Foreword by the Chairperson

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

AGSA Auditor General of South Africa APP Annual Performance Plan B-BBEE Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment CEO Chief Executive Officer CFO Chief Financial Officer COVID-19 coronavirus disease 2019 DFFE Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment DEDEAT Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism DORA Division of Revenue Act (Act 1 of 2020) DRDLR Department of Rural Development and Land Reform ECDC Eastern Cape Development Corporation ECPTA Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency ED Executive Director EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EPWP Extended Public Works Programme GDP Gross Domestic Product GRAP Generally Recognised Accounting Practice GSSA Grassland Society of Southern Africa Ha Hectares IMCT Information management and communications technology LTO Local Tourism Organisation MEC Member of the Executive Council METT-SA Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool – South Africa MICE Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions MPA Marine Protected Area MoU Memorandum of Understanding MTEF Medium Term Expenditure Framework MTSF Medium Term Strategic Framework NDT National Department of Tourism NEMA National Environmental Management Act NSSD National Strategy for Sustainable Development PA Protected Area PAES Protected Area Expansion Strategy PAMP Protected Area Management Plan PEDS Provincial Economic Development Strategy PDI Previously Disadvantage Individual PDP Provincial Development Plan PFMA Public Finance Management Act PMU Project Management Unit RHINO ECPTA’s values (Respect, Humility, Integrity, Necessity, Optimism) SANParks South African National Parks SANRAL South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited SAT South African Tourism SMME Small Medium and Micro Enterprises SoAIM State of Area Integrity Management StatsSA Statistics South Africa TBCSA Tourism Business Council of SA TERS Temporary Employer Employee Relief Scheme TR Treasury Regulations UIF Unemployment Insurance Fund WHS World Heritage Site WoF Working on Fire WTO World Tourism Organisation (of the United Nations) YES Youth Environmental Services