The anthropocentric approach to the environment - -

-The following is an example of a specific environmental management Act (SEMA): - -Environment Conservation Act 73 of 1989

-Indicate which one of the following does NOT represent a category of problems emanating from environmental damage. - -resource conservation and utilisation

-Cooperative government - -obliges the spheres of government to cooperate with each other and to respect one another's unique character

-The Brundtland Report of 1987 - -was compiled by the World Commission on Environment and Development

-Sustainable development - -has been incorporated into South African law

-Locus standi in terms of section 38 of the Constitution - -is extended even further by section 32 of NEMA

-The following is regarded as a distinctive principle guiding and supporting environmental law: - -sustainable development

-When an administrator performs administrative action in the environmental sphere - -he/she must comply with section 33 of the Constitution

-Which one of the following statements is correct? - -Aquafund (Pty) Ltd v Premier of the Western Cape 1997 7 BCLR 907 (K) deals with the right of access to information

-International environmental law ____. - -emphasises the development of supervised treaty regimes to protect the environment

-What is the purpose of an environmental impact assessment (EIA)? - -. Aiding decision-making by providing objective information on the

environmental consequences of all developmental actions, plans and

projects

. Providing sound, comprehensive data for development planning

. Analysing plans objectively to ensure maximum benefits and to mitigate

the negative effects

. Proposing solutions to problems that may arise through the interactions

between the environment and developmental actions, plans and projects

. Communicating information on the positive and negative effects of

development proposals, both to decision-makers and interested parties