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The ATT Monitor 2016 report reviews the first year of the Arms Trade Treaty as international law, noting a rise in membership to 82 States Parties as of June 1, 2016. It highlights a significant gap between procedural progress and substantive compliance, particularly regarding arms transfers to conflict zones like Yemen. The report provides a detailed analysis of African states' engagement, the development of a 'Risk Watch' tool to monitor weapon misuse, and an evaluation of the first tranche of Initial and Annual Transfer Reports, noting inconsistent reporting rates and a lack of transparency in several regions.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) has written to the Minister of Mineral Resources, requesting the public release of compliance monitoring and enforcement data for the mining sector. The CER argues that the lack of public data allows companies to hide poor environmental compliance, which negatively impacts local communities. Although a previous Minister stated in July 2015 that mining sector data would be included in the Department of Environmental Affairs' annual National Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Report (NECER), the 2014-2015 NECER published in November 2015 contained no such information. The CER seeks confirmation that the 2015-2016 NECER will include this data or asks when the Department of Mineral Resources will publish its own report.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) sent a letter to the chairperson of the Nkangala District Municipality (NDM) Implementation Task Team (ITT) on 29 October 2014. The letter outlines specific requests for the 13 November 2014 meeting and future ITT meetings to ensure the proper implementation of the Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) for the Highveld Priority Area (HPA).

The document expresses disappointment over the removal of Pericopsis elata (Afrormosia) from the CITES Review of Significant Trade for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It argues that the DRC continues to disregard CITES norms, with an estimated ninety percent of timber harvested being "illegal or informal" and actual harvests reaching "eight times the official harvest." The authors claim the DRC's May 2014 non-detriment finding (NDF) is insufficient, lacking a scientific basis for export quotas and failing to address widespread corruption and the use of falsified permits. The document highlights that the DRC is rated as one of the "two most problematic countries in Africa for illegal exploitation of natural resources" and requests a comprehensive review and suspension of trade in all CITES-listed plants and animals from the DRC until compliance is guaranteed.

The report finds a decline in the actual disclosure of environmental records in South Africa during 2012, despite a decrease in requests being ignored. While public bodies showed more active engagement with PAIA requests, active refusals increased and full grants dropped. Private companies shifted from ignoring requests to actively refusing them, often challenging the legal right of non-governmental organisations to monitor environmental compliance. Significant non-compliance was noted regarding PAIA Manuals and statutory reporting to the South African Human Rights Commission, particularly within the Department of Mineral Resources.

The document examines the effectiveness of financial disclosure frameworks in South African local government, highlighting significant variations in compliance across municipalities. It identifies legislative ambiguity and poor data quality as key challenges and recommends mandatory annual disclosures, electronic submissions, and the enforcement of penalties to ensure public accountability.

This document is a formal letter from Eskom's Camden Power Station to the Department of Environmental Affairs, serving as the annual emissions report for the 2016/2017 financial year (1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017). It details the verified emissions of particulates, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and greenhouse gases, while reporting on infrastructure upgrades intended to reduce emissions.

This annual emissions report for the Duvha Power Station covers the 2015/16 financial year (01 April 2015 to 31 March 2016), detailing verified particulate emissions and calculated gas emissions as required by the station's Atmospheric Emission License.

The Grootvlei Power Station Annual Emissions Report for the 2016/17 financial year, submitted by Eskom to the Chief Air Quality Licensing Officer, details the station's pollutant emissions, the progress of a particulate matter reduction project, and compliance with atmospheric licenses.

This document is an annual emissions report for the Matimba Power Station, submitted by Eskom to the Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism. It covers the reporting period from April 2016 to March 2017, detailing verified emissions of carbon dioxide, particulates, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides, as well as compliance with atmospheric emission licenses.

This document is an executive summary and a corresponding minute extract from a May 13, 2011, submission to Eskom's Board Sustainability, Social, Ethics and Safety Committee. It provides an update on the implementation of Eskom's Air Quality Strategy, approved in November 2010, and reports the results of ambient air quality monitoring for the 2011 financial year.

The document reports systemic violations of SO2 limit values in Bulgaria, specifically in the Galabovo and Pernik regions. It argues that Bulgarian authorities are failing to enforce the Air Quality Plan of Galabovo (2019–2023) by granting power plants derogations from desulphurisation standards and allowing boilers to operate without abatement systems. Additionally, it notes the absence of a required short-term action plan to reduce emissions during alert threshold exceedances.