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Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Country’s NDC Implementation Plan To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Launched

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...

Director of the Meteorological Service Branch within the Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Evan Thompson (right), contributes to discussion at an environmental and sustainable living forum hosted by the Webster Memorial United Church, at its Half-Way Tree Road location on Sunday (September 26) in observance of World Environmental Health Day. Others participating in the session (from left) are Coastal and Environmental Engineer, Danielle Dowding-Gooden; Pastor of the church, Rev. Astor Carlyle; and General Secretary of the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, Rev. Norbert Stephens.

Church Encourages Greater Environmental Stewardship

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left) greets Managing Director of Bundah and Sons Construction Ltd, André Bundah, at the contract signing ceremony for the Crooked River, Annotto Bay Hurricane Sandy Relocation Project, held at the Ministry’s headquarters in Kingston, today (September 24).

Third Phase of Annotto Bay Relocation Project to Begin

The logo for the inaugural Youth Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean on October 26.

Jamaica Hosts Regional Youth Forum On Disaster Risk Reduction October 26

Beaches Coordinator at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Chalene Roye-Myrie.

Beach Erosion Monitoring Tower Installed At Hellshire

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right ), tours the Halse Hall community in Clarendon on Thursday (September 16).

5 years ago Environment

Gov’t Working On Long-term Solution To Flooding In Halse Hall

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the Government is working on a long-term solution to the problem of flooding in Halse Hall, Clarendon. Speaking with JIS News while on a tour of the area on Thursday (September 16), the Minister, who is also Member of Parliament for Southeast Clarendon, said the residents...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is encouraging citizens to participate in the National Tree Planting Initiative to help the country mitigate climate change and increase its green spaces.

5 years ago Environment

Plant A Tree To Fight Climate Change

The Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change is encouraging citizens to participate in the National Tree Planting Initiative being executed by the Forestry Department. “The Government is encouraging every Jamaican man, woman, child – everyone – to plant a tree, whether inland or on the coast. It is a very simple but important activity,” Minister Charles told...

Forest Technician with the Forestry Department, Stephen Williams (left), oversees a tree-planting activity with student volunteers from the University of the West Indies (UWI) Rotaract Club. The volunteers (from second left) are Roshan Gordon, Valeska Morrison and Kimona Kenlock. The exercise was undertaken along a section of Highway 2000, in the vicinity of the Linstead Toll Plaza in St. Catherine. (File Photo)

5 years ago Environment

National Tree-Planting Initiative On Track

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the National Tree Planting Initiative is on track with more than 730,000 seedlings planted and distributed as at the beginning of September 2021. “The initiative is aimed at planting three million trees over a three-year period and was launched by the Prime Minister, the Most Hon....

An aerial view of a section of Jamaica’s Cockpit Country.

5 years ago Environment

Forest Protection High on Agenda at 32nd Meeting of LACFC

Regional planning for forest-cover protection is important, says Principal Director, Forest Science and Technology Services Division, Forestry Department, Donna Lowe. Speaking in a recent interview with JIS News about the country’s hosting of the 32nd meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC), Ms. Lowe explained why such a meeting is important for both Jamaica and the region...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the European funded Budget Support Programme for the forest sector is on track to be "a phenomenal success" in Jamaica as it comes to an end next year. Under the Programme entitled ‘Addressing Environmental and Climate Change Challenges through Improved Forest Management for Jamaica’, the Forestry Department has met all previous annual targets outlined. Photo: Adrian Walker

5 years ago Environment

€14M Forestry Programme On Target For Completion

Jamaica is on target to successfully complete the European Union (EU) budget support programme, ‘Addressing Environmental and Climate Change Challenges through Improved Forest Management for Jamaica’, next year. The announcement was made by Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., during his address at the 32nd meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Forestry...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses the 32nd meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC). Jamaica is hosting the forum, which is being held virtually from September 6-10 .

5 years ago Environment

Jamaica Elected Unopposed To Chair Regional Forestry Commission

Jamaica has been elected unopposed as Chair of the Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC) for the next two years. This was at the 32nd LACFC meeting, which is being held virtually from September 6 to 10. Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Department and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry, will serve as President of the LACFC during the...

A Public Education Officer at the Forestry Department plants a Caribbean Pine sapling in the British Forest Estate in Clarendon.

5 years ago AgricultureEnvironment

Jamaica To Host 32nd LACFC Meeting From September 6 To 10

Jamaica will host the 32nd Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC) meeting from September 6 to 10. The biennial event, which is to be held virtually, will bring together experts and regional decision makers for discussions on, among other things, the coronavirus’ (COVID-19) impact on forestry and communities, and post-pandemic recovery efforts. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and Minister of Housing,...