National Environmental Compliance & Enforcement Report 2011-12

The National Environmental Compliance & Enforcement Report 2011-12 provides a comprehensive overview of the activities of the Environmental Management Inspectorate (EMI) in South Africa. It details a significant increase in EMI capacity, particularly Grade 5 field rangers, and tracks national statistics on criminal and administrative enforcement. The report highlights a rise in section 24G administrative fines and a focus on proactive industrial compliance, while also documenting the ongoing crisis of rhino poaching and the illegal trade in cycads. It further outlines specific court cases, legislative developments, and capacity-building efforts for inspectors and prosecutors.

• The Environmental Management Inspectorate (EMI) saw a 30% increase in total registered inspectors, growing from 1076 in 2010/11 to 1399 in 2011/12. This growth was largely driven by the designation of 201 Grade 5 EMI field rangers, who accounted for 62% of the total increase in EMI capacity for the year.
• National enforcement statistics for 2011/12 show a slight decrease in reported environmental incidents (3934 compared to 3944 in 2010/11) and a decline in arrests by EMIs to 1339, down from 1988 in 2010/11. However, convictions increased slightly from 72 in 2010/11 to 82 in 2011/12.
• There was a dramatic increase in the total value of section 24G administrative fines paid, rising from R 8,364,870.00 in 2010/11 to R 17,627,233 in 2011/12. A single entity, Vele Colliery, contributed more than half of this total, paying R 9,250,000.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (2011). National Environmental Compliance & Enforcement Report 2011-12. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/NECER-2011-12.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. National Environmental Compliance & Enforcement Report 2011-12. 2011. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/NECER-2011-12.pdf?x21779.

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BibTeX

@techreport{centreforenvironmentalrights2011national, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{National Environmental Compliance \& Enforcement Report 2011-12}}, institution = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, year = {2011}, month = dec, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/NECER-2011-12.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }