The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries published the draft National Forest Amendment Bill, 2013. The Bill intends to amend the National Forests Act 84 of 1998 by, inter alia:
- Clearing the definition of Natural forests and Woodlands;
- Increasing the promotion and enforcement of Sustainable Forest Management;
- Reducing the cost for compliance promotion in terms of section 15;
- Increasing the measures to control and remedy deforestation;
- Clearing the procedures for making regulations.
