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Environmental Authorisation and Basic Assessment Reporting

Getting a project through the National Environmental Management Act authorisation process trips up many developers who miss listed activities or submit weak reports. This programme walks delegates through the South African environmental authorisation pathway, from screening and scoping to compiling a defensible basic assessment report. Delegates practise identifying triggers, structuring specialist inputs and managing timelines with competent authorities.

What you will be able to do

  • Identify listed activities that trigger environmental authorisation requirements.
  • Distinguish between basic assessment and full scoping and impact reporting.
  • Compile the components of a defensible basic assessment report.
  • Integrate specialist studies and public comment into the assessment.
  • Manage submission timelines and engagement with competent authorities.
  • Draft environmental management programme conditions for approved projects.

Course outline

  1. 01The Environmental Authorisation Framework
  2. 02Screening and Listed Activity Triggers
  3. 03Choosing the Assessment Pathway
  4. 04Structuring the Basic Assessment Report
  5. 05Integrating Specialist Studies
  6. 06Public Participation and Comment
  7. 07Environmental Management Programmes
  8. 08Working with Competent Authorities

Who should attend

This course is designed for environmental practitioners, project developers, town planners and municipal officials who prepare or review environmental applications. It also assists project managers coordinating authorisation processes.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 21 Aug 2026Cape Town5R18,000
31 Aug to 4 Sep 2026Online5US$900
7 to 11 Sep 2026Mozambique5US$1,800
14 to 18 Sep 2026Cairo5US$1,800
21 to 25 Sep 2026Accra5US$1,800
28 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Lusaka5US$1,800
5 to 9 Oct 2026Kigali5US$1,800
12 to 16 Oct 2026Nairobi5US$1,800
19 to 23 Oct 2026Durban5R18,000
26 to 30 Oct 2026Johannesburg5R18,000
9 to 13 Nov 2026Mauritius5US$1,800
16 to 20 Nov 2026Dubai5US$1,800
23 to 27 Nov 2026Lagos5US$1,800
30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026Harare5US$1,800
7 to 11 Dec 2026Kampala5US$1,800
14 to 18 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam5US$1,800
21 to 25 Dec 2026Pretoria5R18,000

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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