The Portfolio Committee requested that, in future, when the Department reported on conservation and biodiversity, this should be done in an integrated report which would encompass the work of the Department and all entities involved in this activity. In this way, entities would not each have to report separately, but would merely supplement whatever had not been dealt with fully in the integrated report. The strategic plans should not be heard from the entities as different perspectives, but should all be encompassed under the broad thematic areas and work of the Department. The achievements should be pulled together, so that there is no huge disjuncture between the activities of one entity over the other due to limited funding. There needed to be a holistic approach to budgeting and requests for funding ought to be read in combination with a composite motivation for funding. This would have an impact on the way targets were reached. This did not mean that the entities were being disregarded by the Portfolio Committee, but if an integrated approach was used, it would ensure that, years down the line, closer relationships between the Department and the entities would ensure greater efficiency in meeting the mandates of the Department and each of the entities.