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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DEFF on Adjustment Budget & Revised Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
10 Jul 2020
The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries briefed the Committees on its proposed allocations, as introduced by the 2020 Adjustments Appropriation Bill.
The Department informed the Committees that it had to reprioritise and cut funds from several programmes, due to the 20% budget cut National Treasury imposed. These funds would ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Commercial Fishing organisations: Fish SA; WWF & AquaCulture
17 Jun 2020
Audio: Commercial Fishing organisations: Fish SA; WWF & AquaCulture Part 2
The Committee received a briefing by industry stakeholders on the state of aquaculture and commercial fisheries ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Small-scale fisheries sustainability concerns
4 Jun 2020
Audio: State of small scale fishery and areas of improvement for sustainable small scale fishery
Five fishing community-based organisations and non-government organisations addressed the Portfolio Committee on the state of small-scale fishing communities and subsistence fishers as well as the problems faced by these largely impoverished communities by the Covid-19 ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Budget: Committee Report
20 May 2020
Audio: Committee Report on Budget Vote 32
The Committee considered its Report on Budget Vote 32 and made various amendments to it.
The Committee discussed the issue of fisheries management on page 16 of the report, specifically subsistence fishers. The Department is not giving attention to the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DEFF 2020/21 Strategic Plan; with Minister and Deputy Minister
15 May 2020
Audio: Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan
Video: JM: PC on Environment, Forestry & Fisheries and SC on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 20/2021
The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) briefed the joint committee on ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
South African Weather Service & SANBI 2020/21 Annual Performance Plans; with Ministry; COVID-19 Update
7 May 2020
Audio: South African Weather Service & SANBI 2020/21 Annual Performance Plans
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 20/2021
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) met with the Committee to present their respective 2020/21-2023/24 Strategic Plans and 2020/21 Annual Performance ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SANParks & Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority 2020/21 Annual Performance Plans; with Minister and Deputy Minister
7 May 2020
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 20/2021
South African National Parks (SANParks) and iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority met with the Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry and Fisheries to present their respective ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Maritime Governance and Sustainable Development; Report back on COP25 outcomes and implications for South Africa, with Minister
10 Mar 2020
Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) said international law is worth very little without national implementation and this is why PGA is always at the United Nations and other conferences bringing Members of Parliament to the Conferences for them to be involved in the process and not only when passing the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DEFF, SANParks & Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority 2019/20 Quarter 3 performance, in the presence of the Deputy Minister
3 Mar 2020
The Department and two of its entities (SANParks and iSimangaliso Wetland Park) reviewed performance on targets for the third quarter 2019-2020. They outlined plans to ensure that performances improved for the last quarter of the financial year. Overall, the Department met 64% of targets set for the third quarter. This ...
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 ...