Submission: Proposed Amendments to the EIA Regulations in South Africa

Natural Justice argues that South Africa's proposed 2024 EIA regulation amendments must ensure full environmental impact assessments for high-impact activities, including hydraulic fracturing, seismic surveys, and coastal industrial construction, to protect ecological integrity and community livelihoods.

• Natural Justice advocates for full environmental impact assessments for 'High Impact Activities' to protect ecological integrity and sustainability. Specifically, they identify hydraulic fracturing (fracking) as a risk for water contamination, air pollution, and earthquakes; seismic surveys for oil and gas as a threat to marine life and small-scale fishers; and the construction of ports, oil refineries, or industrial zones near coastlines as a cause of erosion and mangrove destruction.
• The submission emphasizes the need for inclusive public participation and the integration of indigenous and local community knowledge to ensure environmental decisions are transparent and respect cultural heritage.
• Natural Justice argues that EIA policies should be aligned with South Africa's goals for biodiversity protection and decarbonization while maintaining economic development.

APA

Natural Justice (2025). Submission: Proposed Amendments to the EIA Regulations in South Africa. https://naturaljustice.org/publication/submission-proposed-amendments-to-the-eia-regulations-in-south-africa/

Chicago

Natural Justice. Submission: Proposed Amendments to the EIA Regulations in South Africa. 2025. https://naturaljustice.org/publication/submission-proposed-amendments-to-the-eia-regulations-in-south-africa/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Natural Justice |title=Submission: Proposed Amendments to the EIA Regulations in South Africa |date=11 February 2025 |url=https://naturaljustice.org/publication/submission-proposed-amendments-to-the-eia-regulations-in-south-africa/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{naturaljustice2025submission, author = {{Natural Justice}}, title = {{Submission: Proposed Amendments to the EIA Regulations in South Africa}}, publisher = {Natural Justice}, year = {2025}, month = feb, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/publication/submission-proposed-amendments-to-the-eia-regulations-in-south-africa/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }