Amendment of certain requirements for applications for environmental authorisations for a Renewable Energy Facility
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
NEMA: Consultation on the intention to extend the appointment of the Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa
Monday, December 4, 2023
DWS Training | WULA Summary Report | MS Teams Link | 28 November 2023 10h00 - 13h00
Thursday, November 23, 2023
2023 Year-End Departmental Protocols
Monday, November 20, 2023
Developing Regulations to Implement the Western Cape Biodiversity Act, Act 6 of 2021
Thursday, August 31, 2023
NEMLAA : National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Act, 2022, proclaimed
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
National Biodiversity Offset Guideline published for implementation
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Draft Integrated Water Quality Management Policy for public comment
Monday, March 20, 2023
Establishment of the Mzimvubu-Tsitsikamma Catchment Management Agency in terms of section 78(1) of the National Water Act 1998, (Act No 36 of 1998)
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Water Resource Classes and Resource Quality Objectives for the Thukela catchments in the Pongola and Mtamvuna Water Management Area
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Spatial Information Standards made in terms of Section 11 of the Spatial Data Infrastructure Act, 2003. (Act No. 54 of 2003) will come into effect on 10 April 2023
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Notice to Update Water Use Information in Terms of The National Water Act, 1998 (Act No 36 of 1998) by 10 June 2023
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Notice to Register Water Use in Terms of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No 36 OF 1998)
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Amendments to the Regulations on the National Forests Act 1998, (Act No 84 of 1998) - comments close 7 April 2023
Sunday, March 19, 2023
National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act: Regulations: Implementing and enforcing priority area air quality management plans: Comments invited
Friday, March 17, 2023
THE PUBLICATION OF DRAFT MARINE SECTOR PLANS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Friday, March 17, 2023
Regulating the IEM Sector : Who is mandated?
Friday, January 20, 2023
Designation/Amendments of Strategic Integrated Projects (SIPs) by the PICC
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Special Investigating Unit and Special Tribunals Act : Department of Water and Sanitation
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Opportunity to participate in the application for EA for MISPAH reclamation pipelines across Matlosana (NW) and Moqhaka (FS) Municipalities
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
NEMBA: Inclusion of 17 succulent plant species and one succulent plant genus in Appendix III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Monday, December 5, 2022
NEMA: Consultation on the intention to extend the appointment of the Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa
Monday, December 5, 2022
The revision of South Africa’s gazetted list of threatened terrestrial ecosystems
Friday, November 25, 2022
Cape Vulture Protocol
Friday, November 25, 2022
EA Procedure for large scale electricity transmission and distribution activities
Friday, November 11, 2022
Protocol for the Specialist Assessment and Minimum Report Content Requirements for Environmental Impacts on Terrestrial Plant Species
Friday, November 11, 2022
Government Notice NEMA (107/1998): Amendment of the enabling provision under which the Regulations laying down the procedure to be followed for the adoption of spatial tools or environmental management instruments has been made
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
LAND REMEDIATION AND WASTEMANAGEMENT STAKEHOLDERS WORKSHOP | 13 October 2022
Thursday, October 13, 2022
NEMA : Consultation on the intention to exclude the development and expansion of solar photovoltaic installations from the requirement to obtain an environmental authorisation based on compliance with an adopted environmental management instrument
Friday, September 9, 2022
NEMA : Consultation on the intention to adopt the National Web Based Environmental Screening Tool as an Environmental Management Instrument
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Draft KZN Interim Policy Guideline: Climate change risk and vulnerability assessment in EA
Monday, August 1, 2022
SANBI Species Protocol Workshop | 5 August 2022 | Consultation on Amendment to Species Protocol
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Terrestrial Animal Species Protocol : Proposed amendments to the procedures for the assessment and minimum criteria
Monday, July 18, 2022
NEMLAA : National Environmental Management Laws Act, Act 2 of 2022 published 24 June 2022
Monday, July 4, 2022
DFFE Waste Management Licensing Workshop | 7 July 2022 | 9h00 - 11h00 | online
Friday, July 1, 2022
NEMA - Electricity Grid Infrastructure (EGI) Standard Consultation | Notice 7 April 2022 30 Day comment period
Monday, April 11, 2022
DFFE Circular | Questions and responses on the relationship between the EIA Regulations, National Appeal Regulations and POPIA
Friday, April 8, 2022
DFFE Circular | Summary legal opinion | status of the dangerous goods activities and departmental position in this regard
Monday, April 4, 2022
Government Notice | Declaration of four tree species as protected and the publication of the annual list of all tree species protected under S12 of the National Forest Act.
Monday, March 28, 2022
Consultation on the intention to publish the National Biodiversity Offset Guideline | Closes 25 April 2022
Monday, March 28, 2022
Government Notice withdrawing the Permitting and Forestry Directions made under the Disaster Management Act, 2002.
Friday, March 25, 2022
Notice of withdrawal of the amendment that was made to regulation 39(2) of the EIA Regulations and the reinstatement of regulation 39(2) as it was prior to 11 June 2021.
Friday, March 25, 2022
NEMWA: Amendments to the List of Waste Management Activities : commencement date for the National Norms and Standards for Organic Waste
Thursday, February 17, 2022
21-23 January 2022 - Notice of Gas Amendment Bill Public Hearings in Western Cape
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
DFFE | Government Notice | Expanded Eastern and Western Strategic Transmission Corridors
Friday, December 24, 2021
Activities 21E & 21 F Listing Notice 1
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
DWS : Unconventional Gas Regulations
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
KZN DRAFT Policy Guideline
Friday, November 19, 2021
Notice for Atlantis EMPR
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Disaster Management Act (57/2002): Withdrawal of various directions regarding measures to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Advisory Note for High-Water Mark_Office of the Chief Surveyor-General
Monday, October 18, 2021
Disaster Management Act (57/2002): Directions Regarding Measures to Address, Prevent and Combat the Spread of COVID-19 Relating to National Environmental Management Permits and Licences
Friday, June 5, 2020
NEMA 24(5)(a) AND (h): GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, SITE SENSITIVITY VERIFICATION, PROTOCOLS &  MINIMUM REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF IDENTIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL THEMES CALL FOR COMMENT - 30 DAYS 
Monday, May 13, 2019
Draft Low Greenhouse Gas Emission Development Strategy (LEDS).
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Department of Mineral Resources | Environmental Management Plan (Third Edition) 2016/2020
Monday, November 5, 2018
AMENDMENTS TO THE LISTED ACTIVITIES AND ASSOCIATED MINIMUM EMISSION STANDARDS IDENTIFIED IN TERMS OF SECTION 21 OF THE NEM:AQA, 2004 (ACT NO.39 OF 2004)
Sunday, November 4, 2018
THE 2017 NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Thursday, November 1, 2018
NEM:BA Draft National Biodiversity Framework | Call for Comment by 26 November 2018
Monday, October 29, 2018
Notices 513 & 516, 517 & 518 in terms of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
NEMA : Amendment to the Regulations pertaining to the financial provision for prospecting, exploration, mining or production operations
Friday, April 20, 2018
Notice of intention to adopt the Integrated Environmental Management Plan (IEMP) of the Square Kilometre Array project  (SKA Phase 1) as an environmental management instrument
Friday, March 16, 2018
NEM:BA | DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO THE ALIEN AND INVASIVE SPECIES LISTS AND DRAFT ALIEN INVASIVE SPECIES REGULATIONS
Friday, March 9, 2018
Adoption of the GPEMF Standard and exclusion of associated activities from the requirement to obtain environmental authorisation
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Consultation on the generic Environmental Management Programme relevant to an application for substation infrastructure for the transmission and distribution of electricity. 
Friday, March 2, 2018
Consultation on the generic Environmental Management Programme applicable to an application for ovehead electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure for which an environmental authorisation is required.
Friday, March 2, 2018
Procedure to be followed in applying for EA in large scale electricity transmission and distribution development activities identified i.t.o. S 24(2)(a) of NEMA
Friday, February 16, 2018
Call for Comment - Proposed National Guideline on Minimum Information Requirements for Preparing EIA's for Mining Activities requiring Environmental Authorization
Friday, February 9, 2018
Draft proposed regulations pertaining to the Financial Provision for Prospecting, Exploration, Mining or Production Operations for comment
Friday, November 10, 2017
Publication of Gauteng Provincial Environmental Management Framework Standards for public comments
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Notification of public meetings (2 - 4 May 2017): Draft KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Management Programme (CMP)
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Procedure to be followed in applying for Environmental Authorisation for Large Scale Wind and Solar Voltaic Development Activities in REDZ and associated Strategic Transmission Corridors
Saturday, April 15, 2017
Publication of Notices in the Gazette 40785: Renewable Energy Development Zone (REDZ) and associated strategic transmission corridors (GNR 350 of 13 April 2017) - for public comments
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Explanatory Summary of the National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Bill, 2017
Monday, April 10, 2017
Published Amendments to the NEMA: EIA Regulations and Listing Notices (7 April 2017)
Friday, April 7, 2017
REGULATIONS REGARDING THE PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WATER USE LICENCE APPLICATIONS AND APPEALS - Government Notice 267 of 24 March 2017
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Draft Biodiversity Offset Policy: Government Notice No. 276 of 2017
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT GUIDELINE | GUIDELINE ON NEED AND DESIRABILITY
Friday, March 31, 2017
Amendments to the NEMA: Financial Provisioning Regulations of 2015 - Gazette No 1314 - 26 October 2016
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Proposed Amendments to Financial Provisioning Regulations 2015 published for comment
Friday, September 23, 2016
NATIONAL WATER ACT 36 OF 1998
Monday, August 29, 2016
Published on Friday, 26 August 2016 - General authorisation in terms of s. 39 of the Act published and GN 1199 in GG 32805 of 18 December 2009 replaced (GenN 509 in GG 40229 of 26 August 2016) (p105)...
Proposed Amendments to EIA Regulations 2014 & Listing Notices - Draft Dangerous Goods Standard published for comment
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
The Minister of Environmental Affairs has under Sections 24(2)(d), read with section 47A(1)(b) of the National Environmental Management Act (Act 107 of 1998) given her notice of intention to identify activities that may be excluded from the requirement to obtain an environmental authorisation, but which activities must comply with the Dangerous Goods Standard, 2016. Members of the public are invited to submit to the Minister, within 30 days of the 5th August 2016, their representations on or objection to the following addresses By post to: The Director - General Department of Environmental Affairs Attention: Ms Chantal Engelbrecht Private Bag X447 PRETORIA 0001 By hand at: Reception, Environment House, 473 Steve Biko Street, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0083 By e-mail: cengelbrecht@environment.gov.za Any inquiries in connection with the notice can be directed to Ms Chantal Engelbrecht at 012 399 9288. Comments received after the closing date will not be considered....
PUBLICATION: NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT, 2004 (ACT NO. 10 OF 2004) ALIEN AND INVASIVE SPECIES LISTS, 2016
Monday, August 1, 2016
Publication of the Alien and Invasive Species lists in terms of sections 66(1), 67(1), 70(1)(a), 71(3) and 71A of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)....
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT 107 OF 1998 SECTION 24H REGISTRATION AUTHORITY REGULATIONS
Friday, July 22, 2016
On 22 July 2016 in Government Gazette 40154 Notice Number 849 the Minister of Environmental Affairs published the Section 24H Registration Authority Regulations. Environmental Assessment Practitioners (EAPS) are required to register in accordance with Regulation 14 of the Regulations within 24 months of the appointment of the first registration authority. The balance of the regulations will come into effect on the date of the appointment of the first registration authority. Notice of the appointment of registration authorities is required to be gazetted. ...
Environmental Guidelines & Strategy | EIA Guideline for Renewable Energy Projects
Sunday, November 1, 2015
39297_gen989 EIA Guideline Renewable energy projects...
Proposed Amendments to EIA Regulations 2014 & Listing Notices
Sunday, November 1, 2015
39343 30 10 EnvAffairs Prop Amends to 2014 Regulations...
Biodiversity Economic Strategy | Deadline for comment 9 November 2015
Sunday, November 1, 2015
9.10.15 39268_gen965 biodiversity economic strategy...
New Controlled Activity Declared under the National Water Act
Sunday, November 1, 2015
16.10.15 39299_gen999 NWA controlled activity...
NEMLA Bill | Comment period closes 12 November 2015
Sunday, November 1, 2015
13.10.2105 Draft NEMLA Bill...
NEMLA Bill
Friday, October 23, 2015
National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Bill...
Final comments on Draft EIA Regulations Listing Notices 2014
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
IAIAsa comment on Draft EIA Regulations Listing Notices 2014 final...
NEM: AQA Draft National Atmospheric Emission Reporting Regulation
Thursday, August 14, 2014
The Minister of Environmental Affairs has given notice of her intention to make regulations reading national atmospheric emission reporting, under sections 12(b) and (c) and 53(aA), (o) and (p) read with section 57 of the National Environmental Management Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004) as set out in the published Schedule....
Legislation National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004 Alien and Invasive Species Regulations and Alien and Invasive Species Lists 2014
Thursday, August 14, 2014
The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs on 1 August 2014 published in Government Gazette 37885 Notice Number 598 the Alien and Invasive Species Regulations 2014 and in Government Gazette 37886 Notice Number 599 the Alien and Invasive Species Lists 2014 under the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act10 of 2004 (NEM:BA). These repeal the 2013 Regulations and come into effect within 60 days of publication in the gazette....