• Collate available baseline information and data;
• Identify gaps in knowledge and data and through the identification of issues, make recommendations for closing the gaps;
• Present baseline descriptions of the following:
  • The human environment;
  • Cultural heritage resources;
  • Land use and capability, soils and agricultural potential and geology;
  • Water resources;
  • The atmosphere;
  • Ecosystems and biodiversity;
  • Pollution and waste; and
  • Environmental management and governance;
• Make recommendations as to the indicators for future use; and
• Identify strategic priorities to be addressed in policy development.

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•  State of the Environment Report - Summary (2004)  1.74 Mb

•  State of the Environment Report 2003 - Cover Page  61.12 Kb
•  Contents  53.73 Kb
•  Chapter 1 - Executive Summary 23.91 Kb
•  Chapter 2 - Overview  275.18 Kb
  
  •  Fig 2.1 - Locality Plan of EMM  99.30 Kb
  •  Fig 2.5 - Mean Annual Presipitation in EMM  119.66 Kb
  •  Fig 2.6 - Topography of EMM  117.21 Kb
  •  Fig 2.8 - Land Use in EMM in 2000  98.29 Kb
  •  Fig 2.9 - Land Cover in EMM in 2000  110.96 Kb
  •  Fig 2.10 - Surface Water in EMM  160.62 Kb
  •  Fig 2.11 - The Geology of EMM  135.50 Kb
  •  Fig 2.12 - Vegeration Types, Natural Habitats and Untransformed Grassland  107.51 Kb
•  Chapter 3 - Background and Approach to State of the Environment Reporting  110.67 Kb
•  Chapter 4 - Driving Forces of Environmental Change  1.01 Mb
  •  Fig 4.4 - Percentage of Households per Suburb receiving Refuse Removal Services  160.27 Kb
  •  Fig 4.5 - Location of Solid Waste Sites in EMM  153.30 Kb
•  Chapter 5 - Human Environment 2008-05-09 10:46:23 654.49 Kb
  •  Fig 5.2 - Population Distribution in EMM  137.50 Kb
  •  Fig 5.4 - Education in EMM  133.85 Kb
  •  Fig 5.6 - Unemployment and Income Distribution in EMM  142.03 Kb
  •  Fig 5.9 - Percentage of Households having access to Piped Water inside the Dwelling  139.62 Kb
  •  Fig 5.11 - Households using Coal as a Source of Heat  136.15 Kb
  •  Fig 5.15 - Hostipals, Clinics and Police Stations in EMM 145.94 Kb
  •  Fig 5.23 - Noise Exposure Contours for 2001: O.R. Tambo International Airport  166.51 Kb
•  Chapter 6 - Cultural Heritage  114.34 Kb
  •  Fig 6.1 - Known Locations of Cultural Heritage Sites  139.87 Kb
•  Chapter 7 - Land and Soils  289.71 Kb
  •  Fig 7.1 - Soil and Slope Units in EMM  146.79 Kb
  •  Fig 7.2 - Potential Sources of Soil Pollution  157.07 Kb
  •  Fig 7.3 - Land Degradation - Combined Degradation Index (CDI)  129.74 Kb
  •  Fig 7.4 - Grass Cover and Rangeland Condition in 2001  114.91 Kb
  •  Fig 7.5 - Erosion Hazard in EMM  122.39 Kb
  •  Fig 7.6 - Land Capability in EMM  121.01 Kb
  •  Fig 7.7 - General Agricultural Potential for Irrigated Crops  109.47 Kb
  •  Fig 7.8 - Areas to be Reserved for Agriculture  111.64 Kb
•  Chapter 8 - Water Resources 247.27 Kb
  •  Fig 8.1 - Location of Scheduled Industries, Tailings Dams, Rock Dumps and Quarries  147.21 Kb
  •  Fig 8.2 - Percentage of Households with Flush Toilet Facilities  138.73 Kb
  •  Fig 8.3 - Surface Water and Water Quality Monitoring Points  100.49 Kb
•  Chapter 9 - Atmosphere  183.16 Kb
  •  Fig 9.6 - Potential Zones of Air Pollution and Proposed Monitoring Stations  119.75 Kb
•  Chapter 10 - Biodiversity and Conservation  295.98 Kb
  •  Fig 10.1 - Areas of Conservation Importance for Plants  101.74 Kb
  •  Fig 10.2 - Areas of Conservation Importance for Birds  102.89 Kb
  •  Fig 10.3 - Areas of Concervation Importance for Mammals  100.95 Kb
  •  Fig 10.4 - Areas of Conservation Importance for Invertebrates  101.32 Kb
  •  Fig 10.5 - Areas of Conversation Importance for the Giant Bullfrog  102.61 Kb
  •  Fig 10.9 - Areas of Conservation Importance and Protected Areas  105.00 Kb
•  Chapter 11 - Environmental Management  60.40 Kb
•  Chapter 12 - Way Forward: Strategic Priorities  31.07 Kb
•  Appendix A - Land Use Cover Changes  43.83 Kb
•  Appendix B - Blesbokspruit Site Description  167.69 Kb
•  Appendix C - Attendance Register for Workshop 1 (25 June 2003)  32.83 Kb
•  Appendix C - Attendance Register for Workshop 2 (2 July 2003)  29.46 Kb
•  Appendix C - Issues Tabled at Workshop 2  24.61 Kb
•  Appendix C - Notes of Workshop 1 (25 June 2003)  52.10 Kb
•  Appendix C - Notes of Workshop 2 (2 July 2003)  65.93 Kb
•  Appendix D - List of Spatial Data Used  14.60 Kb
•  Appendix E - Collated List of SOE Indicators  28.98 Kb
•  Appendix F - Cultural Heritage Sites in the Alberton/ Thokoza Area  56.22 Kb
•  Appendix G - Plants Traded Medicinially  35.44 Kb

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