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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance & South African Weather Services 2014/15 & 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance
1 Sep 2015
The Committee met with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and two of its entities, SANParks and the SA National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) to discuss performance for the first quarter of the current 2015/16 financial year. Minister Molewa attended the meeting.
The Department specifically briefed the Committee on challenges in ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Air Quality 2015 Oversight Report; South African National Botanical Institute, iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority 2014/15 performance; Kirstenbosch Committee Oversight Report
17 Aug 2015
The Committee, in the presence of the Minister of Environmental Affairs, met with two entities, namely, the South African National Botanical Institute (SANBI) and the iSimangaliso Wetland Park to be briefed on their performance for all four quarters in the previous financial year. The meeting would prepare the Committee to ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Environmental Affairs Committee Oversight Reports on Gauteng and Mpumalanga Air Pollution & Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden
4 Aug 2015
The Committee considered a number of internal housekeeping agenda items including adoption of Committee minutes and programme for the current parliamentary term; as well as an oversight report to Gauteng, Free State and Mpumalanga provinces on air quality management. Main agenda items on the programme included looking at protection of ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs on the Waste Economy, Job Creation, Cooperatives and Multilateral Environmental Agreements, with Minister in attendance
2 Jun 2015
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Environmental Affairs on the waste economy, job creation, cooperatives and Multilateral Environmental Agreements on chemicals and waste that South Africa was party to. The presentation began with an introduction and background to waste management legislation, goals of the National Waste Management Strategy ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Green Fund; Convention on Control of Trans Boundary Movements of Hazardous Waste & Disposal: briefing
12 May 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs agreed that South Africa should ratify the Basel Convention Ban Amendment, after a briefing by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on the Convention. The Basel Convention was an international treaty that was designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Oceans and Coasts briefing by Department of Environmental Affairs
21 Apr 2015
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) presented on legislation governing oceans and coasts, the areas of operation, the performances of each of its directorates, future development objectives and highlighting the challenges that they faced as a Department.
South African territorial waters were within 12 Nautical miles range, further 12 Nautical ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs on their Strategic Plan for 2015-2019
20 Mar 2015
The Committee met with senior staff of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to go through the Department's medium term strategic plan for 2014-2019 following from a previous meeting where, due to a lack of time, the Department and Committee could get through only programme one (administration) of the plan. ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs & SA Weather Service Strategic and Annual Performance Plans 2015, Minister present
17 Mar 2015
The Committee, in the presence of the Minister of Environmental Affairs, met with the senior officials of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to receive a briefing on the DEA's strategic plans for 2014 to 2019. However, time precluded anything more than the general overview and Programme 1 being presented ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Air Quality Management Act: applications by companies / entities to postpone adherence; UN Sustainable Development Goals: progress report
6 Mar 2015
The Department of Environmental Affairs briefed the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs on the postponement applications made for compliance timeframes with Section 21 of the Air Quality Act (AQA).
The presentation focused on the overall approach taken, the processes that were followed in reviewing the applications, and the decisions made ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Rhino Poaching: progress report; 3rd Term Progress Report on achievements of 2014/15 Strategic Plans; Planned legislation/ regulations/ treaties for 2015/16 , with Minister & Deputy
3 Mar 2015
The Committee, in the presence of the Minister and Deputy Minister of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and senior officials of the Department was briefed on the state of wildlife crime in SA. The comprehensive presentation looked at the role of the Environmental Management Inspectors (EMIs), green scorpions and the ...