On 21 June 2022, the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and the University of the West Indies– Centre for Marine Sciences (UWI-CMS) planted 450 mangrove saplings along the Palisadoes strip within the Palisadoes-Port Royal Protected Area (P-PRPA) and Ramsar Site. This replanting exercise is part of a larger project continuing from the 2021 National Environmental Awareness Week Mangrove Replanting...

Unless you fall within the vulnerable group of persons with respiratory conditions, not much thought is given to the air we breathe. The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), however, monitors Jamaica’s ambient air to ensure the quality is safe for all and is expanding its monitoring network. The air includes more than the oxygen needed to survive. It also...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is reminding Jamaicans that all life on earth is interconnected and as such, everyone has a responsibility to help safeguard the environment. The reminder comes as NEPA concludes activities to mark National Environmental Awareness Week 2022 from June 1 to 8, which included World Environment Day on June 5, under the theme ‘Only...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is focused on the preservation of critical watersheds under the Jamaican Path from Hills to Ocean (H2O) Project.  Among these are the Mason River Protected Area in Clarendon and Castleton Gardens in St. Mary, which falls within the Wag Water Watershed Management Unit.   “We are also looking at Winns Morass in Trelawny, which...

A task force is being set up to facilitate a national clean-up programme for the country. The task force, which will be seeking to restore public order in the society, will be headed by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, and will include other Ministers of Government. “I am going to extend an invitation to a...

Foreign Affairs Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith plants a tree as Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen looks on. The exercise took place at the Ministry’s headquarters in Kingston on Wednesday (May 25).

Scores of volunteers turned out at the St. Andrew Primary School in Kingston on Monday (May 23) to take part in Labour Day activities at the institution. The work was spearheaded by Petrojam Limited, Jamaica's only petroleum refinery. The activities included painting, planting of trees and flowers, and general landscaping to create a greener more aesthetically pleasing environment for staff...

Jamaicans are being urged to take personal responsibility in preserving the environment. Senior Public Education and Community Outreach Officer, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Ava Tomlinson, in making the call said that this is important in ensuring “a shared future for all”. “It requires the continuous, deliberate actions of all persons. You can help by reducing biodiversity loss. Our...

Jamaica has been making significant strides in advancing critical environmental development policies with the European Union (EU) grant fund support of €16.6 million. This is being facilitated through a financing agreement between the government and the EU, under the Improved Forest Management in Jamaica Programme. This provides budgetary support towards addressing environmental and climate change challenges. Several of the notable...