Question NW739 to the Minister of Environmental Affairs
06 April 2017 - NW739
Steenkamp, Ms J to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs
(1)Has a report of the Committee of Inquiry tasked with, inter alia, investigating the feasibility of South Africa tabling a proposal for an option to trade in rhino horn at the 17th Conference of Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora in 2016 been made publicly available; if not, why not; if so, (2) has the report been published on her Department’s website; if not, where can the public access it; if so, can a copy of the report be made available to Ms J Edwards?
Reply:
(1) Yes.
(2) The summary report has been published on the Department’s website. The following link can be used to access the report:
https://www.environment.gov.za/sites/default/files/reports/summaryreport_committeeofinquiry.pdf.
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