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Weak Environmental Enforcement and Regulatory Oversight

Restore and protect ecosystems for health and tourism

Summary of the Issue

Limited transparency increases financial risk and erodes public trust.

History

Transparency enables oversight, informed participation, and accountability.

Causes

Restricted information access; delayed responses; opaque decision-making.

Stakeholders

Residents, environmental agencies, municipal planners, tourism operators

Environmental audits; monitoring reports; tourism impact studies

The Ratepayer

Health risks, loss of recreation, property depreciation

The Muncipality

Increased costs for compliance, remediation, and monitoring

Mossel Bay In General

Environmental decline; impact on tourism and community quality of life

Enforce environmental legislation, provide monitoring, support restoration

Conducting environmental audits, publishing findings, engaging with authorities

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River and Estuary Pollution

WWF South Africa: Environmental Reports