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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DFFE, MLRF & SANBI 2022/23 Annual Reports; with Ministry
10 Oct 2023
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Marine Living Resources Fund (MLRF)
The Committee received briefings in a virtual meeting from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE), the Marine Living Resources Fund (MLRF) and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), on their annual performance reports for the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Climate Change Bill: Proposed Amendments & Motion of Desirability (with Minister)
15 Sep 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Parliamentary Legal Adviser presented the amendment to Clause 10(4)(b) of the Climate Change Bill, as requested by the Committee in its previous meeting.
Clause 10(4)(b) now reads “A serving member of Parliament, including a member of a provincial legislature and a member of a ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Climate Change Bill: deliberations; DFFE Quarter 3 & 4 2022/23 performance; with Minister
12 Sep 2023
A Parliamentary Legal Adviser briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on the proposed amendments to the Climate Change Bill A-list, in line with the Committee’s recommendations at the last meeting. The amendments included changes in definitions, a reduction in the number of commissioners serving on the Presidential Climate ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Climate Change Bill: deliberations & DFFE response to comments
22 Aug 2023
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform for the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) responses to follow-up questions submitted by the Committee on the Climate Change on the disclosure of emissions, the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) recommendations, consequences of non-compliance and the financing mechanism for the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Climate Change Bill: response to public submissions; with Minister
15 Aug 2023
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform to receive a presentation from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) on its response to all public comments on the Climate Change Bill. The previous week DFFE had presented its recommended proposed amendments to the Bill in response to ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Climate Change Bill public hearings report; Stolen rhino horns at North West Parks Board
2 Aug 2023
Tracking the Climate Change Bill in Parliament
The Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and Environment heard that four suspects have been arrested following the theft of 51 rhino horns from a stockpile facility in Mahikeng in the North West Province in June 2023. The South African Police Service (SAPS) ...
NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Protocol to Nairobi Convention: DFFE briefing (with Ministry present)
30 May 2023
The Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy received a briefing from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment on the Protocol for the Protection of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean from Land-based Sources and Activities (also known as the ...
NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan; with Ministry
25 Apr 2023
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
The Committee met with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment to receive a briefing on the 2023/24 annual performance plan. The Committee was also scheduled to receive briefings from the Department’s entities, but the meeting was cut short due to connectivity issues ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DFFE & entities APPs; Trade and killing of animals and organised crime at KNP, with Minister and Deputy Minister
18 Apr 2023
iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority
The Committee met on a virtual platform to consider the annual performance plans of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, and two of its entities -- South African National Parks (SANParks) and the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SANParks, iSimangaliso & SANBI Q1 & 2 2022/23 Performance; with Minister
14 Mar 2023
The Committee was briefed by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South African National Parks (SANParks) and iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority on their first (q1) and second(Q2) quarterly reports for the 2022/23 Financial Year.
The Committee was informed that the SANBI reached 87% of their performance target ...