National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)Act |
To provide for the management and conservation of South Africa’s biodiversity within the framework of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998; the protection of species and ecosystems that warrant national protection; the sustainable use of indigenous biological resources; the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from bioprospecting involving indigenous biological resources; the establishment and functions of a South African National Biodiversity Institute; and for matters connected therewith.
BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:—