Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
List 10 other official names: ; Departement van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing (Afrikaans) ; umNyango wezeBhoduluko (Southern Ndebele) ; iSebe lezamaHlathi, ezokuLoba noKusingqongileyo (Xhosa) ; uMnyango Wezindaba Zezemvelo (Zulu) ; Litiko Letendzawo (Swazi) ; Kgoro ya Merero ya Tikologo le Boet (Northern Sotho) ; Lefapha la Merero ya Tikoloho le Bohahlaudi (Sotho) ; Lefapha la Merero ya Tikologo le Bojanala (Tswana) ; Ndzawulo ya swa Mbangu (Tsonga) ; Muhasho wa zwa Mupo (Venda) ;
Department overview
Formed	2019; 6 years ago
Preceding agencies	Department of Environmental Affairs; Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries;
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Ministers responsible	Dion George, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment; Maggie Sotyu, Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment;
Department executive	Nomfundo Tshabalala, Director-General Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment;
Website	environment.gov.za

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) is one of the departments of the South African government. It is responsible for protecting, conserving and improving the South African environment and natural resources.

The department was created in 2019, through the merger of the Department of Environmental Affairs with the forestry and fisheries components of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.^[1]

In 2025, the DFFE had an annual budget of R9 billion.^[2]

Branches

The branches of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment are:^[3]

^ "President Cyril Ramaphosa announces reconfigured departments" (Press release). The Presidency. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
^ "Deputy Minister N Singh: Budget Vote (Vote 32) For Forestry, Fisheries And The Environment". The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
^ "DEA Structure". Department of Environmental Affairs. Retrieved 3 July 2018.

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