SA PROTECTED AREAS and CONSERVATION Areas (PACA) database

PACA is an GIS inventory of all protected and conservation areas in South Africa.

Coastal Features Viewer

Find information regarding the Coastal Public Property (CPP) and Coastal Protection Zone (CPZ) to support decision making processes focussing on access to the coast, protecting sensitive coastal ecosystems and protecting people, property and economic activities.

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Renewable Energy Application Map

The renewable energy applications forms part of the DEA Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for efficient and effective rollout of wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) energy.

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Welcome to Environmental GIS

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Thank you for visiting the Environmental Geographic Information Systems (E-GIS) webpage of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE).

This site provides access to baseline environmental geospatial data, map services, printable maps and relevant documents to users of geospatial technology, government as well as the public. Information regarding new data releases, GIS events, commenting notices and timeframes could be accessed through this site.

Data for which DFFE is the custodian can be downloaded from the DATA DOWNLOADS page.

Latest data for download

Protected and Conservation Areas (PACA) 2024_Q2

SA Protected Areas Data (SAPAD) - Incremental release. 14 October.

SA Conservation Areas Data (SACAD)

SA Marine Protected Area Zonations (SAMPAZ)

Released: 30 September 2024

2023-2024 Data release schedule

SA Renewable Energy EIA Application Database (REEA) 2024_Q2

SA REEA Data

Released: 29 August 2024

2024-2025 REEA Data release schedule

South African National Land Cover (SANLC), 2020

SANLC 2020
SANLC 2020 Change Assessment Datasets- Documents amended, 30 May '22
SANLC 2018, Computer Automated Land Cover (CALC)
SANLC 2014 and 2018 Change Assessment Datasets, Computer Automated Land Cover (CALC) - Documents amended, 30 May '22

National Environmental Web Based Screening Tool

The Screening Tool is a Geographically based web-enabled application, to assist with pre-screening of a proposed site for any environmental sensitivity, before submitting an application for environmental authorization in terms of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (2014). Gazette Notice for the compulsory submission of a report generated by the National Web Based Environmental Screening Tool as from 4 October 2019.

GIS Events
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Protected Areas Register, SA

The Protected Areas Register was developed for reporting and mapping purposes of Protected Areas in SA.

All legally declared Protected Areas (based on the latest SAPAD data release), can be searched and viewed through the use of the