national environmental management: protected areas amendment bill
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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: PROTECTED AREAS AMENDMENT BILL. SELECT COMMITTEE ON LAND & ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS. BACKGROUND. PROCLAMATIONS. LEGISLATIVE SPLIT. Environmental functions (mpas + species). Fisheries functions. Governance powers for both functions. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: PROTECTED AREAS AMENDMENT BILL
SELECT COMMITTEE ON LAND & ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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BACKGROUND
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PROCLAMATIONS
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LEGISLATIVE SPLIT
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nvironmental
functions (mpas +
species)
Governance powers for both functions
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NEW LEGISLATION TO IMPLEMENT SPLIT
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Also an improvement as MLRA did not have environmental management as a key objective
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OVERVIEW -AMENDMENTS
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CLAUSE BY CLAUSE -DEFINTIONS
• Department – update definition
• fish – insert (fishing zones in MPAs)
• marine protected area – update definition
• marine waters – insert – inclusion of MPAs
• national protected areas – update to include MPAs
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CL 2-3 Objectives and application of Act
• Amends objectives in section 2 - include marine waters/ MPAs
• Section 4 (b) - updates terminology
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Cl 4 – 5 savings and power to declare
• 4 - important clause – amends section 14 of the Act to save the existing MPAs declared under the Marine Living Resources Act.
• 5 – insert new s22A & B give the DEA Minister the power to declare MPAs, criteria, process and power of withdrawal
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Cl 6 – 9 Consequential
• Consequential amendments to sections 28, 31,34 and 47 – Enabled holistic inclusion of MPAs in the Act
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Cl 10-11 – management & zonation
• 10(s38) - MPA management may be assigned to a national organ of state (National Park) except the power to zone an MPA – Fishing zones – mandatory consultation with
the Minister of DAFF
• 11(s41) – Ensure that park zoning and MPA zoning do not conflict
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Cl 12 – Exclusion of all mining related activities
• S48 amended to exclude (in addition to mining) exploration, production or related activities from MPAs– Suggested during public comment process
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Cl 13 – restricted activities
• Insertion of new s48A which– lists the restriction on activities within MPAs– requires consultation with Fisheries Minister
before zoning– saves existing zones done under the MLRA
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Cl 14 management authorities and zoning
• S52 – ensure consistency between zonation and park rules and consultation
• MPA zones by Minister prevail over park rule if inconsistent
• Requires publication of all park rules in the gazette
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Cl 15-16 repeal and savings
• 15 –s90 – section dealing with MPAs (S43) of the MLRA repealed
• 16 – s91saves MPA regulations, permissions etc. made in terms of the MLRA
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Estuaries
Ntafufu estuary IN Pondoland MPA
Pondoland MPA
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Prince Edward Island MPA
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DWESA CWEBE
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THANK YOU
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