Coast KZN

State of the Coast: KZN

State of the Coast: KwaZulu-Natal Chapter 1: Introduction & Background Chapter 2: Overarching Drivers Chapter 3: Climate Variability

Chapter 4: Coastal Environment Chapter 5: Estuarine Environment Chapter 6: Marine Environment Chapter 7: Human Environment Chapter 8: Economic Environment

Chapter 9: Governance Environment Chapter 10: Conclusions

The Profile of the KZN Coast

Ugu Lwethu- Our Coast Defining the Coastal Zone The Physical and Coastal Environment Coastal and Marine Ecosystems

Coastal and Marine Species Migrations The Human Dimension Socio-Economic Uses of the Coast Commercial Resource Uses

Pressures and Threats Management of the Coastal and Marine Environments Understanding our Coast

Coastal access

Access Routes Boat Launch Sites The Human Dimension Coastal Access: Stats & Facts

Estuaries

What is an Estuary? Know your Estuaries Estuary Health and Conservation KZN Estuary Observer Programme

Historical Time Series Estuary Mouth Status Sand Mining

Recreation

Fish Tagging Access Routes Blue Flag Beaches

Coastal risk and vulnerability

Coastal Risk Lines Extreme Events Coastal Erosion KZN Coastal Vulnerability Index Pollution

Coastal issues

Pollution Sand Mining Coastal Erosion Nurdles UPL Chemical Spill

Guidelines

Waste Management Guidelines

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The aim of these guidelines is to achieve good coastal water quality and a healthy, sustainable aquatic environment, while permitting justifiable social and economic development.

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National Guideline for the Discharge of Effluent from Land-based Sources

"The goal of this guideline is to achieve coastal water quality that is fit for use and a healthy aquatic system that is maintained on a sustainable basis while allowing for justifiable social and economic development. This will be achieved in accordance with the hierarchy of decision-making of water quality management, namely: prevention of waste; minimisation of waste and responsible disposal..."

Municipal Waste Management - Good Practices

"The intention of this document is to highlight good practice initiatives which have resulted in real improvements to the way that waste is managed in communities. In so doing, it is hoped that other municipalities may learn from these approaches and identify simple and innovative solutions to help solve some of the waste management problems in the short-term, as a first step towards implementing best practice waste management approaches..."