The committee therefore recommends that the indicators should include the actual impact the EIA process and related legislation has had on achieving a sustainable and quality environment for all South Africans. Furthermore, the representation of all the spatial products developed by the department for decision making (viz. Environmental Management Frameworks, EMF and EMPs) and the extent to which these products are actually utilized would be a more accurate performance indicator for this programme. Just ensuring that environmental authorizations are processed according to legislative timeframes does not actually address the level of environmental protection or quality of environment provided for present and future generations.