Request to the Department of Mineral Resources for information in relation to the Marine Protected Areas

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) submitted a formal request (CER-2018-DMR-0002) to the Department of Mineral Resources on 8 October 2018, seeking a wide range of records concerning the Operation Phakisa marine protected area network and offshore oil and gas activities.

• The Centre for Environmental Rights requested specific documentation regarding the Department of Mineral Resources' and the Petroleum Agency of South Africa's submissions, objections, and comments on the Operation Phakisa marine protected area network, which was published for comment on 3 February 2016.
• The request seeks internal communications and visual data between the Department of Mineral Resources and the Department of Environmental Affairs, including meeting minutes, agendas, and overlay maps showing the overlap between the Operation Phakisa marine protected area network and mineral and petroleum resources or rights.
• The CER is requesting records related to the governance and allocation of the Exclusive Economic Zone, including documents used to determine the publication of a section 49 notice on 28 June 2018, and reports on the Operation Phakisa E2 Initiative aimed at enhancing the environmental governance capacity of the oil and gas regulator.
• The request asks for comprehensive data on offshore oil and gas production and mining, including all environmental authorisations granted since 8 December 2014, lists of licensing rounds since 1994, and a list of all valid rights and permits for offshore oil and gas.
• The CER requested assessments and reports concerning the environmental impact of the division and allocation of licence blocks, mining leases, and reserved participation in the Exclusive Economic Zone, specifically seeking cumulative impact studies and comments from public participation processes.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (2018). Request to the Department of Mineral Resources for information in relation to the Marine Protected Areas. https://cer.org.za/paia/request-to-the-department-of-mineral-resources-for-information-in-relation-to-the-marine-protected-areas

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. Request to the Department of Mineral Resources for information in relation to the Marine Protected Areas. 2018. https://cer.org.za/paia/request-to-the-department-of-mineral-resources-for-information-in-relation-to-the-marine-protected-areas.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Centre for Environmental Rights |title=Request to the Department of Mineral Resources for information in relation to the Marine Protected Areas |date=8 October 2018 |url=https://cer.org.za/paia/request-to-the-department-of-mineral-resources-for-information-in-relation-to-the-marine-protected-areas |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{centreforenvironmentalrights2018request, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{Request to the Department of Mineral Resources for information in relation to the Marine Protected Areas}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, year = {2018}, month = oct, url = {https://cer.org.za/paia/request-to-the-department-of-mineral-resources-for-information-in-relation-to-the-marine-protected-areas}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }