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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Wildlife crimes legislation; SA Renewable Energy Council; Climate Change Mitigation research by UCT, with Minister in attendance
21 Feb 2017
The first presentation was by the Energy Research Centre of the University of Cape Town. It highlighted the lack of implementation policy on climate change, despite the country’s commitments to the United Nations. The commitment was rushed and the resulting White Paper faced delays in implementation. There was no database ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SANParks & Isimangaliso Wetland Park on Quarter 2 performance; Curbing wildlife crime & rhino poaching / killing in 2016/17: SANParks briefing
31 Jan 2017
South African National Parks (SANParks) reported on its quarter 2 performance for 2016/17.
The presentation highlighted the following:
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs on its 2015/16 Annual Report
24 Jan 2017
The was briefed on the 2015/16 audit outcomes for the Department of Environmental Affairs which received an unqualified audit opinion. The delay in the finalisation of the audit was because DEA accounted for funds to agents as transfers while Treasury said it should be expenditure. The South African National Biodiversity ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Donation of high value species to private individuals: North West Department responses
23 Jan 2017
READ - Response document (Annexures to follow)
The Committee considered the responses to follow-up questions it asked the North West Department of Rural Environment and Agricultural Development (READ) about its donation of high value wildlife animals to private individuals. The Committee frowned upon the role of the READ spokesperson who ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
North West Department donation of high value species to private individuals: oversight responses
29 Nov 2016
The meeting had been convened because the Committee had found that the North West Parks Board (NWPB) had not followed due process in donating a large quantity of game to individuals in the North West Province. In addition, when the Committee had requested a report from the office of the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Antarctica and Extended Continental Shelf; Working on Fire deployment in Canada
8 Nov 2016
The South African programme on Antarctica involves the Department of Environment, the Department of Science and Technology, the Department of Public Works, the Department of Defence, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, tertiary Institutions, and the National Research Foundation. However, South Africa has no comprehensive National Antarctic Strategy and ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Donation of high value animals by North West department; Industry Waste & REDISA Plans; Department on its 2 Quarter 2016/17performance
1 Nov 2016
The Committee on Environmental Affairs met with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to be briefed on the update with the industry waste management plans and second quarter financial performance of the Department. The Committee was first meant to be briefed by the North West provincial department on its donation ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Renewable Energy: Eskom and Minister of Environmental Affairs briefing
25 Oct 2016
The Portfolio Committee and Eskom expressed divergent views over South Africa’s future approach to power generation, with the utility arguing that renewable energy sources were too unreliable and costly to consider as an alternative to coal and nuclear, while the Department countered that issues such as pollution, the community’s health ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Paris COP21 Agreement: ratification
20 Oct 2016
A unanimous agreement was reached by the Committee to support the decision to ratify the Paris Agreement, which was a legal instrument that would guide the process for universal action on climate change and whose main objective was to keep the global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius. ...
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Working for Fire model, Oceans Economy Lab, Biodiversity Lab and Rhino Lab: Department briefing
18 Oct 2016
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) briefed the Committee on several of its initiatives. The Working on Fire (WoF) initiative was started to try to establish a coherent approach to wildfire management. The DEA decided to employ an implementing agent for the WoF Programme and the contract was awarded to ...