NEMBA regulations stakeholder meeting:

A series of public stakeholder information meetings will be held on issues related to the NEMBA Draft Invasive and Alien Species Regulations on Thursday March 6 (09h00-15h30) in Pretoria.

Various groups have either requested time or been allocated slots during the day to address aspects of the draft regulations which are pertinent to their stakeholder group.

Date: Thursday 6 March, 2014
Time: 09:00-13:00 - Aquaculture

           13h30-14h30 - Game ranching

           14h30-15h30 - Pet Trade

Venue: South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI),

Education Centre, Pretoria National Botanical Gardens, 2 Cussonia Avenue, Brummeria, Pretoria

Any stakeholders from industry organisations, as well as any member of the public are welcome to attend. The meetings will be informal.  All representations and comments must be submitted in writing to the Department of Environmental Affairs.

Written submissions need to be emailed to NSishuba@environment.gov.za or posted to the Deputy Director-General, Environmental Programmes, Environmental Affairs, Attention: Dr Guy Preston, Private Bag X4390, Cape Town, 8001 or hand delivered to the Deputy Director-General, Environmental Programmes, Environmental Affairs, Attention: Dr Guy Preston, 14 Loop Street, Cape Town.

The deadline for submissions is 16h00 on Friday 14 March, 2014.

Please confirm your attendance at the stakeholder meeting on Thursday 6 March to:    Khathutshelo Nelukalo on  Knelukalo@environment.gov.za

http://www.invasives.org.za/item/583-nemba-regulations-stakeholder-meeting.html