Question NW2078 to the Minister of Environmental Affairs
29 August 2017 - NW2078
Xalisa, Mr Z R to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs
Whether (a) her department and/or (b) any entities reporting to her are funding, including by way of discretionary funding, any institution of research and development (i) domestically and/or (ii) internationally; if so, (aa)(aaa) what are the names of the specified institutions and (bbb) what are their functions, (bb) from what date has her department or any entity reporting to her been funding them and (cc) what amount has her department contributed towards such funding?
Reply:
(a) No. The DEA does not provide funding to any institution for research and development either domestically or internationally
(i) N/A
(ii) N/A
(aa)(aaa) N/A
(bbb) N/A
(bb) N/A and
(cc) N/A
(b) Yes. SANBI does provide funding to the mentioned institution mentioned in the table below.
(i) Yes
(ii) Yes
(aa)(aaa) please note on table
(bbb) please note on table
(bb) please note on table
(cc) please note on table
National/ International |
Name of Institution |
Function |
Date of Funding |
Amount (complete and not abbreviated) |
National |
University of Cape Town (ADU) |
Academic Institution |
2015/16 -2016/17 |
R1 000 000 |
National |
University of Kwazulu-Natal |
Academic Institution |
2015/16 -2016/17 |
R11 865 |
National |
University of Limpopo |
Academic Institution |
2015/16 -2016/17 |
R30 000 |
National |
University of the Free State |
Academic Institution |
2015/16 -2016/17 |
R54 250 |
International |
UNEP WCMC |
Monitoring Centre |
2015/16 -2016/17 |
R660 300 |
National |
Panthera |
NGO |
2015/16 -2016/17 |
R150 000 |
National |
Birdlife South Africa |
NGO |
2016/17-2017/18 |
R100 000 |
National |
Capricorn Marine Environmental |
NGO |
2016/17-2017/18 |
R43 320 |
National |
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research |
Research Council |
2016/17-2017/18 |
R1 200 000 |
National |
South African Association for Marine Biological Research (SAAMBR) |
Research Institute |
2016/17-2017/18 |
R75 000 |
National |
UKZN |
Academic Institution |
October 2015 – October 2021 |
R6 474 284 |
National |
University of Stellenbosch |
Academic Institution |
May 2017 |
R233 742 |
National |
UKZN |
Academic Institution |
2015/16 |
R600 000 |
National |
UKZN |
Executed components of uMngeni Resilience Project that is funded by Global Adaptation Fund |
October 2015 – October 2021 |
R6 474 284 |
National |
University of Stellenbosch |
Guideline for Ecosystem Based Adaptation |
May 2017 |
R233 742 |
National |
UKZN |
Taxonomic research on Sida and flora of KZN |
2015/16 |
R600 000 |
National |
UKZN |
Co-implementation of a Green Fund project: Investing in ecological infrastructure to enhance water security in the uMngeni River catchment. |
May 2014 to October 2015 |
R1 914 000 |
International |
The Open University |
iSpot citizen science data collection platform |
August 2016 - 2017 |
R197 000 (DEA MTEF grant) |
National |
UCT |
Post Doc research statistics, ecology and informatics |
August 2015 - July 2016 |
R350 000 (DEA MTEF grant) |
National |
UCT |
Development of capacity of data management |
2015/16 |
R242 000 (DEA MTEF grant) |
International |
Oxford University |
Herbarium collections management software licence. |
April 2016 – April 2018 |
R635 552 (DEA MTEF grant) |
National |
University of Witwatersrand |
Transformation Initiative |
May -August 2016 |
R149 000 |
National |
Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency ( 5 year contract) |
Implementation of the GEF Funded Biodiversity and Land Use Project in the Amathole District Municipality |
August 2016 - 30 January 2020 |
R1 441 300 |
National |
Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (5 year contract) |
Implementation of the GEF Funded Biodiversity and Land Use Project in the Ehlanzeni District Municipality |
August 2016 - January 2020 |
R258 525 |
National |
CSIR |
Ecosystem Accounting technical inputs rivers |
April 2015 – Sept 2015 |
R433 000 |
b) No. SANParks, iSimangaliso, does not provide funding to any institution for research and development either domestically or internationally
(i) N/A
(ii) N/A
(aa)(aaa) N/A
(bbb) N/A
(bb) N/A and
(cc) N/A
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