Minnette is a Principal Environmental Specialist and heads the Environmental Department at NSDV.

 

In the 16 years over which she’s been working, Minnette has acquired more experience and recognition in the fields of environmental management and consultancy than many of her contemporaries will enjoy in their lifetimes – all of which she brings to bear in service of her clients large or small.

 

A registered Environmental Assessment Practitioner (Reg. EAP), Minette is also a registered Professional Natural Scientist (Pr.Sci.Nat) in the fields of Environmental Science and Conservation Science. In addition, she is a board member of the Environmental Assessment Practitioner Association of South Africa (EAPASA), chairperson of the EAPASA Registration Committee, member of the EAPASA Audit and Risk Committee, and a member of the International Association of Impact Assessment South Africa.

 

Moreover, Minnette has extensive integrated environmental management experience in the industrial, construction, agriculture and mining sectors, including amongst other; Environmental Impact Assessments, Scoping Reports, Basic Assessments, Environmental Management Plans, Environmental Management Programmes, Integrated Water Use Licence Applications, Integrated Water and Waste Management Plans, Waste Tyre Abatement plans, Biodiversity Action Plans, Screening Reports, Gap-Analysis, Due diligence reports, Waste Management Licence Applications, Mining and Prospecting Right Applications and various other Application forms as part of the

Environmental Application Process.

 

She also has experience in Environmental Authorisation Compliance Audits, Legal Compliance Audits, Water Use Licence Compliance Audits, Regulation GN 704 Audits and Environmental Management Systems Audits (ISO 14001), Applications for exclusion of a waste stream or a portion of the waste stream from the definition of waste, Legal reviews, Peer reviews, and technical input and involvement in Legal opinions and reviews, and Greenhouse Gas verification reports.

 

She obtained her B.Sc. Environmental Science from the North-West University, B.Sc. Hons degree in Environmental Science from the University of Pretoria, a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of South Africa and a Masters in Environmental Management from the North-West University.