. The inability of the Department and the Country to meet its international obligations and commitments in terms of, inter alia, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (reduction of green house gas emissions in accordance with the peak, plateau and decline trajectory, as well as facilitating transitioning to a low carbon, climate resilient economy); and the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity (percentage of land under formal protection - in order to realise the agreed 17 per cent of land under protection by 2020 from the current baseline of only 7.7 per cent - the expansion of the conservation estate is essential, whilst land for this purpose has been identified in line with the National Biodiversity Framework, no funds have been allocated to acquire the land needed); . The inability to implement an integrated and multipronged strategy to arrest the surge in Rhino Poaching and the inability to reverse an increasing trend of wildlife crime in spite of crime prevention being a key priority of government's (enforcement strategy); . The inability to implement programmes and interventions that would, whilst addressing the poor state of waste management services in the majority of municipalities, also create employment for especially youth; and . The inability to optimally utilise the state of the art research vessels and deployment of South African innovation in terms of research equipment that would increase our understanding of the ocean, the opportunities it offers for the economy and the role it plays in climate change.