Metropolitan environmental management is
important in influencing human behaviour in relation to the environment, with specific
reference to the activities and areas of jurisdiction of metropolitan government. In terms
of the Constitution (Act 108 of 1996), environmental management is a functional area of
concurrent responsibility for both national and provincial government. This function can
be delegated to local government by the provincial government. Currently, in terms of the
Local Government Transition Act (209 of 1993), environmental management is a
responsibility of local government.
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| In order
to provide a detailed description of the state of the environment, the focus has been to
identify and examine specific issues within an overall theme in order to
examine the state and pressures on each of these issues more thoroughly. |
| The key ISSUE regarding the State of Environmental Governance in
the CMA is: |
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