(1) What steps has his department taken to ensure the preservation of national biodiversity in South Africa; (2) how (a) are the collections at SA National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) institutions maintained and (b) does his department ensure that institutional memory is retained at the SANBI institutions where the collections are held; (3) what has his department done to increase the accessibility at SANBI institutions to ensure that members of the public can visit the institutions and are made aware of the importance of biodiversity?