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Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA)

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Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA) is a voluntary, non-profit organisation representing the interests of wildlife ranchers, provincially, nationally, and internationally.

South Africa is renowned for its unique conservation success story which is attributed to the phenomenal role wildlife ranchers have played in securing essential wildlife habitat, through the rewilding and protection of species and biodiversity.

WRSA and its members play an integral role in the wildlife economy and advocate for the responsible and sustainable use of renewable natural resources. The expansion of wildlife habitat, conservation of species and protection of biodiversity outside of protected areas, is our game.

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Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA)

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The Green Building Council SA is a level 2 BEE rated, independent, non-profit company that was formed in 2007 to lead the greening of South Africa’s commercial property sector. We provide the tools, training, knowledge and networks to promote green building practices across the country and build a national movement that will change the way the world is built.

We are one of over 95 members of the World Green Building Council alongside Australithe United States and the United Kingdom. Green Building Council SA has developed the Green Star SA rating system and is the official certification body for Green Star SA projects. We are a dedicated team of industry experts working in collaboration with industry bodies, leaders, government departments and professionals to develop market-based green solutions for the South African property industry.

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Fairest Cape Association (FCA)

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The Fairest Cape Association is an independent, registered non-profit organization (002-892 NPO) with it’s office in Cape Town. It was founded in 1980 to raise the awareness of the effect of litter in the natural and built environment through anti-litter campaigns and clean ups, in the city, suburbs and at beaches. Contact the Association on through the link previously posted, and see how you can get involved.

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Environment Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (EAPASA)

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The Vision and Mission of EAPASA is to promote public interest through the improvement of the quality of environmental assessment practice in South Africa. This is undertaken by establishing, promoting, and maintaining the registration of Environmental Assessment Practitioners (EAPs) in South Africa in terms of Section 24H of the National Environmental Management Act (107 of 1998). The above has been achieved by making EAPASA a Registration Authority which ensures a regulated, consistent, and improved standard of environmental impact assessment in South Africa.

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Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (EAPA-SA)

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The Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of SA (EAPASA) was established in 2012. It exists to promote, on a non-profit basis, the advancement of the practice and quality of environmental assessment in South Africa in the public interest, in the interest of the environment and in terms of relevant legislation. EAPASA is a Registration Authority which registers Environmental Assessment Practitioners (EAPs) based on the set of core competencies under the Section 24H Registration Authority Regulations of the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA), Act 107 of 1998, as amended.

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Department: Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)

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The legal mandate and core business of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) are to manage, protect and conserve South Africa’s environment and natural resources. The mandate is informed by section 24 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996), which affords everyone the right to (a) an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being; and (b) to have the environment protected for the benefit of present and future generations, through reasonable legislative and other measures.

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