Biodiversity offsets: towards an effective legal framework in South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorYoung, Michaelaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMidgley, Danjelleen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-21T09:36:16Z
dc.date.available2015-11-21T09:36:16Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractSouth Africa is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world. This biodiversity is under threat from economic, social and climate change pressures. One mechanism that could be added to South Africa's conservation tools, is that of the biodiversity offset where certain activities are designed to compensate for unavoidable harm to biodiversity resulting from development. The concept and theory of offsetting is controversial however, and not all commentators are in favour of encouraging a formal biodiversity offsetting regime in South Africa. This dissertation will explore the concept of biodiversity offsets in the regulatory permitting context and the controversies implicit in their theory and implementation. A framework for their inclusion in South Africa's environmental permitting context will be suggested.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMidgley, D. (2015). <i>Biodiversity offsets: towards an effective legal framework in South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Institute of Marine and Environmental Law. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15166en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMidgley, Danjelle. <i>"Biodiversity offsets: towards an effective legal framework in South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Institute of Marine and Environmental Law, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15166en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMidgley, D. 2015. Biodiversity offsets: towards an effective legal framework in South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Midgley, Danjelle AB - South Africa is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world. This biodiversity is under threat from economic, social and climate change pressures. One mechanism that could be added to South Africa's conservation tools, is that of the biodiversity offset where certain activities are designed to compensate for unavoidable harm to biodiversity resulting from development. The concept and theory of offsetting is controversial however, and not all commentators are in favour of encouraging a formal biodiversity offsetting regime in South Africa. This dissertation will explore the concept of biodiversity offsets in the regulatory permitting context and the controversies implicit in their theory and implementation. A framework for their inclusion in South Africa's environmental permitting context will be suggested. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Biodiversity offsets: towards an effective legal framework in South Africa TI - Biodiversity offsets: towards an effective legal framework in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15166 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/15166
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMidgley D. Biodiversity offsets: towards an effective legal framework in South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Institute of Marine and Environmental Law, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15166en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentInstitute of Marine and Environmental Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEnvironmental Lawen_ZA
dc.titleBiodiversity offsets: towards an effective legal framework in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameLLMen_ZA
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