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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Biodiversity Colloquium; with Minister
27 Feb 2018
The Chairperson said the rationale for this colloquium was to home in on the value of a segment of South Africa’s wildlife economy. The theme was structured to address both consumptive and non-consumptive uses of wildlife against the background of existing government policy and legislative frameworks.
The Department of Environmental ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Annual Report late tabling; UNFCCC COP 23 conference; SADC Protocol on Environmental Management for Sustainable Development
20 Feb 2018
The Department of Environmental Affairs presented a report on the outcomes of the 23rd session of the conference of the parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (COP23), held from 6 to 17 November 2017 in Bonn, Germany, and the significance of developments in the negotiations for South ...
Finance Standing Committee
Carbon Tax Draft Bill: National Treasury briefing
13 Feb 2018
The briefing by National Treasury on the draft Carbon Tax Bill consisted of two presentations. The first presentation clarified South Africa’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reduction system, while the second detailed South Africa’s Draft Carbon Tax Bill, 2017.
In 2015, Cabinet had approved South Africa’s climate change mitigation system framework. ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Minimum Emission Standards: compliance roadmap with Industry + NGOs inputs; DEA offsets programmes; Marion Island challenges
6 Feb 2018
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) briefed the Portfolio Committee on environmental Affairs Committee on the research work at Marion Island and associated challenges; as well as on the on the postponement of compliance with Minimum Emission Standards (MES) of National Environmental Management Air Quality Act. In addition, Eskom and ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
NEMLA Bill: briefing
31 Jan 2018
The Department of Environmental Affairs provided the Portfolio Committee with an overview of the National Environmental Management Laws Amendment (NEMLA) Bill [B14 – 2017], pointing out its main purpose and provided clarity on certain matters and textual amendments as found in the Bill.
The Bill amends the National Environment Management ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SADC Protocol on Environmental Management for Sustainable Development; Marine Spatial Planning Bill: adoption
29 Nov 2017
The Committee met to be briefed by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Environmental Management for Sustainable Development, and to adopt the ‘B’ version of the Marine Spatial Planning Bill.
The purpose of the DEA brief was to request that Parliament, ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Climate Finance Colloquium
28 Nov 2017
The Chairperson of the Committee on Environmental Affairs introduced the colloquium on climate change financing by warning that sufficient scientific evidence existed that proved the continued devastating effects of climate change throughout the world, and especially in Africa. The levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and global temperatures had grown at ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Marine Spatial Planning Bill: adoption; Department, SAWS, SANBI Quarter 1& 2 performance
22 Nov 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and two of its entities – the South African Weather Service (SAWS) and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) – on their performance during the first two quarters of the current financial year.
The South African Weather Service ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Marine Spatial Planning Bill; DEA Annual Report late tabling; DEA, Isimangaliso, SANParks on Quarter 1 & 2 performance
21 Nov 2017
The Committee had held extensive discussions on the Marine Spatial Planning Bill at its previous meeting, and was following up on the concerns that had been raised. These were related to the Bill’s consistency with other legislation, and the editorial improvements in some of the clauses in the Bill. Of ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Minimum Emission Standards compliance postponement - industry applications: day 2
8 Nov 2017
The Committee continued with its hearings into the applications by industry for postponements to comply with the minimum emission standards (MES), with submissions being received from Eskom, whose power stations contribute to air pollution levels in South Africa, and Groundwork, a non-profit environmental justice service and developmental organisation working primarily ...