Environmental rehabilitation is coming for sections of Kingston and St. Andrew through Jamaica’s participation in the CityAdapt Project. The ‘Building Climate Resilience of Urban Systems through Ecosystem-Based Adaptation (EBA) in Latin America and the Caribbean’ or CityAdapt, is being undertaken by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) through funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF)....

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says more commitment is required from the international community to achieve environment targets. The Minister, who will be heading to Glasgow in the United Kingdom (UK) at the end of the month to attend the 26th United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), said...

Cabinet has given approval for the Transaction Strategy and Implementation Phase for the privatisation of the Greater Bernard Lodge (GBL) Development Project Lands. The objective of the privatisation is to attract private-sector investment to build out the GBL Development. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure while addressing Wednesday’s (October 6) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing....

The Forestry Department has added another offering to its products and services to the public. In addition to its usual potted plants, the Department is now offering potted fruit trees from its Constant Spring offices. Principal Director, Forest Operations, Jerome Smith, made the announcement at the Department’s National Tree Planting Day Ceremony held on October 1. “We actually looked at...

The Forestry Department has forged new partnerships which will enable the country to meet the National Tree Planting Initiative (NTPI) of three million trees in three years. This was disclosed by Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry, while speaking at the Department’s National Tree Plating Day Ceremony on October 1. “I must thank some of our newest...

Jamaica’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Implementation Plan, which outlines the country’s strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to mitigate the effects of climate change, has been officially launched. The plan was launched by Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., during a virtual ceremony on Wednesday (September 29). Mr. Charles Jr., who is...

As the nation marked World Environmental Health Day on Sunday (September 26), the Webster Memorial United Church on Half-Way Tree Road hosted an environmental and sustainable living forum as part of its harvest sermon. The event explored current environmental issues and encouraged citizens to become stewards of the environment by adopting eco-friendly practices. General Secretary of the United Church in...

The Crooked River, Annotto Bay Hurricane Sandy Relocation Project will move into its third phase of development, says Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. The scope of work entails the construction of a Storm Water Drainage System and the Subdivision access roadway, which is valued at $14,905,235. Mr. Charles Jr. made the announcement...

Jamaica's youth will lead their regional counterparts in robust discussion on disaster risk reduction at an inaugural youth forum on October 26. The forum is a preparatory event for the VII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean from November 1 to 4 and was introduced by the Government of Jamaica as the host of...