National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act: Norms and standards for management of protected areas in South Africa (No. 382 of 2016). Country/Territory South Africa Document type Regulation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Government Gazette No. 39878 of 31 March 2016. Subject Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Sustainable development Sustainable use Biodiversity Management/conservation Protected area Marine protected areas Ecosystem preservation Cultural heritage Geographical area Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa Abstract This Notice of the Minister of Environmental Affairs, made under section 11 of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003, provides rules, norms and standards for the management and development of protected areas as well as indicators to measure compliance. The purpose of these norms and standards is to ensure the South Africa's protected areas fulfil the purpose for which they were declared as set out in section 17 of the Act; to ensure that human induced disturbance within or originating outside of protected areas is avoided, and where such cannot be achieved is minimised and the impacts remedied; to provide a goal for protected area management authorities to strive for in managing their protected areas; to ensure protected areas are managed efficiently and effectively. the norms and standards concern, among other things, water-use planning. Full text English Website www.gov.za References - Legislation Implements National Environmental Management Protected Areas Act, 2003. Legislation | South Africa | 2004 (2009) Keyword: Basic legislation, Cultural heritage, Forestry protection measures, Protected area, Forest management/forest conservation, National parks, Expropriation, Private land, Public land, Mining, Basin/catchment/watershed, Sustainable use, Inland waters, Institution, Management/conservation, Marine area, Biodiversity, Ecosystem preservation, Registration, Marine protected areas, Governance, Community management Source: FAO, FAOLEX