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Towards the declaration of a large marine protected area: a subtidal ichtfaunal survey of the Pondoland coast in the Eastern Cape, SA

Download this paper as a printable PDF: Pondo Fish : Ichtfaunal survey of the Pondoland coast

We have recently had a paper published in African Journal of Marine Science (see attached) on the ichthyofauna of the new Pondoland MPA. There were no new species discovered but a couple of range extensions which were quite interesting. We have another paper in press with the same journal documenting the invertebrate and algal biodiversity of the region. A possible new species of algae was collected and I can send you the PDF of the paper as soon as it is published. [Read more…]

Posted on April 15th, 2007 by admin
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The Wild Coast by John Costello

The Wild coast is a delightful coastline of contrasts, with a diversity of plants and animals unequalled anywhere in the world. This breath-takingly beautiful stretch offers small beaches fringed by coastal rivers and crystal-clear lagoons, towering cliffs and from whose heights waterfalls plunge into the ocean below, rolling hills, dense indigenous forests, and deep gorges in the depths of which one glimpses secret streams, and where one can sometimes hear the cough of a hunting leopard. [Read more…]

Posted on April 14th, 2007 by admin
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Available:Final Scoping Report (FSR) - Proposed N2 Wild Coast Toll Highway EIA.

Dear Sir / Madam,

Please find enclosed details on the Proposed N2 Wild Coast Toll Highway EIA: Final Scoping Report (FSR).

Please note that the FSR is also available on the websites www.ccaenvironmental.co.za and www.nra.co.za

An executive summary of the FSR is available upon request in English, Afrikaans, Xhosa and Zulu.

Regards,
Julian Drew
Nomi Muthialu & Associates
169 St. George’s Road P. O. Box 32097
Observatory Braamfontein
Johannesburg 2017
2198
Tel: (011) 487-0550
Fax: (011) 648-3450

Download the SWC Members comments on the Draft Scoping Report as a Pdf:
N2 TOLL ROAD- SWC MEMBERS COMMENTS - DRAFT SCOPING REPORT.

Posted on April 12th, 2007 by admin
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Scoping report completed for controversial N2 project

By: Mariaan Olivier
Published: 12 Apr 07 - 16:02
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article.php?a_id=107224

Download as printable PDF: Engineering News: Scoping report completed for controversial N2 project.

Independent environmental consultant CCA Environmental, in association with Nomi Muthialu & Associates, has completed the final scoping study for the controversial N2 Wild Coast project, which would connect major cities in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal along a 560-km route.

This report, which forms part of the second environmental-impact assessment (EIA) study undertaken on the project after a previous record-of-decision had been overturned following claims of a lack of independence, would now be submitted to environmental authorities for consideration and acceptance. [Read more…]

Posted on April 12th, 2007 by admin
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SWC Comments on the N2 Toll Road Draft Scoping Report

N2 TOLL ROAD -COMMENTS -DRAFT SCOPING REPORT.

SAVE THE WILD COAST CAMPAIGN-MEMBERS COMMENTS.

Download this article as a printable PDF :
N2 TOLL ROAD- SWC MEMBERS COMMENTS - DRAFT SCOPING REPORT.

In compiling these comments, SWC makes reference to the Independent Review of the Record of Decision issued by the DEAT in 2005 which clearly highlighted the shortcoming of the previous EIA. While the previous EIA was overturned on the basis of lack of independence, the Independent Review listed numerous other shortcomings in the previous EIA process, any of which, individually or collectively, could also have been legitimate reasons for the EIA being turned down. One therefore has to ask, to what extent does the current DSR process provide a basis for the new EIA to overcome the shortcomings inherent in the previous EIA? [Read more…]

Posted on April 11th, 2007 by admin
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