by creationlabs | Jun 14, 2022
The sustainable and equitable utilization of biodiversity. Biodiversity conservation is protected and implemented inter alia by the following national policy and legislation: South Africa’s Constitution (Act 108 of 1996), including the Bill of Rights (Chapter 2,...
by creationlabs | Jun 14, 2022
Air quality – industry, agriculture and day-to-day activities impact on the quality of the air we breathe. Air quality is related to global warming, health problems such as asthma, and generally unpleasant living conditions. What laws protect this resource? Air...
by creationlabs | Jun 13, 2022
Sense of place, aesthetics, visual impacts – an ambiguous difficult to quantify yet prevalent issue with regard to development impacts The relationship between agricultural or open space preservation with housing or other infrastructure can be both confusing and...
by creationlabs | Jun 13, 2022
What is involved when land is expropriated? What legal mechanisms are in place to ensure that all activities are carried out in a fair manner? What is the process? Under the Expropriation Act of 1975 (Act No. 63 of 1975) and the Expropriation Act Amendment of 1992...
by creationlabs | Jun 13, 2022
How does one define a wetland? Why are wetlands protected? What legislation is in place to safeguard these systems? Many definitions of a “wetland” have been put forward by numerous authors but there is no one definition that has achieved global acceptance. This is...
