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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Marion Island mice eradication; Environmental Programme implementing agencies status, with Deputy Minister
28 Aug 2018
The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on the plan to eradicate mice on the Marion Island as well as the financial and legal models and arrangements between the implementing agencies and the Department’s Environmental Programmes. The presentation on the plan to eradicate mice on ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Captive lion breeding for hunting in South Africa colloquium Day 2
22 Aug 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs hosted a Colloquium on captive lion breeding entitled Captive Lion Breeding for Hunting in South Africa: Harming or Promoting the Conservation Image of the Country.
Day Two of the Colloquium was divided into three parts. In part one, questions were asked and comments were ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Captive lion breeding for hunting in South Africa colloquium Day 1, with Minister present
21 Aug 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs hosted a two-day colloquium on captive lion breeding under the title: Captive Lion Breeding for Hunting In South Africa: Harming Or Promoting The Conservation Image Of The Country. Day One of the Colloquium was divided into four parts. In part one, the Chairperson of ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Plastics environmental impact & possible ban; Minamata Convention on Mercury
15 Aug 2018
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and the Water Research Council briefed the Committee on the impact of plastic bags in the environment, the policy approaches towards the management of plastic, the research work done and the recommendations on how to deal with the situation.
Global plastic use was increasing ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Rhino Poaching; Marion Island challenges
14 Aug 2018
There were three presentations to the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs. The first presentation was by a panel of experts on Rhino poaching in South Africa. Rhino conservation, Dr George Hughes commented, is not nature conservation today, but an economic one. When the first major poaching effort began, it was ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
NEMLA Amendment Bill: Department response to submissions; SANParks; SAWS; Isimangaliso Quarter 3 & 4 performance
30 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on the feedback from the stakeholder engagements regarding the National Environmental Management Laws Amendment (NEMLA) Bill. It also received quarterly performance reports from its entities, the Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority, SANParks and the South African Weather Service (SAWS) ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Environmental Affairs Quarter 3 & 4 performance; Waste tyres diversion from landfill sites
22 May 2018
The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on its third and fourth quarter performance and expenditure report for the 2017/2018 financial year, as well as a briefing on the targets for the diversion of waste tyres from landfill sites, from the inception of the Recycling ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
NEMLA Bill: Department response to public submissions
15 May 2018
The meeting to consider the written responses by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to proposals submitted by stakeholders affected by the National Environmental Management Laws Amendment (NEMLA) Bill, was divided into two parts.
In part one, the Portfolio Committee and the DEA were briefed by state law advisors as ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
NEMLA Bill: Department response to submissions; Environmental Affairs budget: Committee Report
9 May 2018
The National Environmental Management Laws Amendment (NEMLA) Bill had been subject to public hearings which had seen input from various entities and organisations which had made suggestions to the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) for amendments to be made to the Bill. This input had been primarily from the aquaculture ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SA Weather Services Board performance & interface with senior management
8 May 2018
The Committee met with the Board of the South African Weather Service (SAWS) to deal with a number of matters which have been raised over the past which and has been of concern to the Committee regarding operations of the Board. This was mainly in relation to allegations levelled against ...