The Natural Resources and Conservation Department promotes conservation of natural resources and environmental protection for sustainable development. It leads environmental education and awareness, coordinates the CAMPFIRE programme, manages veld fires, waste, mining and poaching issues, promotes climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction, issues hunting, fishing and sand-extraction permits, and coordinates problem-animal management and human-wildlife conflict responses.
Community-based wildlife management and benefit sharing across all wards.
Issuing hunting, fishing and sand-extraction permits and environmental inspections.
Control of invasive species and gully/land reclamation works.
Coordinating problem-animal management interventions.
