BUDGET BRIEFING TO PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE

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BUDGET BRIEFING TO PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE OVERVIEW
OF DEAT PRIORITIES FOR 2003/2004 20 MAY 2003
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Vision

• A prosperous and equitable society living in
  harmony with our natural resources

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Mission

• To lead sustainable development of our
  environment and tourism for a better life for all
  through
• Creating conditions for sustainable tourism
  growth and development
• Promoting the sustainable development and
  conservation of our natural resources
• Protecting and improving the quality and safety
  of the environment
• Promoting a global sustainable development agenda
• Transformation

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ACHIEVEMENTS HIGHLIGHTS 2002/2003

• World Summit on Sustainable Development
• Transformation in fishing industry
• New rights allocation process (2240 quotas in 21
  fisheries)
• 4x4 Regulations
• Patrol vessels tender and building commenced
• Approved Destination Status with China
• 20 growth in overseas tourist arrivals for
  2001-2002

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ACHIEVEMENTS HIGHLIGHTS 2002/2003

• Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park launched
• Negotiation for once off sale of ivory stock pile
• Translocated game to Mozambique (1041)
• Published the Protected Areas Bill, Biodiversity
  Bill, NEMA Amendments (Chapters 5 and 9A) for
  public comment
• Plastic Bag regulations drafted

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Overview of specific priorities for 2003/2004

• Focus on addressing brown issues (Thor, air
  quality, implement plastic bag regs, municipal
  waste, recycling of glass, tyres, Durban South,
  banning asbestos etc) and build environmental
  compliance capacity
• Consolidate parks expansion and TFCAs, establish
  new legislative framework for biodiversity and
  conservation
• World Parks Congress

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Overview of specific priorities for 2003/2004
(cont)

• Roll out focused international tourism marketing
  campaign, maintain tourism growth
• Tour guide training and transformation
• WSSD follow-up and promoting SA best practice in
  promoting sustainable development
• Consolidate fishing industry transformation,
  establish new fisheries and promote compliance
  and enforcement

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Overview of specific priorities for 2003/2004

• Amendment to current organogram to improve
  service delivery (Branch Quality and Protection
  and dedicated CD for Regulatory services COO,
  new CD Communication etc)
• Internship programme established
• Extend poverty relief programme and link
  community development workers to urban and rural
  nodes

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TOURISM GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

• Implement a tourism growth strategy which aligns
  government industry
• Create environment for investment, transformation
  and empowerment
• Provide information and monitor trends that
  require development in tourism
• Build a tourism nation
• Set standards and assure a world class tourism
  product

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BUSINESS PLAN BUDGET 2003/4 FINANCIAL YEAR

• Tourism Management
• DDG/CDs/Admin R1 629m
• Chief directorate Tourism Development
• Directorate Business Development R4 431m
• Directorate Research and Development R1 566 m
• Chief Directorate Tourism Support
• Directorate Intern. Inter-Gov. Coordination
  R1 094m
• Directorate Quality Assurance R531m
• Total R9 251m
• Transfer Payments
• Contribution to SA Tourism R76 400M
• Grant-in-aid International Tourism Marketing
  R220 000m
• Total Transfer payments R296 400m

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Promote the conservation and sustainable
development of our natural resources

• Establish a national system of managing
  biodiversity and conservation
• Ensure that conservation and fishing industries
  contribute towards the cost of managing the
  resources
• Develop and maintain a natural resource
  information system for effective monitoring,
  reporting and dissemination of information
• Increase public participation of marginsalised
  and local people and groups in co-operative
  management, equitable use and benefit-sharing of
  natural resources
• Reduce the illegal trade in and unsustainable use
  of natural resources

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Protect and improve the quality and safety of the
environment

• Establish an integrated environmental planning,
  reporting and decision making system
• Improve the air quality in South Africa
• Ensure compliance, monitoring and enforcement in
  pollution and waste
• Waste minimization and cleaner production
• Co-ordinate South Africas climate change and
  ozone protection strategy

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BUDGET ALLOCATIONS 2003/2003 FINANCIAL YEAR
DIRECTORATE FUNDS
EQP MANAGEMENT 13 539 000
AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT 3 695 000
WASTE MANAGEMENT 5 574 000
CHEMICALS HAZARDOUS WASTE 5 472 000
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE OZONE LAYER PROTECTION 7 062 000
SA WEATHER SERVICE 79 880 000
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE 906 000
TOTAL 116 128 000
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Promote a global sustainable development agenda

• Ensure the successful implementation of the WSSD
  outcomes
• Lead SA engagement in the environment and tourism
  components of NEPAD
• Ensure the effective international marketing and
  branding of South Africa
• Develop and implement a strategy for engagement
  in international agreements and events

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Environmental Planning and Coordination

• Environmental monitoring and reporting R 9 067
  000
• Environmental impact management R 9 312 000
• Law reform, planning and conciliation R 3 220
  000
• Sustainable development implementation R2 841
  000
• Environmental capacity building R 5 600 000

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Transformation

• Use information technology to improve service
  delivery
• Develop and retain a representative and
  performing team capable of achieving the goals
  and objectives of the department
• Empower South Africans to participate in
  environment and tourism through networking,
  outreach and strategic partnerships
• Transformation in marine, biological and
  meteorological science communities

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Transformation (cont)

• Promote economic improvement, job creation and
  poverty eradication
• Ensure the practice of good governance within the
  department
• Transformation and BEE in fishing, tourism and
  conservation sectors