25 April 2022 - Minister Barbara Creecy will launch the report by a panel of experts, which reviewed the scientific basis for breaching the mouth of the Lake St. Lucia Estuary at the St. Lucia Eco Lodge on Thursday, 28 April 2022. An open letter written from a group of concerned scientists citing environmental dangers stemming from the artificial breaching of the estuary...
20 April 2022 - The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy will be leading a Good Green Deeds clean-up campaign scheduled to take place in Phillip Nel Park on Friday, 22 April 2022. The joint outreach and awareness with City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, on Earth Day, aims to provide another platform for the Department...
19 April 2022 - Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has initiated a consultation process linked to the requirement of specified sectors to implement Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) measures. The Notice related to three sectors, including pesticides, batteries and lubricant oils was published in terms of the...
14 April 2022 - The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms Barbara Creecy, has received the report from the panel of experts, which reviewed the scientific basis for breaching the mouth of the Lake St Lucia Estuary in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park in January 2022. The minister appointed an independent, multidisciplinary panel of experts...
14 April 2022 - Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister, Ms Barbara Creecy, has extended the closing date for submission of appeals for those who are dissatisfied with the 2021 Fishing Rights Allocation Process (FRAP21) by 30 days to 29 May 2022. The extension has been granted from a request for additional time to submit appeals.
