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Public Participation or Stakeholder Engagement
processes are a critical component of Environmental
Impact Assessments and other processes, and are
required by South African laws which recognize the
legal right of citizens to participate in decision
making processes that affect them.
One of the central motivations behind stakeholder
engagement is to ensure that the decisions made by
the Environmental Authorities are informed,
considered, balanced and generally acceptable, and
thus ensure sustainability. Stakeholder engagement
also ensures greater public understanding and helps
to build legitimacy and public support for
decisions.
We have conducted stakeholder engagement programmes
for EIAs ranging from small scoping studies to large
mining developments, as well as for strategic
assessment and planning processes. The nature of
CESs engagement processes varies depending on the
local context and the nature of the proposed
development. Computer databases are used by CES to
capture, organize and report on the stakeholders and
their views and comments during the whole
stakeholder engagement process. These views and
comments are presented in CESs reports along with
an informed analysis of the stakeholders and their
views.
CES EXPERIENCE IN STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
CES conducts stakeholder engagement programmes for
EIAs ranging from small scoping studies to large
mining developments, as well as for strategic
assessment and planning processes. CES uses computer
databases to capture, organize and report on the
stakeholders and their views and comments during the
whole stakeholder engagement process. A list of
projects in which CES provided such stakeholder
engagement services is provided below:
Small EIA and Scoping Studies
Coffee Bay Tourism Development (Wild Coast)
Nelson Mandela Metropole Dams: Assessment for
Recreational Use
ESKOM Powerline Scoping Reports: Wilo, St Francis,
Teebus (need Steinsburg)
Cannon Rocks Residential Development
Trailees Wetlands Road Development
Coega Cerebos Salt Works
Coega River Bridge
Blue Water Bay Resort/Residential Development
Large EIAs
Knysna N2 Toll Highway EIA
Knysna T2 Upgrade
Corridor Sands Mining Project (Mozambique)
Tiomin Mining Project (Kenya)
Toliara Sands Mining Project (Madagascar)
El Burulus Titanium Mining Project (Egypt)
Environmental Management Plans (EMP), Strategic
Environmental Assessments (SEA) and State of the
Environment Reporting (SoER)
Wavecrest SEA (Wild Coast)
East London IDZ Environmental and Coastal
Management Plan
DWAF Water Management Area 12 Afforestation
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
Ngqushwa SEA
Amahlati SEA and SoER
Limpopo State of the Environment Report
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