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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DEFF Quarter 1 and 2 2021/22 Performance; DPME Performance Report of DFFE and associated recommendations; with Minister
8 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed on the first quarterly performance for 2021/22 of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment along with a report on expenditure for Q1 and Q2 of the same financial year. The Committee was also briefed on the performance report of the environment ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Captive Animals High Level Panel Report implementation; iSimangaliso wetlands; with Ministers
22 Feb 2022
Ministerial high-Level Panel report
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Fisheries and the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development were briefed by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) and the Department of Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Fisheries ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Status of Waste Management in South Africa
18 Feb 2022
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
In an extended virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received briefings on waste management from the National Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, the Gauteng Provincial Government, the Eastern Cape Provincial Government, the City of Johannesburg, the City of Cape Town, the City of ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Overview by Minister on Waste Streams (General & Hazardous); SALGA on local government support programme for waste sector
15 Feb 2022
The Portfolio Committee met virtually to be briefed by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) on the state of waste disposal in South Africa.
The DFFE reported that according to the state of waste report, South Africa generates around ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
NEMLA Bill, National Forests A/B & National Forest and Veld Fire A/B: stakeholder input & deliberations; with Deputy Minister
11 Feb 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry and Fisheries met on a virtual platform to deliberate on the National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Bill (NEMLA) and the National Forest and Veld Fire Amendment Bill. In addition, the Committee also received briefings from the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), Department ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
iSimangaliso river mouth closure & UPL warehouse fire: stakeholder input; with Ministry
8 Feb 2022
Video (part 1)
Video (part 2)
EThekwini briefing (Confidential document)
In an extended virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee was briefed on three major issues impacting the environment in KwaZulu-Natal -- the closure of the St Lucia estuarine mouth, the fallout from the devastating fire at the UPL warehouse in Durban ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Air pollution by big industries in Durban South: South Durban Community Alliance & groundwork
9 Dec 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee was briefed by non-governmental organisations and community representatives on ongoing issues related to industrial pollution in and around Durban. A consistent theme of the submissions was that communities were not kept informed of the results of investigations into the environmental incidents, nor ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Centre on Environmental Rights on Climate Governance; Parliament Legal Services on Climate Change Justice Charter
8 Dec 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry and Fisheries heard briefings from Parliament Legal Services on the legal counsel it sought on the referral by the Deputy Speaker of the Climate Justice Charter and from the Centre on Environmental Rights on Climate Governance.
Parliament Legal Services ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Overview on all Operation Phakisa Programmes; with Deputy Minister
7 Dec 2021
The Committee met on a virtual platform to consider and review presentations from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) on the progress of the Operation Phakisa programmes dealing with the oceans economy, the biodiversity economy, and chemicals and waste.
Members raised the matter of the controversial exploration ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Environmental Programmes: briefings by DEFF, Forest Sector Charter Council, Forestry South Africa & Safcol; with Minister & DPE Deputy Minister
3 Dec 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, the Forest Sector Charter Council, Forestry South Africa and the South African Forestry Company Limited briefed the Committee on a range of issues. The Minister and Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, and the ...