Role:

To protect the environment in the interests of the health and well-being of the people of South Africa, through preventing pollution and environmental degradation.

Components:

Consists of 3 directorates, namely:

• Directorate: Environmental Planning and Impact Management



The directorate houses the subdirectorates Environmental Management Systems and Tools; Assessment Monitoring and Enforcement and Environmental Planning and Resource Economics.



• Directorate: Pollution Prevention and Waste Management

  The directorate houses the subdirectorates Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Waste, Community Programmes and Waste Management.



• Directorate: Atmospheric Protection and Chemicals Management

  The directorate houses the subdirectorate Montreal Protocol