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
Update on Fishing Rights Allocation Process (FRAP) 2020; state of marine fisheries resources; with Deputy Minister
10 Nov 2020
The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF), led by the Deputy Minister, in a virtual meeting, presented an update on the 2020 fishing rights allocation process (FRAP) and marine fisheries resources to the Committee.
The Department made it clear that it was doing its best not to repeat the ...
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
Environment, Forestry and Fisheries BRRR
21 Oct 2020
The Committee met virtually to consider and adopt its interim Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report (BRRR) on the fourth quarter reports of the Department and its entities for the 2019/20 financial year. The EFF did not support the adoption of the Report.
Members suggested that the Committee should ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Meat Safety Act; Single use plastics, extended producer responsibility, recent plastics legislation, with Minister
13 Oct 2020
The Committee convened on a virtual platform to be briefed by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) as well as the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) on the implications of the Meat Safety Act and the Animal Improvement Act, respectively.
The DARDLR explained that ...
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
SANPARKS Quarter performance; DEFF response to issues raised by small-scale and commercial fisheries; with Deputy Minister
2 Sep 2020
17 Jun 2020 |
Commercial Fishing organisations: Fish SA; WWF & AquaCulture |
04 Jun 2020 |
SANParks presented a report to the Committee in a virtual meeting on the performance of its national parks during the past two quarters, and revealed that the COVID-19 lockdown had had a ...
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 ...