DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY , FISHERIES AND THE

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DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY , FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT Approved 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan and key Programme Priorities 1 Parliament’s Select Committee Briefing: 21 April 2022 OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION DFFE Strategy Overview Constitution and Legal Mandate DFFE Vision & Mission Statements, Values Programme Structure and Purpose DFFE Strategic Outcome goals Alignment of DFFE Strategic Outcomes with other key Plans Medium Term Strategic Framework : Government Priorities of the 6th Administration National Development Plan (NDP) Economic Recovery and Reconstruction Plan (ERRP) 2022/23 Department Priorities Detailed 2022/23 Annual Outputs per programmes 2022/23 budget allocation per Programme 2 …Strategy Overview 3 Section 24 (b) of the Constitution: All South Africans have a Constitutional right to an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being, and to have the environment protected, for the benefit of present and future generations Constitutional Mandate 4 KEY LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK National Environmental Management (NEM) Act, 1998 – Regulatory framework for the management and protection of environmental resources and coordination in relation thereto. NEM: Protected Areas Act, 2003- regulates protected areas in South Africa. NEM : Air Quality Act, 2004- regulates air quality NEM: Biodiversity Act, 2004 - regulates and sets out the mechanisms for managing and conserving South Africa’s biodiversity, its components and institutions NEM: Waste Act, 2008- regulates waste management; provides for national norms and standards for regulating the management of waste by all spheres of government; and provides for the licensing and control of waste management activities. NEM: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008) - establishes a system of integrated coastal and estuarine management in the Republic; ensures that development and the use of natural resources within the coastal zone is socially and economically justifiable and ecologically sustainable; National Forests Act, 1998 (Act No. 84 of 1998) -Promotes the sustainable management and development of forests for the benefit of all and creates the conditions necessary to restructure forestry in state forests in relation to protection and sustainable use. 5 6 VISION : A prosperous and equitable society living in harmony with our natural resources MISSION: Providing leadership in environmental management, conservation and protection towards sustainability for the benefit of South Africans and the global community DFFE VISION and Mission Statement DFFE PROGRAMME STRUCTURE 7 Administration: Provide leadership, strategic centralised administration and executive support, corporate services and facilitate effective cooperative governance, and environmental education and awareness Legal, Authorizations and Compliance: Promote the