There are many laws in South Africa designed to protect the environment, but the Environment Conservation Act of 1989 that governs environmental impact assessments (EIAs) gives the general public the chance to try and help with the protection of the environment. Public participation is important in EIAs. Many environmental consultants are agreed that although any EIA generates people who are participating on the grounds of "I don't want this development in my backyard", local people often know things that the consultant, who often comes from far away, would have difficulty finding out.
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