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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Department of Environmental Affairs"”.
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The SIA of the upgrading of the Olushandja Dam
This report is the social impact assessment (SIA) of the upgrading of the Olushandja Dam in north west Namibia as commissioned by Department of Environmental Affairs, Namibia. The report is to serve as specialist study for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the project.
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Using Geographic Information Systems and remote sensing to improve the management of kelp resources in South Africa
In 2002 the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEA&T), Marine and Coastal Management (M&CM) and the Seaweed Unit undertook a program to document the localities and quantities of the standing crop of the economically important kelps, Ecklonia maxima and Laminaria pallida, in the …
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Investigating different mechanisms for promoting the use of solar water heaters in the Western Cape
… energy sources is crucial. According to the Department of Environmental Affairs and Planning, The Western Cape’s electricity demand forms 31% of the Province’s total energy demand. The objective of this research is to investigate mechanisms for implementing a large-scale Solar Water Heating …
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Redressing the Past: A Critical Legal Assessment of """"quota"""" allocations in post-apartheid South Africa under the Marine Living Resources Act 18 of 1998 in the hake deep-sea trawl and West Coast rock lobster near-shore sectors
… government seeks to address the injustices of the past in fisheries allocations is an important indication of its commitment to transformation. Transformation of the fishing industry must be balanced against the South African government's commitment to promote historically disadvantaged …
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Green Bonds as a more effective way of capitalizing the South African National Green Fund
… man's industrial activity being the key cause of climate change seem to be receding. Governments around the world are mostly in agreement that something urgent needs to be done but the big question that remains is how to mobilize sufficient financial resources to address the enormous investment …
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Waste farm: a productive landscape for integrated waste management
In 2010 the city of Cape Town partnered with the Department of Environmental Affairs to initiate a project to investigate and evaluate the possible re-opening and licensing of Historic and Old landfill sites. The project to reassess these landfill sites is due to the fact that the three main …
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Archaeological sensitivity model : a cultural resource management exercise
The coastline of South Africa is used by diverse groups of people for a wide variety of reasons ranging from economic, scientific, social, and recreational. For the users to obtain optimum utility it is imperative that ways and means of developing the coast and its potential are put in place, in the …
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‘Grounding' ecosystem-based adaptation in the Western Cape Province
… society's adaptation to the adverse impacts of climate change. The National Department of Environmental Affairs, Fisheries and Forestry in South Africa has decided to mainstream EbA into its climate response actions, developing a strategy and set of guidelines to steer implementation. …
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Brush packing as a restoration technology to restore grazing capacity after bush control in the North West Province
The Savanna Biome covers approximately 35% of South Africa's land area and is considered a precious resource which forms the foundation for livestock production and wildlife-related industries. Evidence accumulated in the past century suggests that savanna ecosystems are being altered by a …
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Analysing modelled nearshore wave climate variability and change as relevant to the traditional handline fishery of the South African South Coast
… Coast traditional handline fishing communities of South Africa are integrated into a complex ecosystem where human and natural components interact and overlap on many different spatial and temporal scales. The South Coast marine ecosystem, on which the fishers depend, already suffers from …
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History and status of oyster exploitation and culture in South Africa, and the role of oysters as vectors for marine alien species
… coast is the largest harvesting area with 102 of the 145 pickers employed in the region. Commercial and recreational harvesting is managed by the Marine and Coastal Management Branch of the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Data on the total annual catch of oysters in these …