Policy Submission: Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land Bill

19 May 2023

Biowatch South Africa comments on the Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land Bill [B8–2021].

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Comments: Draft White Paper on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in South Africa

9 September 2022

Biowatch South Africa comments on the Draft White Paper on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in South Africa.

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Policy Submission: Plant Improvement Act

31 August 2022

Biowatch SA Comments on the Regulations made in terms of the Plant Improvement Act, 2018 published in the Government Gazette on 10 June 2022.

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Policy Submission: Plant Breeders’ Rights Act

31 August 2022

Biowatch SA comments on the Regulations made in terms of the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 as published in the Government Gazette on 24 June 2022.

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Policy Submission: Climate Change Bill

27 May 2022

Biowatch South Africa's submission on the Climate Change Bill [B9-2022], which was published on 18 February 2022.

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Policy Submission: Draft Framework for a Just Transition in South Africa

29 April 2022

Biowatch South Africa provides input on the draft Framework for a Just Transition in South Africa (dated February 2022).

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Comments: National Biodiversity Offset Guideline

27 May 2022

Biowatch SA comments on the ‘National Biodiversity Offset Guideline’ to the National Environmental Act, 1988 (Act No. 107 of 1988) gazetted for comment on 25 March 2022.

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Submission to Competition Commission: Request to extend the fresh produce market inquiry to the dry bean market

7 April 2022

Submission by Biowatch South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity Group, and South African Civil Society for Women's, Adolescents’, and Children's Health (SACSoWACH) to the Competition Commission: Request to extend the fresh produce market inquiry to the dry bean market.

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Policy Submission: South Africa’s accession to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

12 December 2020

Policy Submission: South Africa’s accession to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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Policy Submission: Draft National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy

6 June 2019

Policy Submission: Draft National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (No.644) published May 2019

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