National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004
The National Environmental Management: Biodiversity, Act 2004 (Act 10 of 2004, abbr. NEMBA) is a supporting act to the framework set out in the National Environmental Management Act, 1998. It enforces Section 24 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa; promoting the conservation and sustainable use of South Africa's biodiversity.[1]
Purpose
[edit]To provide for the management and conservation of South Africa's biodiversity within the framework of the National Environmental Management Act,1998; the protection of species and ecosystems that warrant national protection; the sustainable use of indigenous biological resources; the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from bioprospecting involving indigenous biological resources; the establishment and functions of a South African National Biodiversity Institute; and for matters connected therewith.[1]
History
[edit]On 3rd April 2009, Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, published a draft of the Alien and Invasive Species programme.[2] A second draft was published in 2014.[3]: 61, 97 On 1st August 2014, Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa published the Alien and Invasive Species regulation.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT, 2004" (PDF).
- ^ "National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (10/2004): Draft Alien and Invasive Species Regulations, 2009" (PDF).
- ^ "Government Gazette, Number 41445" (PDF).
- ^ "NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT 2004 (ACT NO. 1 OF 2004) ALIEN AND INVASIVE SPECIES REGULATIONS, 2014" (PDF).
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