Acronyms AEL Atmospheric Emission Licence
BA Basic Assessment
BID Background Information Document
CA Competent Authority
DEA Department of Environmental Affairs
DFA Development Facilitation Act, 1995 (Act No. 67 of 1995)
EA Environmental Authorisation
EAP Environmental Assessment Practitioner
EAPASA Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa
ECO Environmental Control Officer
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
EIAMS Environmental Impact Assessment Management Strategy
EIR Environmental Impact Assessment Report
EMF Environmental Management Framework
EMPR Environmental Management Programme
I&APs Interested and Affected Parties
ICMA Integrated Coastal Management, 2008 (Act No. 26 of 2008)
IDP Integrated Development Plan
MPRDA Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002)
IEM Integrated Environmental Management
NEMA National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)
NEM:BA National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)
NEM:PAA National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003)
NEM:WA National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008)
NHRA National Heritage Resources Act, 1999 (Act No. 25 of 1999)
NWA National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)
PAIA Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000)
PAJA Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (Act No. 3 of 2000)
PPP Public Participation Process
PHRA Provincial Heritage Resources Authority
S&EIR Scoping and Environmental Impact Reporting
SAAQIS South African Air Quality Information System
SAMRAD South African Mineral Resources Administration System
SDF Spatial Development Framework
SEMA Specific Environmental Management Act
SI Social Infrastructure
SAHRA South African Heritage Resources Agency
TOPS Threatened or Protected Species
WUL Water Use Licence
WML Waste Management Licence
