South Africa Environmental Prosecutor's Training

South Africa's first ever training course in the prosecution of environmental crimes, hosted jointly by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism and the National Prosecuting Authority, was held in July of 2005. The main objective of the course was to provide training in a range of issues, including environmental legislation, forensic evidence of pollution and endangered species, and the sentencing of environmental criminals. The materials from the course are available through the links below.

Introduction/Overview
Session 1	Environmental Crime and Why It Should be Prosecuted Environmental Enforcement in South Africa
Session 2	NEMA and the Environmental Management Inspectorate (“the Green Scorpions”) “Everything You Need to Know About the Environmental Management Inspectorate” Fact Sheet
Session 3	Initiating the Investigation: Getting off to the Right Start Role of the Directorate of Special Operations, National Prosecuting Authority Prosecutors and Investigations: Quo Vadis? Practical exercise: "Initiating the Investigation"
Session 4	Catching the Ivory Smugglers: An Overview of South Africa’s Biodiversity, Conservation, and Heritage Legislation
Session 5	Gathering Evidence for the Prosecution of Environmental Crimes: Part 1 Gathering Evidence for the Prosecution of Environmental Crimes: Part 2 Mandara Estates Hazardous Waste Dumping: A Case Study
Session 6	Using Computer Evidence in Prosecuting Environmental Crimes
Session 7	Excursion
Session 8	International Assistance in Environmental Prosecutions: Tools and Methods International Environmental Agreements
Session 9	Netting The Abalone Poachers: An Overview of South Africa’s Marine and Coastal Management Legislation
Session 10	Search and Seizure In Environmental Cases: Tips and Traps Finders Keepers: Search and Seizure in Environmental Crime
Session 11	Nuts and Bolts: Deciding to Prosecute and Preparing Charge Sheets US EPA Memorandum “The exercise of investigative discretion” Extract from US Department of Justice Criminal Resource Manual “Federal Prosecution of Business Organisations” Practical exercise: The Case of Greedy Foods
Session 12	Presenting Evidence at Trial
Session 13	Polluter Pays: An Overview of South Africa’s Pollution, Waste and Environmental Impact Assessment Legislation
Session 14	Taking An Environmental Case to Trial The Mandara Estate Prosecution
Session 15	Sentencing Environmental Criminals Sentencing in Environmental Prosecutions: Prison, Fines, and Beyond