| amd | Acid mine drainage |
| cara | Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act 43 of 1983 |
| ccr | Constitutional Court Review |
| gg | Government Gazette |
| ghg | Greenhouse gas |
| gn | Government Notice |
| ipcc | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| J Hum Ecol | Journal of Human Ecology |
| kosh | Klerksdorp, Orkney, Stilfontein, Hartebeesfontein (areas falling in a basin of the North-West Province) |
| mlra | Marine Living Resources Act 18 of 1998 |
| moa | Mountainlands Owners Association |
| mprda | Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 |
| mtpa | Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Association |
| nema | National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 |
| nemaqa | National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004 |
| nemba | National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004 |
| nemicma | National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act 24 of 2008 |
| nempaa | National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act 57 of 2003 |
| nemwa | National Environmental Management: Waste Act 59 of 2008 |
| nwa | National Water Act 36 of 1998 |
| paia | Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 |
| paja | Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 3 of 2000 |
| pasa | Promotion of Petroleum and Exploitation soc Ltd |
| per | Potchefstroom Elektroniese Regsblad |
| reciel | Review of European Community and International Environmental Law |
| sajelp | South African Journal on Environmental Law and Policy |
| sajhr | South African Journal on Human Rights |
| salj | South African Law Journal |
| sapl | sa Public Law |
| semas | Specific environmental management acts |
| thrhr | Tydskrif vir Hedendaagse Romeins-Hollandse Reg (Journal of Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law) |
| uisp | Upgrading of Informal Settlement Programme |
| un | United Nations |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | |
| Vulnerable people | disadvantaged, marginalised, and vulnerable people |
| wires Clim Change | Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change |