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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
South African National Parks on its 2013/14 Annual Report
16 Oct 2014
The South African National Parks (SANParks) has generated an income of approximately R316 million. This surfaced when it made an appearance before the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs to present its financial statements and annual reports for the 2013/14 financial year. It attributed this to interest earned and sales of ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
South African National Parks & iSimangaliso Wetland Park on their mandate, objectives and challenges as well as envisaged Legislation, with Minister
16 Sep 2014
The Committee, with the Minister of Environmental Affairs in attendance, was briefed by the South African National Parks (SANParks) and the iSimangaliso Wetland Park on the mandate, objectives and challenges relating to these entities. The objective of the meeting was for Members to get a better understanding on what it ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Minister on Sustainable Development Goals post 2015; Doha Amendment to Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change;
26 Aug 2014
The Committee was briefed by the Minister of Environmental Affairs on the importance of ratifying the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol. The briefing covered why the Amendment should be ratified, SA’s national interest, background to the Amendment, an explanation of the proposed amendment, advantages of accepting it. The Committee ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Rhino Poaching and Climate Change: briefing by Minister of Environmental Affairs
19 Aug 2014
The Minister of Environmental Affairs gave a briefing on rhino poaching and on climate change in relation to the 2012 Doha Amendment of the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Committee was also expecting a briefing on the crafting of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Committee Report on Environmental Affairs 2014 Budget
7 Jul 2014
The Committee met to consider and adopt two sets of Minutes as well as its report on the 2014 budget for the Department of Environmental Affairs and its entities.
The Committee went through the Report meticulously as it was the first time Members were reading the document. There were some ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs, SA Weather Service; SA National Biodiversity Institute; iSimangaliso Wetland Park; SA National Parks on their 2014 Strategic Plans
1 Jul 2014
A large delegation from the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), together with the Department’s entities, namely, the South African Weather Service (SAWS), the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), SANParks and the iSimangiliso Wetlands Park (ISWP), met with the Committee to discuss the Department’s Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Election of Chairperson
25 Jun 2014
The Committee met for the first time to elect its Chairperson. In a process led by the Committee Secretary, Mr J Mthembu (ANC) was elected unopposed as the Chairperson of the Committee.