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National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)

Chapter 4 : Threatened or Protected Ecosystems and Species

51. Purpose of Chapter

 

The purpose of this Chapter is to—

(a) provide for the protection of ecosystems that are threatened or in need of protection to ensure the maintenance of their ecological integrity;
(b) provide for the protection of species that are threatened or in need of protection to ensure their survival in the wild;
(c) give effect to the Republic’s obligations under international agreements regulating international trade in specimens of endangered species;

[Paragraph (c) amended by section 3 of Act No. 14 of 2013]

(d) ensure that the utilisation of biodiversity is managed in an ecologically sustainable way; and

[Paragraph (d) amended by section 3 of Act No. 14 of 2013]

(e) provide for the regulation of threatened or protected indigenous species to ensure that the utilisation of these species is managed in an ecologically sustainable manner.

[Paragraph (e) inserted by section 3 of Act No. 14 of 2013]