1. What are the four types of environmental narratives in South Africa?

• Conservation
• Economic
• Non-state actors
• Local community views

2. What are the objectives and motives for each narrative? 

-Conservation view: 

• The objection is that nature restores itself, hence it does not need humans to interfere and it needs humans for maintenance only.
• The motive is that it creates awareness and panic about the state of the environment.

-Economic view:

• The objective is that the environment is an economic asset which is there for trading goods or buying and selling
• The motive is that nature should be used as a development process for people to be kept out of poverty.

-Non-state view:

• The objective is that this view is not for the local community, but for external parties.
• The motive is that the environment should be respected and protected.

-Local community view:

• This view is determined by time, place and individual characteristics and circumstances including local power politics, hence it very complex and different.
• The motive of this view is determined by the nature of the relationship with the environment according to the socio-political context.

3. Do these narratives contribute to an understanding of the South African environment?

• These narratives helps us as humans see our impact on the environment, whether it is positive or negative. Hence, yes they do.

4. According to Stewart and Zaaiman, what are the two main environmental discourses in South Africa?

• Social justice environmental discourses in South Africa: This discourse shows us social problems in our communities such as unemployment, poverty and poor quality education and the way we contribute to these problems. In order to fight against environmental injustice in South Africa, political undertones, power relations and radicalism were put in place.
• Sustainable Development: This discourse is used to show how people affect nature and when they depend on nature and it also joined forces with other countries to develop the theory and practice of ecosystem accounting which is called the Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem service project. 

5. How does the Sustainable Development discourse link to South African policies?

• It helps South African policies identify the problem that need to be fixed and help provide a systemic way to track, measure and report on stock and flows of natural capital.