| Deputy Director-General: Biodiversity and Conservation
Mr Fundisile Mketeni
- Role:
- To ensure the regulation and management of all biodiversity, heritage and conservation matters.
- Functions:
- - Manage the conservation of the Transfrontier Conservation Areas and Protected Areas.
- Promote and conserve our biological diversity and cultural and local natural resources and ensure the sustainable utilisation of resources for the benefit of the people of South Africa.
- To provide programme management support service to Line Managers in managing Poverty Relief projects.
Director: Coordination and Administration
Mr Simon Malete
| Tel: |
+2712 310-3210 |
| Fax: |
+2712 320 6620 |
| Email: |
smalete@environment.gov.za |
Chief Directorate: Biodiversity Management
Mr Shoni Munzhedzi
| Tel: |
+2712 310 3851 |
| Fax: |
+2712 320 7110 |
| Email: |
smunzhedzi@environment.gov.za |
- Role:
- To promote conserve biological and cultural heritage,
and ensure sustainable use and equitable sharing of benefits derived from these resources,
for the benefit of the people of South Africa.
- Functions:
- - Produce legislation, policies, programmes and plans for
the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and cultural
heritage resources
- Manage and coordinate the implementation of relevant international
agreements
- - Promote the equitable sharing of benefits derived from biological
and cultural resources.
Directorate: Biodiversity Conservation
Ms Wilma Lutch
| Tel: |
+2712 310 3266/3694 |
| Fax: |
+2712 320 2844 |
| Email: |
wlutsch@environment.gov.za |
Directorate: Resource Use
Mr Muleso Kharika
| Tel: |
+2712 310 3451/3578 |
| Fax: |
+2712 320 4087 |
| Email: |
mkharika@environment.gov.za |
Directorate: Biodiversity Risk Management (directorate was previously known as: Biosafety/Genetically Modified Organisms
Ms Wadzinayi Mandivenyi
| Tel: |
+2712 310 3395/3396 |
| Fax: |
+2712 320 7110 |
| Email: |
wmandivenyi@environment.gov.za |
Directorate: Biodiversity Enforcement
Vacant
Directorate: Regulation and Monitoring Services
Ms Thea Carroll
| Tel: |
+2712 310 3157/3575 |
| Fax: |
+2712 320 7026 |
| Email: |
tcarroll@environment.gov.za |
Directorate: Intenational Biodiversity and Heritage
Ms Malta Qwathekana
| Tel: |
+2712 310 3067 |
| Fax: |
+2712 320 7026 |
| Email: |
mqwathekana@environment.gov.za |
Chief Directorate: Transfrontier Conservation And Protected Areas
Ms Skumsa Mancotywa
| Tel: |
+2712 310 3014 |
| Fax: |
+2712 320 1243 |
| Email: |
smancotywa@environment.gov.za |
- Role:
- To manage the conservation of the TFCA’s and Protected
Areas
- Functions:
- - Ensuring the effective establishment of TFCA’s in
each of the areas identified by government and coordinating the
activities of all relevant government departments with the implementation
agency.
- Ensuring effective consolidation, establishment and management
of protected areas in each of the main bio regional areas.
Directorate: Transfrontier Conservation Areas
Mr Ernest Mokganedi
| Tel: |
+2712 310 3689 |
| Fax: |
+2712 320 2849 |
| Email: |
emokganedi@environment.gov.za |
Directorate: Protected Areas Planning and Development
Ms Shamila Jhupsee
| Tel: |
+2712 310 3538/3593 |
| Fax: |
+2712 320 1243 |
| Email: |
sjhupsee@environment.gov.za |
Directorate: Legislation and Compliance
Vacant
Directorate: World Heritage Management
Vacant
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