South Africa - 2020 - Environment and Climate Change

National Environmental Management Act: Procedures for Assessment and Minimum Criteria for Reporting on Identified Environmental Themes when Applying for Environmental Authorisation

Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa

The notice serves as the minister’s prescription for the general requirements for undertaking site sensitivity verification, and for protocols for the assessment and minimum report content requirements of environmental impacts for environmental themes for activities requiring environmental authorisation. Protocols apply to a respective environmental theme within their scopes, while multiple themes may apply to single applications for environmental authorisation.

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National Environmental Management Act: Procedures for Assessment and Minimum Criteria for Reporting on Identified Environmental Themes when Applying for Environmental Authorisation Current Version

January 2022

The notice serves as the minister’s prescription for the general requirements for undertaking site sensitivity verification, and for protocols for the assessment and minimum report content requirements of environmental impacts for environmental themes for activities requiring environmental authorisation. Protocols apply to a respective environmental theme within their scopes, while multiple themes may apply to single applications for environmental authorisation.

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