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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
UNFCCC COP28 Report back; Detonations in Simon’s Town; Environmental challenges in Kabel-jous Conservation Area; CGE report; with Minister
20 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and Environment met online to receive briefings from various entities and civil society organisations.
The Commission for Gender Equality briefed the Portfolio Committee on the progress of transformation in the public and private sectors and in the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Environment ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
COP28 Preparations: DFFE briefing; Constitutional Court Judgement on the NEMLA Bill; with Minister
21 Nov 2023
The Committee met with the Department of Environment, Forestry, and Fisheries to receive a briefing on the latter’s preparations, participation, and mandates for the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The conference will see the first Global Stocktake, which will provide a ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SA Weather Service & SANBI Q1 2023/24 Performance; with Minister
14 Nov 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the South African Weather Service (SAWS) and the South African Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) on their first quarter performance for the 2023/24 financial year.
SAWS reported that they had achieved 16 of their 24 targets. The bulk of the targets that were ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SANParks & Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority Q1 2023/24 Performance; North West Heritage House Break-In and Theft Of Rhino Horns with Minister
7 Nov 2023
The Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by SANParks and the Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority on their performances in the first quarter of the 2023/24 financial year. The North West Parks and Tourism Board also updated the Committee on the investigation into the theft of its rhino horn ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Material irregularities in Environment Portfolio in 2022/23; Audit action plans and associated timelines; with Minister
17 Oct 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the material irregularities emanating from the AGSA’s report on the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE). There had been four material irregularities within the DFFE, and the Department was taking remedial action to ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DFFE, MLRF & SANBI 2022/23 Annual Reports; with Ministry
10 Oct 2023
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Marine Living Resources Fund (MLRF)
The Committee received briefings in a virtual meeting from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE), the Marine Living Resources Fund (MLRF) and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), on their annual performance reports for the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Climate Change Bill: Proposed Amendments & Motion of Desirability (with Minister)
15 Sep 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Parliamentary Legal Adviser presented the amendment to Clause 10(4)(b) of the Climate Change Bill, as requested by the Committee in its previous meeting.
Clause 10(4)(b) now reads “A serving member of Parliament, including a member of a provincial legislature and a member of a ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Climate Change Bill: deliberations; DFFE Quarter 3 & 4 2022/23 performance; with Minister
12 Sep 2023
A Parliamentary Legal Adviser briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on the proposed amendments to the Climate Change Bill A-list, in line with the Committee’s recommendations at the last meeting. The amendments included changes in definitions, a reduction in the number of commissioners serving on the Presidential Climate ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Climate Change Bill: deliberations & DFFE response to comments
22 Aug 2023
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform for the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) responses to follow-up questions submitted by the Committee on the Climate Change on the disclosure of emissions, the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) recommendations, consequences of non-compliance and the financing mechanism for the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Climate Change Bill: response to public submissions; with Minister
15 Aug 2023
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform to receive a presentation from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) on its response to all public comments on the Climate Change Bill. The previous week DFFE had presented its recommended proposed amendments to the Bill in response to ...