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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Biodiversity asset sharing with local communities; Land claims sharing model: SANParks & Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority briefing
30 Aug 2016
The Committee met with two entities within the ambit of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), namely, South African National Parks (SANParks) and iSimangaliso Wetland Park to be briefed on their sharing of biodiversity assets with communities and on their land claims sharing model. SANParks began by outlining their community ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority, South African Weather Service on their 4th Quarter 2015/16 & 1st Quarter 2016/17 performance
24 Aug 2016
The Committee resolved not to hear the presentation on behalf of the South African National Bio-Diversity Institute (SANBI) due the absence of the CEO and the deputy CEO, both of which had failed to offer an apology in advance explaining their absence.
The South African Weather Service had managed to ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs on its 2015/16 Annual Report, CITES preparations, with Minister in attendance
24 May 2016
The Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources and the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs were briefed jointly by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on its 2015/16 Annual Report and its preparations for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Conference Of the Parties (COP17) on climate ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Committee Report on Environmental Affairs Budget; Committee Report on its 2016 Operational Plan; Second Term Committee Programme
19 Apr 2016
Documents handed out:
2nd Term Committee Programme
Committee Report on Environmental Affairs Budget
[All Committee Reports available under Tabled Committee Reports once published on the ATC]
The Committee met to consider the draft report on the strategic plan and to adopt minutes.
The Chairperson, Mr J Mthembu (ANC), had left ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
South African Weather Services, South African National Parks & Isimangaliso on their 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance Plan
14 Apr 2016
Document missing:
Isimangaliso Wetland Park and South African National Parks (SANParks) presentations [email info@pmg.org.za]
The South African Weather Service (SAWS), Isimangaliso Wetland Park and South African National Parks (SANParks) met with the Portfolio Committee to present their strategic and performance plans for the 2016/2017 financial year.
Achieving transformation for both ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs & South African National Biodiversity Institute on their 2016 Annual Performance Plan, in presence of Deputy Minister
12 Apr 2016
Document Missing:
South African National Biodiversity Institute [Document not available email info@pmg.org.za]
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) presented its Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan for 2016/17 to the Committee. A detailed description was given of each of the Department’s seven programmes, highlighting the achievements against targets. The Deputy ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Committee Programme 4th term proposals, Department Environmental Affairs and SANParks on their Second and Third Term Quarterly Reports 2015/16, Minister in attendance
16 Feb 2016
The Portfolio Committee agreed that the members would individually engage with the Committee’s Fourth Term Committee Programme before they decided to adopt it.
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), in the presence of the Minister, briefed the Committee on its second and third quarter reports. It would be meeting with ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Committee Report on South Africa’s negotiating position for UN Convention on Climate Change COP21
20 Oct 2015
(Documents handed out: Draft report of the Portfolio Committee on Environmental affairs on the public hearings on South Africa’s proposed climate change negotiating position towards the United Nations Convention on Climate Change COP21, in Paris, France, from 30 November to 11 December 2015, dated 20 October 2015 [available once published on ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs & SANBI on their 2014/15 Annual Reports; Fourth Term Programme, 2015
13 Oct 2015
The Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the 2014/15 audit outcomes of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and its entities. It said the departments had done well but needed to improve on their information technology (IT) services, though there were some misstatements in the annual ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Climate Change: public hearings day 2
23 Sep 2015
The Committee met in a very packed venue for the second and last day of public hearings for members of the public and organisations to respond to South Africa (SA)'s position on climate change that government would be taking to the 21st Congress of the Parties (COP21) in December 2015 in ...