In dW M P s re vi ew ed 1 In dW M P s re vi ew ed 1I nd W M P s re vi ew ed 1 In dW M P s re vi ew ed N um be r of w as te m an ag em en t f ac ili tie s au di te d pe r an nu m 15 fa ci lit ie s au di te d 15 fa ci lit ie s au di te d 15 fa ci lit ie s au di te d 15 fa ci lit ie s au di te d 15 fa ci lit ie s au di te d In cr ea se in th e nu m be r of N E M A s ch ed ul es 1 an d 2 or ga ns o f s ta te c om pl yi ng w ith pr ep ar at io ns o f E IP s an d E M P s 2 ad di tio na l or ga n of s ta te 1 ad di tio na l or ga n of s ta te 2 ad di tio na l or ga n of s ta te 1 ad di tio na l or ga n of s ta te In cr ea se in th e nu m be r of N E M A s ch ed ul es 1 an d 2 or ga ns o f s ta te a tte nd in g th e S ub co m m itt ee o n E IP s an d E M P s 1 ad di tio na l o rg an of s ta te 1 ad di tio na l or ga n of s ta te 1 ad di tio na l or ga n of s ta te 1 ad di tio na l or ga n of s ta te 1 ad di tio na l or ga n of s ta te R ev ie w o f i m pl em en ta tio n of E IP s an d E M P s re qu ire d in te rm s of C ha pt er 3 o f N E M A A pp oi nt m en t o f se rv ic e pr ov id er S ta ke ho ld er en ga ge m en t D ra ft re vi ew re po rt a nd st ak eh ol de r en ga ge m en t S ta ke ho ld er en ga ge m en t F in al E IP s an d E M P s re vi ew re po rt This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 92 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 87 P E F O R M A N C E IN D IC A T O R S E st im at ed p er fo rm an ce 20 15 /1 6 M ed iu m t er m t ar g et s 20 16 /1 7 20 17 /1 8 20 18 /1 9 20 19 /2 0 P er ce nt ag e of r ec yc la bl es d iv er te d fr om la nd fil l fo r re u se , r ec yc le a nd r ec ov er y 2% 2% 2% 3% T he d ev el op m en t o f s ta nd ar d m in im um en vi ro nm en ta l r eq ui re m en ts fo r in cl us io n in th e de ve lo pm en t o f S D F s D ra ft st an da rd m in im um en vi ro nm en ta l re qu ire m en ts fo r in cl us io n in t he de ve lo pm en t o f S D F s S ta nd ar d m in im um en vi ro nm en ta l re qu ire m en ts fo r in cl us io n in th e de ve lo pm en t o f S D F s ga ze tte d This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 93 88 GLOSSARY Climate change: the variation in the Earth’s global climate or in regional climates over time. It includes changes in the variability or in the average state of the atmosphere – or average weather – over timescales ranging from decades to millions of years. Anthropogenic climate change refers to climate change that is attributable directly or indirectly to human activities that alter the composition of the global atmosphere. Constitution: means the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996): (xii) Co-operative governance: In South Africa, government is constituted as national, provincial and local spheres of government which are distinctive, interdependent and interrelated. All spheres of government must observe and adhere to the principles in section 41 of the Constitution and must conduct their activities within the parameters that the chapter provides. Department: means the national Department of Environmental Affairs. Desertification: the degradation of land in arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid areas, resulting from various factors including climatic variations and human activities. Environment: means the surroundings within which humans exist and that are made up of— (i) the land, water and atmosphere of the earth; (ii) micro-organisms, plant and animal life; (iii) any part or combination of (i) and (ii) and the interrelationships among and between them; and (iv) the physical, chemical, aesthetic and cultural properties and conditions of the foregoing that influence human health and well-being, (xix). Environmental implementation plan: means a statutory instrument for promoting co-operative governance for environmental management among different spheres of government as envisaged in chapter 3 of the Act. Environmental management plan: means a statutory instrument for promoting co-operative governance for environmental management among different spheres of government as envisaged in chapter 3 of the Act. Evaluation: is a time-bound and periodic exercise that seeks to provide credible and useful information to answer specific questions to guide decision making by staff, managers and policy makers. Governance: the systems of values, policies, and institutions by which society manages its economic, political, and social affairs through interactions within and among the state, civil society, and the private sector. Indicator: a measure that helps to assess the extent of the success with which goals are being achieved. Integrated environmental management: a code of practice to ensure that environmental considerations are fully integrated into the management of all activities, so as to achieve a desirable balance between conservation and development as envisaged in chapter 5 of the Act. Minister: means the Minister of Environmental Affairs. Monitoring: involves collecting, analysing, and reporting data on inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes and impacts as well as external factors, in a way that supports effective management. National department: means a department of State within the national sphere of government Organ of state: has the meaning assigned to it in section 239 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 94 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 89 Performance indicator: is a pre-determined signal that a specific point in a process has been reached or result achieved Persistent Organic Pollutants: chemical substances that are toxic, persist in the environment for long periods of time, and bioaccumulate as they move up through the food chain. Stakeholders: people and/or organizations involved or interested in an area or an issue, for example, residents, councillors, business people, trade unions, government institutions. Sustainable development: means the integration of social, economic and environmental factors into planning, implementation and decision-making so as to ensure that development serves present and future generations This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 95 90 ANNEXURE A: TEMPLATE FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS INDICATOR NAME REPORTING REQUIREMENT REPORTING APPLICABLE REPORTING FREQUENCY N D P /M T S F N S S D O ut co m e 10 O ut lo ok N E M A O th er N at io na l P ro vi nc e Lo ca l P riv at e In te rn at io na l Q ua rt er A nn ua l O th er Number of Integrated Environmental Management (IEM) training session conducted per annum Percentage implementation of local government support strategy SA Environmentally Sustainable Development Indicators Policy makers outlook published SA Environmentally Sustainable Development Indicators published Number of environmental sustainability policies reviewed Number of high-level environmental and sustainable development threat, weakness/opportunity early warning and response options researched and reports developed Number of environmental research projects commissioned in line with framework Number of environmental knowledge and information management systems developed and implemented Mandatory international and national reports prepared and submitted within time frame (in terms of relevant legislation and/ or international obligations/ conventions) Number of joint compliance This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 96 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 91 INDICATOR NAME REPORTING REQUIREMENT REPORTING APPLICABLE REPORTING FREQUENCY N D P /M T S F N S S D O ut co m e 10 O ut lo ok N E M A O th er N at io na l P ro vi nc e Lo ca l P riv at e In te rn at io na l Q ua rt er A nn ua l O th er operations conducted Number of officials trained in environmental compliance and enforcement Number of interventions for streamlining environmental authorisation/management developed National Coastal Management Programme interventions implemented Number of relief voyages to remote stations (Antarctica and Islands) undertaken Number of Estuary Management Plans developed State of the environment report on Oceans and Coasts published National Climate Change Response M & E system developed and implemented Climate Change Regulatory Framework and tools developed and implemented Provincial and Local Government Climate Change Adaptation Programme implemented Number of Climate Change Risk Analysis and Adaptation studies conducted Framework for reporting on greenhouse gas emissions by industry developed and reports compiled Number of Climate Change flagship programmes facilitated/coordinated Number of additional biodiversity This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 19 MEI 2016 No. 39998 97 92 INDICATOR NAME REPORTING REQUIREMENT REPORTING APPLICABLE REPORTING FREQUENCY N D P /M T S F N S S D O ut co m e 10 O ut lo ok N E M A O th er N at io na l P ro vi nc e Lo ca l P riv at e In te rn at io na l Q ua rt er A nn ua l O th er stewardship sites established Number (of legislative) tools for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity developed and implemented Number of benefit sharing agreements concluded and approved Number of natural resource based enterprises established in support of wildlife economy vision 2024 Number of industry waste management plans (IndWMPs) reviewed per annum Number of waste management facilities audited per annum Increase in the number of NEMA schedules 1 and 2 organs of state complying with preparations of EIPs and EMPs Increase in the number of NEMA schedules 1 and 2 organs of state attending the Subcommittee on EIPs and EMPs Review of implementation of EIPs and EMPs required in terms of Chapter 3 of NEMA Percentage of recyclables diverted from landfill for re-use, recycle and recovery The development of standard minimum environmental requirements for inclusion in the development of SDFs fuj This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 98 No. 39998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 MAY 2016 93 OFFICIAL SIGN-OFF DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS Consolidated Environmental Implementation and Management Plan: 01 April 2015 – 31 March 2020 Approved by: Mr Alf Wills Director-General (Acting) FEEDBACK Should you have any comments please feel free to contact: Mr Ntsizi November Department of Environmental Affairs, Private Bag X447, Pretoria, 0001 Email: nnovember@environment.gov.za Tel: 012 3999918