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Senior Public Education and Community Outreach Officer with the National Environment and Planning Agency, Ava Tomlinson.

Keep Waterways and Coastlines Garbage Free – NEPA

As Jamaica prepares to observe International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICCD) on Saturday (September 17), the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is urging persons to keep waterways and coastlines free of garbage. “Of course, we don’t want to have persons...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, provides update on the management of plastics and the environment during a Plastics Forum, held virtually on August 30. Seated is Head of the Technical Regulations Unit in the Bureau of Standards Jamaica, Phillipa O’Conner Bennett.

Plastic Ban Changes Coming to Counter Practices Outside Regulations

Manager of the Mapping Services Branch in the Survey and Mapping Division of the National Land Agency (NLA), Milton Saunders.

Use of Drone Technology Could Increase Land Registration

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony for the Sandown Palms housing development in Portmore, St. Catherine, on August 26.

Plans Advanced for Development of Resilience Park in Portmore

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a press conference on the availability of teachers for the 2022/23 academic year, at the Ministry in Kingston, on Monday (August 22).

Better Work Environment for Schools Being Pursued

The Mourning Dove, commonly called Long-tailed Pea Dove, is one of the birds permitted for hunting by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) during the 2022 Game Gird Hunting Season. The Season opens on August 20 and will close on September 25.

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Bird Hunting Season August 20 to September 25

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has announced the opening of the 2022 Game Bird Hunting Season, which will last from Saturday, August 20 to Sunday, September 25. Under the Wildlife Protection (Game Birds) (Declaration of Shooting Season) Order, 2022, the season’s hunting sessions are from sunrise to 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to sunset on Saturdays, and from...

Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the recent joint sitting of the Senate and the House of Representatives in commemoration of Jamaica’s 60th anniversary of Independence.

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Country’s Natural Environment Will Be Protected – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government remains resolute in preserving and protecting the country’s natural environment. He said institutions such as the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) have been created to act in protection of the environment, while promoting sustainable development. Speaking at the recent joint meeting of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) speaks with journalists following a tour of the sand dunes in Great Bay, Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth on Friday, July 29. He is joined by (from left) Major Projects Manager at the National Works Agency (NWA), Orville Reynolds, and

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.

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Stiffer Fines Coming for Environmental Breaches

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the environmental laws will be amended to impose more stringent fines on persons found guilty of breaches. The objective is to deter illegal activity that pose a threat to the country’s natural resources. Speaking with journalists during a tour of the sand dunes at Great Bay in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth on...

Executive Director of the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust in St. James, Hugh Shim, speaks during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on Tuesday (June 28).

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Funding Support Needed For Montego Bay Marine Park

Executive Director of the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust in St. James, Hugh Shim, is extending invitation for grant support for the Trust’s marine initiatives, vital to the conservation and restoration of coastal resources. Mr. Shim was addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on Tuesday (June 28). He...

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450 Mangroves Saplings Replanted Along Palisadoes Strip To Support Ecosystem Restoration

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...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is working to expand its network to monitor air quality across the island. This includes the monitoring of PM2.5 minute particles and updating the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (Ambient Air Quality Standards) Regulations, 1996.

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NEPA Stepping Up Efforts To Monitor Air Quality

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...

Senior Public Education Officer at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Ava Tomlinson (third right), conducts a birdwatching session with teachers from 20 primary schools at the Portland Bight Discovery Centre as part of the 2018 Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival. Environmental awareness aids in appreciation and individual responsibility for environmental protection.

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‘Only One Earth’ – NEPA Urges Jamaicans To Help Safeguard Planet

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...