Lewer kommentaar oor omgewingsimpakassesserings (OIA) vir olie- en gasprojekte

This guide, published by Natural Justice in September 2025, provides instructions for South African communities on how to participate in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process for oil and gas projects along the coastline.

• South African legislation grants all interested and affected parties, including local communities, the right to provide input and opinions on how oil and gas drilling projects may affect them.
• Companies must obtain an Environmental Authorisation (EA) before starting any exploration or drilling. This process involves an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), which may be a basic assessment or a more in-depth assessment consisting of a scoping phase and an EIA phase.
• The EIA process includes specific stages for public participation, including 30-day periods for public comment on both the draft scoping report and the draft EIA report. The final EIA reports, incorporating public comments, are used by local or national government decision-makers to determine if environmental authorisation is granted.
• The guide suggests that community members consider several categories when drafting comments, including impacts on livelihoods, health, access to the beach and ocean, marine and coastal flora and fauna, cultural and spiritual practices, climate change, and the interests of future generations.

APA

Natural Justice (2025). Lewer kommentaar oor omgewingsimpakassesserings (OIA) vir olie- en gasprojekte. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Afrikaans_Toolkit-EIA-Comments.pdf

Chicago

Natural Justice. Lewer kommentaar oor omgewingsimpakassesserings (OIA) vir olie- en gasprojekte. 2025. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Afrikaans_Toolkit-EIA-Comments.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{naturaljustice2025lewer, author = {{Natural Justice}}, title = {{Lewer kommentaar oor omgewingsimpakassesserings (OIA) vir olie- en gasprojekte}}, institution = {Natural Justice}, year = {2025}, month = sep, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Afrikaans_Toolkit-EIA-Comments.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }