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No. 26436
Act No. 10,2004
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7 TUNE 2004
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT:
BIODIVERSITY ACT. 2004
(ii) the conservation status of all listed threatened or protected species and
listed ecosystems; and
(iii) the status of all listed invasive species;
must monitor and report regularly to the Minister on the impacts of any
genetically modified organism that has been released into the environment,
including the impact on non-target organisms and ecological processes,
indigenous biological resources and the biological diversity of species used
for agriculture;
may act as an advisory and consultative body on matters relating to
biodiversity to ogans of state and other biodiversity stakeholders;
must coordinate‘and promote the taxonomyof South Africa’s biodiversity;
must manage, control and maintain all national botanical gardens;
may establish, manage, control and maintain(i)herbaria; and
(ii) collections of dead animals that may exist;
must establish facilities forhorticulture display, environmental education,
visitor amenities and research;
must establish,maintain. protect and preserve collections of plants in national
botanical gardens and in herbaria;
may establish,maintain,protect and preserve collections of animals and
micro-organisms in appropriate enclosures;
must collect,generate, process, coordinateand disseminate information about
biodiversity and the sustainable use of indigenous biological resources, and
establish and maintain databases in this regard;
may allow, regulate or prohibit access by the public to national botanical
gardens, herbaria and other places under the control of the Institute, and
supply plants, information, mealsor refreshments or render other services to
visitors;
may undertake and promoteresearch on indigenous biodiversity and the
sustainable use of indigenous biological resources;
may coordinate and implement programmes for(i) the rehabilitation of ecosystems; and
(ii) the prevention, control or eradication of listed invasive species;
may coordinate programmes to involve civil society in(i) the conservation and sustainable use of indigenous biological resources;
and
(ii) the rehabilitation of ecosystems;
on the Minister’s request,must assist him or her in the performance of duties
and the exercise of powers assigned to the Minister in terms of this Act;
on the Minister’s request, must advise him or her on any matter regulated in
terms of this Act, including(i) the implementation of this Act and any international agreements
affecting biodiversity which are binding on the Republic;
(ii) the identification of bioregions and the contents of any bioregional plans;
other (iii)
aspects of biodiversity planning;
(iv) the management and conservation of biological diversity; and
(v) the sustainable use of indigenous biological resources;
( 9 ) on theMinister’s request, must advise him or her on the declaration and
management of, and development in, national protected areas: and
perform
( r ) must
any other duties(i) assigned to it in terms of this Act; or
(ii) as may be prescribed.
(2) When the Institute in terms of subsection (1) gives advice on a scientific matter, it
may consult any appropriate organ of state or other institution which has expertise inthat
matter.
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