Department of Environmental Affairs (South Africa)

Department of Environmental Affairs
Department overview
Formed	2009
Preceding Department	Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism;
Dissolved	2019
Superseding agency	Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries;
Jurisdiction	South Africa
Headquarters	Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

The Department of Environmental Affairs was a department of the South African government with responsibility for the environment. It was created in 2009 when the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism was split into two departments, and was replaced in 2019 by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries which also incorporated the forestry and fisheries components from the former Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

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