The course content addresses the following topics:
- Principles of environmental law
- Reimagining sustainability and environmentalism;
- Regulation of impact assessment in South Africa;
- Remedies for environmental law violations;
- Criminal sanctions in environmental law;
- Administrative environmental law: trends and issues;
- Protected areas: Types, management and frameworks;
- Protected areas: Restricted activities and conflicts;
- Bioprospecting, access and benefit-sharing;
- Biodiversity planning and permitting; and
- Spatial planning and sensitive area management.