This report is the web version of the comprehensive 2004 Eastern Cape State of the Environment Report.  The web version represents a summary of the comprehensive report.  The comprehensive report can be downloaded from this website.

This report was compiled by:

CSIR Division of Water, Environment & Forestry Technology

The creation of this report was made possible by:

The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism  Our mission is to lead sustainable development and tourism for a better life for all, by: Creating conditions for sustainable tourism growth and development. Promoting the sustainable development and conservation of our natural resources. Protecting and improving the quality and safety of the environment. Promoting a global sustainable development agenda.
GRID-Arendal GRID-Arendal provides environmental information, communications, and capacity building services for information management and assessment. Established to strengthen the United Nations through its Environment Programme (UNEP), our focus is to make credible, science-based knowledge understandable to the public and to decision-making for sustainable development
The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation   NORAD's purpose is to assist developing countries in their efforts to achieve lasting improvements in political, economic and social conditions for the entire population within the limits imposed by the natural environment and the natural resource base.
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