Biodiversity Law Centre
latest news & developments
DA: Environment minister wants out-of-court settlement on ‘fishing rights versus penguin protection’
The applicants in landmark lawsuit are waiting for a favourable settlement proposal from the Dion George’s legal team
The good, the bad and the baffling of South Africa’s draft biodiversity bill
There is a weakened mechanism for public consultation in the draft legislation
Creecy hauled to court over ‘irrational’ closures around penguin colonies
The closures sound the ‘death knell’ for the seabirds
Draft white paper on sustaining the country’s biodiversity is a bold step but lacks details
The paper recognises the intrinsic value of all ecological systems and inter-relatedness of people and nature — but lacks details on how it will be implemented