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๐Ÿธ๐ŸŒ Every action counts when it comes to protecting our planet.As the world marks 10 years of the Kigali Amendment, gover...
16/09/2026

๐Ÿธ๐ŸŒ Every action counts when it comes to protecting our planet.

As the world marks 10 years of the Kigali Amendment, governments, businesses, communities and individuals are being called upon to accelerate climate action and support solutions that reduce harmful emissions and help keep our planet cool.

Together, we can build a more sustainable future for generations to come.

MEDIA STATEMENT: Fight Against Organised Environmental Crime Continues.
14/09/2026

MEDIA STATEMENT: Fight Against Organised Environmental Crime Continues.

14/09/2026

๐Ÿšจ JOB SEEKER MONDAY: SAVE YOUR MONEY!

Did you know? You DO NOT need to pay or stand in long queues to certify your ID and qualifications when applying for a position at DFFE!

Why the change?

To save you time, transport, and money while searching for employment! Under updated DPSA directives, uncertified copies are completely acceptable during the initial shortlisting stage. You will only be asked to provide certified documents if you are shortlisted and invited for an interview.

Don't let unnecessary paperwork delay your career.โœจ

Apply via the DFFE Portal:

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://erecruitment.environment.gov.za

Today, the is hosting the 20th Annual in partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land a...
14/09/2026

Today, the is hosting the 20th Annual in partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs ( ), and at the Destiny Exclusive Hotel in , .

Taking place from 14 to 16 September 2026, the Lekgotla is held under the theme:

"From Mandate to Impact: Strengthening Governance, Collaboration and Implementation for Emission Reductions."

The event brings together stakeholders to advance and strengthen collaboration towards achieving sustainable .

The 4th National Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) Forum is underway in Pretoria under the theme โ€œ๐—จ๐—ป๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚...
14/09/2026

The 4th National Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) Forum is underway in Pretoria under the theme โ€œ๐—จ๐—ป๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€โ€, marking the sixth year of implementation of South Africaโ€™s National NCA Strategy.

Hosted by Stats SA in partnership with DFFE, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Department of Water and Sanitation South Africa and United Nations Development Programme - UNDP, the two-day forum brings together key stakeholders to advance the use of natural capital information in decision-making, policy and planning for a sustainable and inclusive future.

DFFE Director-General Ms Nomfundo Tshabalala is currently taking part in a High-Level Panel Discussion titled โ€œNature as a National Asset: Strengthening Leadership, Policy and Finance for Sustainable Developmentโ€, highlighting the importance of strong leadership, sound policy and sustainable financing in recognising and protecting the value of nature.

11/09/2026

๐Ÿ“น๐—ช๐—”๐—ง๐—–๐—›: Deputy Minister Narend Singh provides an overview of the Alien Invasive Species Compliance and Enforcement Joint Operation in Plettenberg Bay, highlighting the progress made and the importance of coordinated action in tackling invasive species and protecting our natural environment.

๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ช ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ง!๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ-๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป!Deputy Minister Singh will be on SAfm...
10/09/2026

๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ช ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ง!

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ-๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป!

Deputy Minister Singh will be on SAfmRadio tomorrow morning unpacking the Alien Invasive Species Compliance and Enforcement Joint Operation taking place in Plettenberg Bay.

Deputy Minister Narend Singh is today joined by Executive Mayor of Bitou Local Municipality, Cllr Jessica Kamkam, and DF...
10/09/2026

Deputy Minister Narend Singh is today joined by Executive Mayor of Bitou Local Municipality, Cllr Jessica Kamkam, and DFFE Chief Director: Sector Enforcement, Ms Frances Craigie, for a briefing ahead of the Garden Route Biosphere Reserve Compliance and Enforcement Joint Operation in Plettenberg Bay.

The briefing sets the stage for coordinated action to strengthen compliance and enforcement while protecting the regionโ€™s valuable biodiversity and natural environment.

๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜.

๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ช ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ง!๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ?Listen to Deputy Minister Narend ...
10/09/2026

๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ช ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ง!

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ?

Listen to Deputy Minister Narend Singh today on Lotus FM as he unpacks the importance of strengthened compliance and enforcement in protecting our environment and biodiversity.

๐Ÿ“ Plettenberg Bay, get ready tomorrow morning!Plettenberg Bay isn't just a coastal gemโ€”itโ€™s home to the delicate Garden ...
09/09/2026

๐Ÿ“ Plettenberg Bay, get ready tomorrow morning!

Plettenberg Bay isn't just a coastal gemโ€”itโ€™s home to the delicate Garden Route Biosphere Reserve.

Protecting our coastal forests, estuaries, and marine life from illegal activity keeps our ecosystems thriving and local tourism alive.

Deputy Minister Mr Narend Singh will be in Bitou tomorrow to lead a major two-day Compliance and Enforcement Joint Operation across Plett.
๐Ÿ—“ Thursday, 10 Sept & Friday, 11 Sept 2026
โฐ 08:30 โ€“ 15:00
๐Ÿ“ Garden Route Biosphere Reserve, Bitou Municipality (Plettenberg Bay)

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