Provincial reports
 The
National State of Environment Report (launched in October 1999) was
designed to improve access to relevant, accurate, up-to-date environmental
information on the state of the environment in accordance with Section
31(1)(a) of NEMA. Apart
from the national state of the environment report, several metropolitan
reports were completed as part of a cities state of environment initiative.
Recently there have been several requests from provinces for assistance
with state of the environment reporting processes in provinces. The
Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism values the interest
of provinces to compile provincial state of the environment reports
and has secured funding to assist provinces in this regard. Apart from
funding, the department is investigating training and capacity building
opportunities in state of the environment reporting. We have also produced
a guideline document on state
of the environment reporting to assist provinces and local authorities
wishing to compile state of the environment reports.
In the late 1990's, draft state of the environment reports were completed
for for Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and North West Province. These reports
were however not published on the Internet. The following provinces
are currently assisted by the National Department of Environmental
Affairs and Tourism, with financial assistance from NORAD, to complete
provincial state of the environment reports on the Internet.
Contact information
Directorate State of the Environment
Private Bag X447
Pretoria
0001
South Africa
E-mail: State of Environment Section |
