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Department of Environmental Affairs and Development

Environment

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Development Planning

The Chief Directorate Development Planning aims to implement national and provincial spatial planning and land use management legislation...

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Environmental Sustainability

Strategically guide sustainable development in the Western Cape. Strategically guide, co-ordinate and harmonise provincial responses to...

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Environmental Quality

Promote integrated pollution, chemicals and air quality management. Promote and implement integrated waste management. Waste Management...

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Waste Management

Our Waste Management Directorate is responsible for the facilitation, development and implementation of waste management policies, plans, regulatory measures and system

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Tertiary health care

Municipal Support and Capacity Building Services

Development facilitation

Our main aim is to facilitate environmental and planning processes to bring about sustain

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Community care

Reporting environmental crimes and contraventions

Protecting our environment is at the heart of the work carried out by our Environmental Management Inspectors (“EMIs”).

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Community care

Processing Section 24G applications

Section 24G applications refers to the provisions of the National Environmental Managment Act, 1998 (NEMA), specifically the unlawfully commenced activities which refer

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Industry development

Processing environmental and planning appeals

The Sub-Directorate: Environmental Appeals Management, which is part of Environmental Governance, serves the Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs an

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Industry development

Guidance on development applications in terms of relevant legislation (EIA process)

Integrated environmental management (IEM) is an approach that is promoted under Chapter 5 of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998, (NEMA).

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Cultural Development

Access CapeNature

CapeNature is a public institution with the statutory responsibility for biodiversity conservation in the Western Cape.

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