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Petition against the destruction of the Pondoland Center of Endemism

Last week the Minister for Environment & Water Affairs signed a Record of Decision (RoD) allowing the proposed N2 toll road to pass through, and destroy, 16% of the Pondoland Center of Endemism (PCE).

The PCE is an internationally recognized biodiversity hotspot, and, as signatory to the international Convention on Biodiversity, the South African government is reneging on its international commitments, and is violating numerous mainstays of our Constitution which are meant to safeguard the environment, our lifestyle, culture and traditions.

Please sign the petition here: www.wildcoast.co.za/ict4d/petition

PROPOSED N2 WILD COAST TOLL HIGHWAY: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTASSESSMENT - RECORD OF DECISION

Objections must be received by the minister in writing before 19 May 2010:

Notice is hereby given that on 19 April 2010 the Department of Environmental Affairs issued a Record of Decision to the South African National Roads Agency Limited on the proposed N2 Wild Coast Toll Highway in terms of section 22 (3) of the Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989) and Regulations 9 and 10 of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations (R1183 of 5 September 1997). The Department’s Record of Decision authorises, with conditions, “the construction of the N2 Wild Coast Toll Road between Gonubie Interchange near East London (Eastern Cape) and the Isipingo Interchange south of Durban (KwaZulu-Natal) (a detailed description and location of the activity is given in the Final Environmental Impact Assessment report dated December 2009).”

The Record of Decision, with the reasons for and conditions of the decision, can be found on the following websites:

Recreational Permits for fishing - fee increase from 1 May 2010 (400%+)

From page 76, Government Gazette 29 , January 2010

Annual & temporary permit prices with effect from 1 May 2010:

Fees payable in respect of issuing a permit to undertake Recreational Fishing (annual), and fees payable in respect of issuing short-term permits (only valid for 4 weeks) of:

  • i. Scuba diving in MPA's - R85
  • ii. West Coast rock lobster - R500
  • iii. East Coast rock lobster - R500
  • iv. Mollusks including octopus, squid, worms, other invertebrates and aquatic plants - R300 / R50 for a 1 month temporary permit
  • v. Mud crab - R200 / R50 "
  • vi. Marine aquarium fish - R300 / R50 "
  • vii. Angling - R200 / R45 "
  • viii. Spearfishing - R300 / R50 "
  • ix. Use of cast or throw net - R300 / R50 "
  • x. Additional fee per vessel (only payable by the skipper) for recreational fishing from such a vessel where applicable - R500 / R75 "

    NB. in addition to the permit issuing costs, on page 74 it states that:

    Fees payable in respect of an application for a permit to undertake recreational fishing - R30 (additional)

    (Furthermore, to apply for a permit to undertake subsistence fishing costs R6, and for the issuing of the permit, a further R40.)

    Interested and affected parties may submit written comment to Revenue Management at the Department of Environmental Affairs:
    Marine & Coastal Management
    Private Bag X2
    Roggebaai, 8012

    Written comments may be posted by mail to the above address, or:
    Fax: 086-613 6256
    Email: revenue@deat.gov.za

    All written comments must be received by the department by no later than 16h00 on 1 March 2010.

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