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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Climate Change Bill: public hearings
20 Sep 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and Environment met with stakeholders to hear submissions, recommendations and comments on the Climate Change Bill by the Legal Resources Centre, the World Wide Fund for Nature, the Wild Law Institute, Working On Fire, Eskom and Sasol.
The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) said ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Land invasions at “Knoflokskraal” site in the Grabouw plantation; with Minister
13 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, along with the South African Police Services, briefed the Portfolio Committee on the organised land invasions at Knoflokskraal. The Minister was in attendance.
The situation was that Knoflokskraal, the piece of land near Grabouw that over 4 000 people ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Climate Change Bill: public hearings; National Resource Management and Working on Fire Programme: DFFE briefing; Deputy Minister
7 Sep 2022
The Portfolio Committee met virtually to receive oral submissions on the Climate Change Bill.
The Presidential Climate Commission called for a more ambitious Nationally Determined Contribution, a just transition framework that would lead to a reduction in inequality, and for specific reference to be made in the Bill to ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SANBI & SANParks Q3 & 4 2021/22 Performance
6 Sep 2022
The Committee met with South African National Parks (SANParks) and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) in a virtual meeting to receive briefings on their third and fourth quarter performance reports for 2021/22.
SANBI boasted an improvement in its overall performance, increasing its achievements against its targets from ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DFFE & MLR Quarter 3 & 4 2021/22 Performance; with Minister
30 Aug 2022
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
The Portfolio Committee met virtually to be briefed by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE), including the Marine Living Resources Fund, on their third and fourth quarterly performance reports for the 2021/22 financial year.
The Department reported that its overall performance for ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
WHO 2022 Optical Radiation and EMF Research findings as it pertains to SA, Isimangaliso & SAWS 2021/22 Quarter 3 & 4 Performance
23 Aug 2022
The Portfolio Committee met virtually to be briefed on optical radiation and electromagnetic fields (EMF) research findings pertaining to South Africa from a World Health Organisation (WHO) representative. It also received reports from iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the South African Weather Service on their performance in the third and ...
Home Affairs
Permit Review report: postponed; Electoral Amendment Bill; with Minister
28 Jun 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
The Committee was unanimously displeased that the Permit Review report by the ministerial task team could not be presented after the 7 March report briefing had been cancelled. This time it was because a sufficient number of task team members were unable ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Briefing by DFFE, implementing agencies and tourism/parks boards on the five transfrontier conservation areas; with Deputy Minister
17 May 2022
Awaited documents: Free State govt presentation + Mpumalanga govt presentation
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DFFE) and related entities on the five Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs), comprising the Kgalagadi, Ai/Ais-Richtersveld, Maloti-Drakensberg, Lubombo and Greater Mapungubwe areas.
The Department gave ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Climate Change Bill: Workshop, with Minister
13 May 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry and Fisheries met virtually to receive a clause by clause briefing on the Climate Change Bill.
The purpose of the Bill is to enable the development of an effective national climate change response and a long term just transition to a low-carbon and ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Report on Outcomes of COP26, Implications for SA & COP27 Preparation; Climate Partnership Fund for just energy transition in South Africa; with Minister
10 May 2022
Just Energy Transition in South Africa
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment on outcomes of the twenty-sixth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change. The Department indicated its six priorities and the outcomes ...