Environmental Legislation, Assessment, Licensing

[Klipspringer]

New regulations for EIA reporting re endangered species vs developments

https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/ ... gon9_0.pdf

PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR
REPORTING OF IDENTIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL THEMES IN TERMS OF SECTION 24(5)(a) AND (h)
OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 1998, WHEN APPLYING FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION

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1.1 An applicant, intending to undertake an activity as identified in the scope of this protocol
on a site identified as being of “very high”, “high” or “medium” sensitivity for terrestrial
animal species on the national web based environmental screening tool must submit a
Terrestrial Animal Species Impact Assessment Report

2.3 The Terrestrial Animal Species Impact Assessment must be undertaken in accordance
with the Species Environmental Assessment Best Practice Guidelines3 and must identify
the following:
2.3.1 The species of conservation concern which were found on site;
2.3.2 The distribution, location, viability (ability to survive and reproduce in future) and
detailed description of population size of the species of conservation concern identified
on the preferred development site;
2.3.3 The nature and the extent of the potential impact of the proposed development on
the species of conservation concern on the proposed development site;
2.3.4 The importance of the conservation of the population of the species of special concern
identified on the proposed development site based on information available in national
and international databases including the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, South
African Red List of Species, and/or other relevant databases;
2.3.5 The potential impact of the proposed development on the habitat of the species of
conservation concern;
2.3.6 Any dynamic ecological processes occurring within the site and its surrounds that
might be disrupted by the proposed development and resulting impact on the identified
species of conservation concern; for example, fires in fire-prone systems;
2.3.7 Any potential impact of ecological connectivity (on site, and in relation to the broader
landscape) and resulting impact on the identified species of conservation concern;
2.3.8 Buffer distances as per the Species Environmental Assessment Best Practice
Guidelines used for the population of each species of conservation concern;
2.3.9 The likelihood of other threatened species, undescribed species or highly localised
endemics, migratory species, or species of conservation concern, occurring in the
vicinity; and
2.3.10 Identify any alternative development footprints within the preferred development site
which would be of “low” sensitivity as identified by the national web based
environmental screening tool and verified through the initial site sensitivity verification.

[Klipspringer]

VERY HIGH SENSITIVITY RATING – for terrestrial animal species
1. Critical habitat for range restricted species of conservation concern that have a global range of less than 10 km2.
2. Species of conservation concern listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species1 or South Africa’s National Red List website2 as Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable according to the IUCN Red List 3.1. Categories and Criteria or listed as Nationally Rare.
These areas are irreplaceable in terms of species of conservation concern.

HIGH SENSITIVITY RATING – for terrestrial animal species
1. Confirmed habitat for species of conservation concern.
2. Species of conservation concern listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species or South Africa’s National Red List website as Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable according the IUCN Red List 3.1. Categories and Criteria.
These areas are unsuitable for development due to a very likely impact on species of conservation concern.

[Klipspringer]

Very relevant!

White-backed vultures are listed now as CE and their nesting sites in an area make this a habitat for species of conservation concern and a high sensitivity rating.


Nestings sites were for example recorded on the proposed preferred site for the new Shangoni camp site

[Lisbeth]

It was about time

[Alf]

Very relevant!

White-backed vultures are listed now as CE and their nesting sites in an area make this a habitat for species of conservation concern and a high sensitivity rating.


Nestings sites were for example recorded on the proposed preferred site for the new Shangoni camp site

So hopefully this new Shangoni camp site won't proceed

[Peter Betts]

Very relevant!

White-backed vultures are listed now as CE and their nesting sites in an area make this a habitat for species of conservation concern and a high sensitivity rating.


Nestings sites were for example recorded on the proposed preferred site for the new Shangoni camp site

So hopefully this new Shangoni camp site won't proceed

Absolutely Alf Shangoni Section is the ONLY section of 22 in Kruger without Tourist Roads at all = WILDERNESS area ...But they will get it put through regardless to get a 3RD Gate into the Park in the north for the Taxis to speed to and from Moz ...Purely Political and nothing else ...