MISSION:
To contribute to the socio-economic advancement and the sound management of the natural
resource base of Southern Africa, but in particular, the Eastern Cape Province.
The CEN Integrated Environmental Management Unit will achieve its mission through;
- the implementation of rural development and resource management programmes;
- conducting environmental and social impact assessments of development initiatives;
- policy initiatives on environmental and development issues;
- the formulation of guidelines for projects and assessments of projects;
- the initiation and implementation of rural development programmes.
- the initiation and implementation of integrated environmental management plans.
Environmental Impact Assessment.
- Scoping Report for the Reconstruction of Trunk Road 57 and the Associated Quarry and Borrowpits;
Eastpoort to Fort Beaufort (2001)
- Environmental Assessment for a charcoaling operation (2001)
- Assessments of several powerline routes for ESKOM (2001)
- Baberskrans Road Assessment – Cradock 2001
- Assessment on the closure of the harbour at Marina Martinique (2001)
- Environmental Assessments on Intensive poultry farming for Rocklands Poultry (2001)
- Class Environmental Assessment for Working for Water projects in terms of the new DWAF
Environmental Evaluation System. (2001)
- Environmental Scoping for a Housing Development on a Portion of Land in the Van Stadens
Wildflower Nature Reserve (2001)
- Environmental Impact Assessment on two Leather Tanneries in Middelburg, Eastern Cape
Province (2001)
- Compilation of an Environmental Evaluation System for the Department of Water Affairs and
Forestry (DWAF) (Eastern Cape) (current) This environmental evaluation system is currently
being incorporated into the national DWAF’s Environmental Management System (2001)
- Compilation of an Environmental Evaluation Administration System and Manual for the
Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (2001)
- Environmental Impact Assessment for the Proposed Regional General and Hazardous Waste
Processing Facility, Eastern Cape (2000 - underway)
- Scoping Report for the Marienland Golf Estate and Resort Development in the Tsitsikamma
(2000 - present)
- Scoping exercise for a Small Boat Harbour at Plettenberg Bay (2000 - present)
- Scoping Report for the Proposed Gorah Elephant Camp: Addo Elephant National Park. Gorah
Elephant Camp (Pty) Ltd. Hunter Hotel Group
- Scoping Reports for a reservoir and associated underground pipeline to serve new township
development in Plettenberg Bay (2000)
- Environmental Overview Report on the St Francis Marina (2000)
- Scoping Report for a Tourism Development on the Kromme River (2000)
- EMPR for Six Borrowpits and a Quarry Associated with the Reconstruction of the N2 (1999-
2000)
- EMP for the Tsitsikamma to Witelsbos N2 reconstruction (1999 -2000)
- Environmental Impact Assessment of the N2 from Tsitsikamma to Witelsbos (1999)
- Scoping Report - Kliplaat Waste Disposal Facility (1999)
- Scoping Report – Natures Valley Water Supply upgrade. 1999
- Comprehensive Scoping Report on the Tsitsikamma Section of the N2 (1999)
- Second Phase EIA for the Proposed Port at Coega, Port Elizabeth (1998 - 1999)
- Environmental Scoping Report (Preliminary EIA) for a Tourism Development on the Bushman's
River, Eastern Cape 1998
- Environmental scoping Studies for DECT Masts in the Eastern Cape Province – Various Sites
(1998, 1999)
- Environmental Scoping Studies for Vodacom Cellular Base Stations 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 2002 ongoing
- ERWAT Regional Water Care Works - Specialist Report on the Impacts of the closure of the
Rondebuldt Waste Water Works, Rondebuldt Bird Sanctuary 1998
- Environmental Report - Greater Plettenberg Bay Structure Plan 1998
- Durban Marine Outfall - Selected contributions to the Scoping Report 1998
- ERWAT: Regional Water Care Works - Aquatic Fauna and Avifaunal Studies for Comprehensive
EIA. 1998
- Environmental Assessment of Selected Development Nodes - Fish River Spatial Development
Initiative 1997
- Environmental Impact Assessment - Upgrading of the Umtata Waste Water Treatment Works
1997
- Environmental Impact Assessment - Papiesfontein Tourism Development 1997
- Environmental Impact Assessment - Coega Kop Reservoir 1997
- Initial Environmental Impact Assessment - Proposed Coega Harbour. 1997
- Specialist Report - Algoa Bay Islands for the Coega Harbour EIA. 1997
- Specialist Report - Environmental Permissions and Permitting Requirements for the Coega
Harbour and IDZ Initiative with Comments on Other Relevant Legislation. 1997
- Environmental Management Programme report for the Idutywa - Willowvale Road, Transkei
Region, Eastern Cape Province - 1996
- Environmental Impact Assessment for a New Golf Course and Housing Estate at St. Francis
Bay - 1996
- Environmental Impact Assessment for a Resort in the St. Francis Bay area - 1996
- Reviewed all major Developments in Eastern Cape Region and later in the new Province
1993 - May 1996
- Reviewed the environmental impacts of a large number of major developments including
roads, borrowpits, quarries, waste disposal sites, while employed by the National Department
of Environment Affairs - 1981 – 1993
Natural Resource Management
Policy
- Arrange and run two DWAF regional information sessions for the DWAF Regional Offices
and Provincial Government Departments of the Western and Eastern Cape on the
Implementation of the DWAF’s (Eastern Cape) Environmental Evaluation System (2001). A
further seven provincial workshops will follow.
- Run five Eastern Cape Information Sessions for District Municipalities in the Eastern Cape
Province on the Implementation of the DWAF Environmental Evaluation System (2001)
- Member DANCED Review Mission on the National Waste Management Strategy
- Compile South African National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity
- Sub-consultant to the Drafting team for the National White Paper on Integrated Pollution
Control and Waste Management.
- Member of a six person drafting team for the National Green Paper on an Environmental
Management Policy for South Africa where I represented the nine provinces.
- Appointed as one of the Reference Group for the National White Paper on an Environmental
Management Policy for South Africa.
Papers and Publications:
- Author and co-author of some 27 papers, reports and conference presentations as well as
a number of popular papers on environmental conservation.
Major Clients
South African
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Vodacom South Africa
Telkom South Africa
Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
Municipality of Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Metropole)
Portnet
South African National Roads Agency Ltd |
International
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DANCED (Denmark)
IDRC (Canada)
European Union |
March 2001