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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Committee Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report, 2020
16 Feb 2021
The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) was supposed to present a report to the Committee on the poaching of South Africa’s biodiversity, dealing with affected species, relevant statistics and trends over the past five years and law enforcement efforts. However, due to technical issues, the Committee did not receive the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SANBI, SANParks, Isimangaliso, SAWS 2019/20 Annual Reports; with Deputy Minister
26 Jan 2021
Video: DEFF, SANBI, SANParks, Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority & SAWS 2019/20 Annual Reports
The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South African National Parks (SANParks), iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority (ISPA) and South African Weather Service (SAWS) presented their 2019/20 Annual Reports. The Committee appreciated the general improvement ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Ocean Phakisa Progress: DEFF briefing; with Deputy Minister
24 Nov 2020
The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) briefed the Committee on growing the oceans economy – Operation Phakisa. The Department reported there is potential for nine ocean sectors with a contribution of R177b to the GDP by 2033 and a contribution of 1m jobs. Investments is mainly in infrastructure ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Streamlining the Forestry and Fisheries branches within the Department; with Minister
17 Nov 2020
The purpose of the meeting was to brief the Portfolio Committee (PC) on the incorporation and streamlining of the Forestry and Fisheries branches within the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries. This process was the result of a pronouncement by the President in June 2019 which resulted in the transfer ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Review of policies, legislation & practices relating to elephant, lion, leopard, and rhino: High Level Panel briefing
3 Nov 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed on the work of the Minister’s High-level Panel (HLP) of experts on the review of policies, legislation and practices on matters of Elephant, Lion, Leopard and Rhinoceros management, breeding, hunting, trade and handling. It served as an introductory meeting for the Committee ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Commercial Fishing Industry; DEFF response to issues raised by Small-scale and Commercial Fisheries
27 Oct 2020
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17 Jun 2020 |
Commercial Fishing organisations: Fish SA; WWF & AquaCulture |
The Portfolio Committee convened on a virtual platform to be briefed by various entities, including FishSA and Soundprops Investments Shareholding ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DEFF on COVID-19 procurement; SANParks former employee allegations, with Deputy Minister
6 Oct 2020
The Committee received briefings by South African National Parks (SANParks) on a former employee’s allegations on SANParks management, as was reported in the public domain as well as from the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) on the procurement of COVID-19 goods and services following the report published by ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Committee 2018/19 recommendations: DEFF progress report; with Minister
1 Sep 2020
Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report (BRRR) of Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry & Fisheries on Annual Reports & Financial Statements of Department of Environmental Affairs & its four entities, dated 23 October 2019
The Minister and the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries presented a progress report on the implementation ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DEFF, SANBI; SAWS & iSimangaliso Quarterly performance; with Deputy Minister
26 Aug 2020
The Portfolio Committee convened in a virtual meeting to be briefed by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries on the performance of the Department and its entities in quarter four of the 2019/20 financial year and quarter one of the 2020/21 financial year. The presentations gave insight into the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DEFF Budget: Committee Report
15 Jul 2020
Audio: DEFF Budget: Committee Report
The meeting was convened to consider and adopt the Committee Report on the revised amendments to the Annual Performance Plan of the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries for 2020/21. The Report was adopted without the support of the EFF.
During ...