Iran: Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act

Four categories of protected natural area are identified under this law, and clauses indicated that any previously designated sites are to be reclassified: national park (wildlife parks were redesignated as national parks in 1974), wildlife refuge, protected area and national nature monument.

Date Implemented: 1974

South Africa: International Action Programme (IAP) Cape Town

To introduce a stated target of renewable energy sources in the energy mix of Cape Town, thereby moving towards a greater mix of cleaner and more efficient energy forms. The City hopes to finalise these targets within its Integrated Development Plan (IDP), which is the legislative long-term planning document, as well as to finalise these targets in the Cape Town Energy Strategy.

Status: Voluntary

South Africa: National Energy Act

South Africa: Air quality act (No 39 of 2004)

This Act mandates that norms, standards, mechanisms, systems and procedures be issued to improve air quality. It establishes the national framework within which these standards will be created, giving the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism or the members of the Executive Council of a privince (MEC) the authority to issue standards, enforce regulations and other measures and implement penalties for noncompliance and establish “funding arrangements.”

South Africa: National Forest Act

This act recognizes that everyone in South Africa has a constitutional right to have the environment protected for the benefit of present and future generations and acknowledges that natural forests and woodlands need to be conserved and developed according to the principles of sustainable management. The Act legislates the sustainable use of forests for environmental, economic, educational, health, recreational, cultural and spiritual purposes, and includes special measures for the protection of certain forests and trees.

South Africa: White Paper on Renewable Energy

South Africa: White Paper on Energy Policy

Indonesia: The National Energy Policy

In its national energy policy for the years 2005-2020, the Indonesian government aims to increase energy efficienct, promote renewables, implement Demand Side Management and use cleaner fuels.

Date Implemented: 2005-2020

Status: In Force; Framework Policy

Targets: to have at least 5% share of renewable energy in the national energy mixby 2020

Indonesia: Law no. 27/2003

The government aims to control the utilization of geothermal energy for sustainable development and increased revenue. There are implementation problems related to this policy, especially with regards to the decentralization and regional autonomy issues regarding the distribution of taxation between the central and local governments.

Date Implemented: 2003

Status: In Force

Indonesia: Reduced Impact Logging for Carbon Sequestration