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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
National Veld and Forest Fire A/B: process to extend scope, Department response to public submissions and report on provincial public hearings; with Deputy Minister
22 Nov 2022
Legal opinion (awaited document)
The Committee met virtually to be briefed by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment and other entities related to the National Veld and Forest Fire Amendment Bill.
The Committee requested advice on the process to be followed if the Committee wishes to extend and ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
National Forest and Veld Fire Amendment Bill: DFFE response to public submissions; with Deputy Minister
1 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee met virtually to be briefed by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment (DEFF) response to public submissions on the National Forest and Veld Fire Amendment Bill.
The general comments on the Bill by the provinces were related to the role, responsibility and exclusivity of the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Climate Change Bill: public hearings; COP 27 prep
28 Oct 2022
Tracking the Climate Change Bill in Parliament
The virtual public hearings heard 12 submissions on the Climate Change Bill.
UCT's African Climate and Development Initiative recommendations included creating a national greenhouse gas emissions budget, climate funding through foreign investments, capacity building, mandatory annual reporting and cross-sectoral governance.
The Committee ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Environment Portfolio Audit Outcomes; DFFE & MLRF Annual Report 2021/22; with Minister and Deputy Minister
11 Oct 2022
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Marine Living Resources Fund (MLRF)
The Portfolio Committee attended a virtual meeting to be briefed by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment's (DFFE's) achievements against its annual targets for 2021/22. The briefing also covered the performance ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Climate Change Bill: public hearings
20 Sep 2022
Tracking the Climate Change Bill in Parliament
The Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and Environment met with stakeholders to hear submissions, recommendations and comments on the Climate Change Bill by the Legal Resources Centre, the World Wide Fund for Nature, the Wild Law Institute, Working On Fire, Eskom and ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Land invasions at “Knoflokskraal” site in the Grabouw plantation; with Minister
13 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, along with the South African Police Services, briefed the Portfolio Committee on the organised land invasions at Knoflokskraal. The Minister was in attendance.
The situation was that Knoflokskraal, the piece of land near Grabouw that over 4 000 people ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Climate Change Bill: public hearings; National Resource Management and Working on Fire Programme: DFFE briefing; Deputy Minister
7 Sep 2022
Tracking the Climate Change Bill in Parliament
The Portfolio Committee met virtually to receive oral submissions on the Climate Change Bill.
The Presidential Climate Commission called for a more ambitious Nationally Determined Contribution, a just transition framework that would lead to a reduction in inequality, and for specific reference ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SANBI & SANParks Q3 & 4 2021/22 Performance
6 Sep 2022
The Committee met with South African National Parks (SANParks) and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) in a virtual meeting to receive briefings on their third and fourth quarter performance reports for 2021/22.
SANBI boasted an improvement in its overall performance, increasing its achievements against its targets from ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DFFE & MLR Quarter 3 & 4 2021/22 Performance; with Minister
30 Aug 2022
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
The Portfolio Committee met virtually to be briefed by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE), including the Marine Living Resources Fund, on their third and fourth quarterly performance reports for the 2021/22 financial year.
The Department reported that its overall performance for ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
WHO 2022 Optical Radiation and EMF Research findings as it pertains to SA, Isimangaliso & SAWS 2021/22 Quarter 3 & 4 Performance
23 Aug 2022
The Portfolio Committee met virtually to be briefed on optical radiation and electromagnetic fields (EMF) research findings pertaining to South Africa from a World Health Organisation (WHO) representative. It also received reports from iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the South African Weather Service on their performance in the third and ...