Environmental Law News

Local community members and supporters of Sustaining the Wild Coast and Greenpeace celebrating an early court victory against Shell in Makhanda in September 2022. Archive photo: Lucas Nowicki

Shell’s Wild Coast seismic blasting case goes to the ConcourtTania Broughton

Image credit: The Green Connection

South African environmental groups push to block Shell’s new wells – how world court opinion might helpAngela van der Berg

Robin van Wyk - Senior Associate and Head of Environmental Practice at LnP Beyond Legal

Draft regulations reveal big changes for SA's high-emission businessesRobin van Wyk

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Volkswagen execs named in new emissions lawsuits

20 Jul 2016

DR Congo to scrap illegal China logging contracts

DR Congo to scrap illegal China logging contracts

14 Jul 2016

Nissan taking South Korea to court over emission claims

Nissan taking South Korea to court over emission claims

28 Jun 2016

Video hints Japan abetting illegal ivory trade

Video hints Japan abetting illegal ivory trade

13 Jun 2016

Value of environmental crime up 26%

Value of environmental crime up 26%

10 Jun 2016

Moratorium on rhino horn trade reinstated

Moratorium on rhino horn trade reinstated

9 Jun 2016

Minister notes rhino horn court judgment

Minister notes rhino horn court judgment

25 May 2016

Nissan to be fined for emissions cheating in South Korea

Nissan to be fined for emissions cheating in South Korea

18 May 2016

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Stink over sewerage line for Kyalami mall

Alistair Anderson 17 May 2016

Norway sovereign wealth fund to sue Volkswagen: report

Norway sovereign wealth fund to sue Volkswagen: report

17 May 2016

SA not applying for legal trade of rhino horn

SA not applying for legal trade of rhino horn

9 May 2016

DEA makes environmental licences automatically available to public

DEA makes environmental licences automatically available to public

26 Apr 2016

Climate change impact assessment for a coal-fired power station - South African first

Climate change impact assessment for a coal-fired power station - South African first

22 Mar 2016

Rhino poaching syndicate receives tough sentencing

Rhino poaching syndicate receives tough sentencing

16 Mar 2016

New coal-fired power stations challenged

New coal-fired power stations challenged

11 Mar 2016

Social media threat to wildlife

Social media threat to wildlife

8 Mar 2016

Carbon tax: priority air pollutants declared

Carbon tax: priority air pollutants declared

Helen Dagut 12 Feb 2016

Chinese takeaway frogs

Chinese takeaway frogs

29 Jan 2016

New waste by-law calls for impounding of illegal dumpers

New waste by-law calls for impounding of illegal dumpers

27 Jan 2016

Rhino poaching figures stabilise - DEA

Rhino poaching figures stabilise - DEA

22 Jan 2016

National rhino horn trade remains legal in SA

National rhino horn trade remains legal in SA

21 Jan 2016

[BizTrends 2016] Tax focus in 2016: What does the future hold?

[BizTrends 2016] Tax focus in 2016: What does the future hold?

Betsie Strydom and Karuna Naidoo 18 Jan 2016

DEA, SANParks and Tsitsikamma anglers reach settlement

DEA, SANParks and Tsitsikamma anglers reach settlement

13 Jan 2016

US lawsuit turns up heat on VW

US lawsuit turns up heat on VW

8 Jan 2016

Law enforcers seize 32 tons of illegal ivory in 2015

Law enforcers seize 32 tons of illegal ivory in 2015

6 Jan 2016

US sues VW for at least $20bn over emissions cheating

US sues VW for at least $20bn over emissions cheating

5 Jan 2016

SARS thwarts attempt to smuggle rhino horns

SARS thwarts attempt to smuggle rhino horns

28 Dec 2015

Dutch courts to judge Shell in landmark oil spill case

Dutch courts to judge Shell in landmark oil spill case

22 Dec 2015

2,2 tonnes of ivory seized in Vietnam

2,2 tonnes of ivory seized in Vietnam

21 Dec 2015

China-Africa cooperation agreement welcomed by WWF

China-Africa cooperation agreement welcomed by WWF

17 Dec 2015

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