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The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), supported by the Environmental Monitoring Group and the Federation for a Sustainable Environment, submitted comments on the draft Infrastructure Development Bill (B49-2013). The CER argues that the Bill violates Constitutional rights, disregards national environmental policies, and undermines the legal framework for sustainable development and integrated environmental management in South Africa.

This guide, commissioned by the Environmental Board and published by the Stockholm Environment Institute in December 2020, provides instructions for implementing Article 6.4 of the Habitats Directive in Estonia. It details the process for granting exceptions to Natura 2000 assessments when a project or strategic planning document (SPD) is deemed essential for imperative reasons of overriding public interest (IROPI/AETP), despite causing adverse effects on a protected site.