Department Of Environmental Affairs Dea South Africa
Department Of Environmental Affairs Dea South Africa, The Department of Environmental Affairs is one of the departments of the South African government. It is responsible for protecting, conserving and improving the South African environment and natural resources. Formerly the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.
Introduction and background
We as humanity continue to consume the earths’ resources at ever increasing and unsustainable rates. This serves a course of rapidly accelerating trends of environmental degradation and climate change globally, which threaten to undermine existing and future developmental potential and opportunity.
As a result of this increased national awareness of these risks and threats to development in South Africa, environmental considerations are being mainstreamed in development policies across the economy. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa empowers us as a sector and the Department of Environmental Affairs continue to endeavour for the full realisation of the right to an environment that is not harmful to the health and well-being of South Africans and all those who live in our country.
As the sector and the Department, we aim to radically transform our approach to environmental protection, while also balancing it with socio- economic development – crucial pillars on which sustainable development rests.
As a nation we adopted the National Development Plan, which maps out the vision of the country for the 20 years ahead. In the environment sector, we will implement related aspects of the priority areas that deal with environmental protection and sustainable development.
Also in our quest to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, particularly environmental protection and poverty reduction, we continue to promote various initiatives that galvanise unprecedented efforts to make South Africa a better country for all who live in it. The department therefore aims to provide leadership in environmental management, utilisation, conservation and protection of ecological infrastructure.
Vision
A prosperous and equitable society living in harmony with our natural resources.
Mission
Providing leadership in environmental management, conservation and protection towards sustainability for the benefit of South Africans and the global community
Values
Driven by our Passion as custodians and ambassadors of the environment we have to be Proactive and foster innovative thinking and solutions to environmental management premised on a People-centric approach that recognises the centrality of Batho Pele, for it is when we put our people first that we will serve with Integrity, an important ingredient in a high Performance driven organisation such as ours.
Passion
- We are passionate about our values and we live them in our day-to-day activities
- We are dedicated to our work and go the extra mile
- We show pride in our mandate, mission and vision
- As custodians and ambassadors of the environment, we render quality service to the SA public
- We build and promote an energizing and inspiring work environment
- We assertively promote and advocate our standpoints, messages and reputation
| Head Office: Physical Address | DEA call centre number |
| Cnr. Steve Biko (previously Beatrix Street) and Soutpansberg Road, Environment House, 473 Steve Biko, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0083 South Africa |
+27 86 111 2468
DEA call centre e-mail |