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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Transformation in the forestry and fisheries sectors; Challenges faced by Forestry and Fisheries branch; with Minister and Deputy Minister
25 Feb 2020
The Committee met to be briefed by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries on the transformation in the forestry and fisheries sectors and challenges faced by the Forestry and Fisheries branch.
The Committee expressed concern about the Forestry branch facing challenges in the Category A and Category B and ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
State of South African Environment; with Minister
18 Feb 2020
State of South African Environment website
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) on the state of the South African environment. The Committee heard that South Africa has been warming significantly since 1931. In some parts of the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Northern ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
First Term Programme
11 Feb 2020
The Committee had its first meeting for the new year to adopt the first term programme. The programme and the amendments proposed during the meeting were adopted.
Members raised concerns over issues of oversight, specifically time constraints, simultaneous oversight resulting in a Committee split, and the restriction on exercising individual ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Readiness for UNFCCC COP25 conference: Department briefing; Impact of Air Quality in Durban South Basin: stakeholder input; with Minister
27 Nov 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries on South Africa’s readiness for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) conference COP25 in Madrid, as well as by entities on the current air quality status in the Durban South Basin area.
The DEFF indicated ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Captive lion breeding resolutions: responses by Minister, Departments & Industry
26 Nov 2019
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
iSimangaliso, SANBI, SAWS and SANParks Quarter 1 & 2 performance; with Minister and Deputy
19 Nov 2019
PMG was not present at the meeting. The below is compiled based on the Committee’s official minutes adopted on 3 December 2019
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Industry waste plans; Department 2019/20 Quarter 1 & 2 performance, with Minister & Deputy Minister
12 Nov 2019
The Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries on the Industry Waste Plans and on the performance and expenditure reports for Quarter 1 and 2, 2019/20.
In her opening remarks, the Minister said she had held meetings with waste industries on how to improve the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Environmental Affairs Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
23 Oct 2019
Available here once adopted: BRRR 2019
The Committee met to review and consider the adoption of the draft 2019 Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR), as well as the adoption of the draft Committee programme. The Members were satisfied with the BRRR after some amendments, and adopted it and ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Update on state of captive lion breeding in South Africa
22 Oct 2019
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs, Isimangaliso & SAWS 2018/19 Annual Reports
10 Oct 2019
The Committee met with the iSimangaliso Wetland Authority (ISPA) and the South African Weather Services (SAWS) for a briefing on their 2018/19 Annual Reports.
The iSimangaliso Wetland Authority (ISPA), in briefing, indicated that it had an overall positive financial year with most of the targets it had ...