Centre for Environmental Rights – Advancing Environmental Rights in South Africa

On 3 June 2020 the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries published three gazettes under the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004 relating to rhinoceros:

• Regulations Relating to Trade in Rhinoceros Horn (date of commencement of these Regulations yet to be determined by notice in the Gazette);
• Notice Prohibiting the Carrying Out of Certain Restricted Activities Involving Rhinoceros Horn (date of commencement of the Notice yet to be determined by notice in the Gazette); and
• Amendment of the Alien and Invasive Species List and List of Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable and Protected Species (date of commencement of the amendment yet to be determined by notice in the Gazette).