There are four environmental narratives identified in South Africa which are as follows:

• The Conservative View

The purpose of the conservative environmental narrative is to preserve the nature and maintain its ecosystem.

• The Economic View

The objective is to of people to realize the money that they can make from exploiting the environment and the motive is that nature exists for the financial betterment of people.

• The Non-State Actor View

To protect and respect value of the environment whilst it's motive is to go against the government in their decision making

• The Local Community Views

It narrative believes that people's relationship with the environment is guided by the politics of those in power.

 

TWO MAIN ENVIRONMENTAL DISCOURSES IN SA.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

It is defined as the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future generation to meet their own needs. Its desired outcome is to sustain development, it also emphasis on the participation of the citizen and organisation in all locality.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

The discourse focuses on the rights of the people whoa re treated unfairly, unjustified, insignificant, powerless and voiceless. It also focuses on the rights of the deprived communities according to their class, race, gender, ethnicity and geographical locations.

The Sustainable Development discourse links to the South African policies in the way that the government utilizes it's policy mechanism to get to attain their Sustainable Development goals.