The Chief Directorate Environmental and Land Management provides an Integrated Environmental and Land Development Management service to 24 Local Municipalities, 5 District Municipalities, 1 Metropolitan Municipality and other relevant stakeholders.

It's main objectives include:

• Implementation of an integrated restructuring process, including the organisational establishment
• Maintain and support an effective, integrated, environmental and land development management system
• Initiate and participate in the formulation of legislation, regulations, policies, law-reform and other initiatives with regard to planning and environmental matters
• Capacitate organs of state and other stakeholders and render relevant support regarding planning and environmental matters