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User friendly guide to the Integrated Coastal Management Act
 24/02/2010
User Guide ICMAThis guide intends to familiarise the reader with the provisions of the Integrated Coastal Management Act (Act No. 24 of 2008). Download (2MB)

State of the Climate in 2008
14/10/2009
State of Climate 2008According to State of the Climate in 2008, a special supplement to the August, 2009, issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, the global mean temperature in 2008 was slightly cooler than that in 2007; however, it still ranks within the 10 warmest years on record.


Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Launches State of Air Report
 13/10/2009
State of Air report Cover2005 is significant in terms of air quality in South Africa. It is the year in which the new air quality governance regime was introduced through the entry into effect of important elements of the new National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act. Thus, 2005 is the baseline against which the efficacy of the AQA will be measured.
Internet survey
The Department of Environmental Affairs is striving to better its reporting initiatives relating to the State of the Environment. To understand how various state of environment products are used, an on-line survey will run until the 16th of March 2010.

We appreciate your feedback. If you want to participate, please follow the link to the survey.

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