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Environmental Law Association Annual Conference and AGM
27 July 2013
Salt Rock Hotel, Salt Rock, KZN

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Core Objectives

ELA has operated as a non-profit organisation since 1991.  The ELA endeavors to:

  • Promote for the benefit of the public, generally, the enhancement and conservation of the environment in South Africa and in particular to promote among ELA members and the public matters relating to the development, teaching, application and practice of environmental law in our country;
  • Encourage collaboration between all those interested and concerned with environmental law in South Africa;
  • Collate and disseminate information relating to developments in the field of environmental law;
  • Identify, review, advise and comment on issues of environmental law and its application;
  • Create opportunities for ELA members to network at national and regional levels; and
  • Raise and distribute funds for the purpose of carrying out the said objectives.

Activities

The activities of the ELA include, generally:

  • Annual ELA national conferences for members as well as non-members interested in, or affected by environmental law developments in South Africa;
  • Regional ELA workshops/seminars on current themes and recent environmental law developments;
  • Commenting on proposed environmental legislation, policies or other activities of government and the private sector that relate to, or may impact on, the environment;
  • The distribution of information on movements and trends in environmental law development, application and enforcement in South Africa; and
  • The distribution of the South African Journal for Environmental Law and Policy (SAJELP) to ELA members.

Resources

  • List of Court Decisions relating to Environmental Law
  • List of some Environmental and related Legislation in South Africa
  • Master Programmes_module studies in Environmental Law
  • References to books and chapters in books on SA Environmental Law
  • SAJELP Brochure
  • Useful websites for finding Legislation Policy

ELA Newsletter

Sample Newsletter

All ELA members receive regular newsletters, which include updates on recent legal developments and upcoming environmental law events.
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