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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Climate Change Bill: Workshop, with Minister
13 May 2022
Tracking the Climate Change Bill in Parliament
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 ...
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 ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DFFE Budget: Committee Report; Agreement between TMNP & CoCT; Panel of Experts Report on St Lucia Estuary; DPME on DFFE outcomes; with Minister
3 May 2022
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment presented an update on the artificial breach of the iSimangaliso estuary which happened in January 2021. There had been meetings with stakeholders from St Lucia including traditional authorities, ratepayer’s associations, and other representatives upon the release of the public report. ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DFFE briefing on Forestry Sector Master Plan Implementation; with Deputy Minister
25 Mar 2022
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform to be briefed by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) on the commercial forestry sector master plan. It was told that forestry products contributed at least 4.5% to the total manufacturing in the country, making ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department briefing on amendment to the Nairobi Convention; with Minister
22 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) on South Africa’s proposed tabling of accession to the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SANBI & iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority 2021/22 Quarter 1 & 2 Performance; with Minister
15 Mar 2022
The iSimangaliso Wetland Park presented its second quarter performance report to the Committee in a virtual meeting, dealing with matters such as the targets, challenges and progress on different programmes. These programmes included corporate support services, biodiversity conservation, tourism and business development, as well socio-economic environment development. One of the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Climate Change Bill: Minister & DFFE briefing; SAWS & SANParks Quarter 1 and 2 2021/22 Performance
11 Mar 2022
Tracking the Climate Change Bill in Parliament
The Portfolio Committee met virtually to attend a briefing by South African National Parks (SANParks) and the South African Weather Service (SAWS) on their performance reports for the first two quarters of the financial year, before receiving a presentation from the Department ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DEFF Quarter 1 and 2 2021/22 Performance; DPME Performance Report of DFFE and associated recommendations; with Minister
8 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed on the first quarterly performance for 2021/22 of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment along with a report on expenditure for Q1 and Q2 of the same financial year. The Committee was also briefed on the performance report of the environment ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Captive Animals High Level Panel Report implementation; iSimangaliso wetlands; with Ministers
22 Feb 2022
Ministerial high-Level Panel report
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Fisheries and the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development were briefed by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) and the Department of Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Fisheries ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Status of Waste Management in South Africa
18 Feb 2022
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
In an extended virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received briefings on waste management from the National Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, the Gauteng Provincial Government, the Eastern Cape Provincial Government, the City of Johannesburg, the City of Cape Town, the City of ...