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Acting Manager of the Air Quality Management Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Shannen Suckra, services a BAM1020 particulate analyser, at NEPA’s Spanish Town air quality monitoring station.

NEPA Shares Tips To Cope With Saharan Dust

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is sharing tips with persons sensitive to air pollutants, as the country is in the midst of a period for Saharan dust intrusion. The Saharan air layer is an annual phenomenon that mainly...

Education and Outreach Officer at the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust, Sharlinda Forrester.

Over 400 Saplings Planted In Freeport Area Mangroves

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (left), is greeted by High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic, when he arrived at the High Commission's St. Andrew location on Thursday (June 24) to participate in a ‘Conversations Canada’ webinar. The event, themed 'e-Protecting Jamaica’s Marine Resources, the Environment and Climate Change’, sought to highlight Canadian expertise in marine ecology/biology and the benefits of deploying advanced technology in national conservation, protection and preservation efforts.

Deposit Refund Scheme For Plastic Bottles Now In Place

(L-R) Ms Heather Pinnock, Group General Manager of the Urban Development Corporation, High Commissioner of Canada, Emina Tudakovic and Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal Environment and Climate Change, HURECC, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. at the Canada Conversations Webinar hosted by the High Commission of Canada to discuss partnership on e-Protecting Jamaica’s Marine Resources, the Environment and Climate Change. The event was held on Thursday, June 24, 2021 at the High Commission.

Canada Advocates for the Protection of Marine Resources at Home and Abroad

Representatives of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Recycling Partners of Jamaica, Montego Bay Marine Park and the Forestry Department share a photo opportunity during a plastic bottle seperation drive in the town of Falmouth, Trelawny, on Wednesday (June 23).

Plastic Bottle Separation Drive In Falmouth

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

5 years ago Environment

Government Launches Green Bond Project

The Government has launched a Green Bond Project, intended to raise funds on the domestic and regional debt capital markets to finance the implementation of climate-related or environmentally sustainable activities locally. These include engagements targeting energy efficiency; clean transportation; pollution prevention; sustainable agriculture, fisheries and forestry; protection of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems; clean water; and sustainable water management. The project,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (front centre), plants a tree at his alma mater, St. Catherine High School, on Friday (June 18). He is assisted by Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (right), and Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry. Looking on are cadets from the school. (background).

5 years ago Environment

Minister Charles Jr. to Submit ‘Renewed Jamaica’ Tree Planting Initiative for Cabinet Consideration

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, says he will be submitting, for the Prime Minister’s consideration and that of Cabinet, an initiative dubbed ‘Renewed Jamaica’, which is geared at protecting the environment through the planting of trees. He made the disclosure at the #MyTreeLegacy tree-planting exercise held at St. Catherine High School on...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at a recent Environment Day ceremony.

5 years ago Climate ChangeEnvironment

Jamaica Preparing National Adaptation Plan

The Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change is in the process of developing Jamaica’s first National Adaptation Plan (NAP). Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. said that during this financial year, Jamaica will be able to access a US$1.1-million grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to begin the preparations. He was speaking during a recent Facebook...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left); and Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., display signs to show their commitment towards planting trees, during the #MyTreeLegacy Tree Planting Ceremony, held at St. Catherine High School on Friday (June 18).

5 years ago EnvironmentPrime MinisterUrban Renewal

New Act to Deal With Private Lands Selected as Protected Sites

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says under the impending new Protected Areas Act, the Government intends to develop a policy and strategies to address situations where lands that are privately held are selected to be protected sites. The Government will be promulgating a new Protected Areas Act to enable the creation and regulation of a National Protected Areas...

Chairman of the Southern Regional Health Authority, Wayne Chen, gets assistance from a member of the Forestry Department to plant a fruit tree at the Percy Junor Hospital in Spaldings on June 10. Occasion was the Manchester launch of the National Tree Planting Initiative.

5 years ago Environment

Thousands Of Trees To Be Planted In Manchester

A target of 192,000 trees has been set for planting in Manchester, under the Prime Minister’s National Tree Planting Initiative (NTPI). The number represents the current population in the parish. Custos of Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green, who spoke at the launch of the initiative in the parish, at the Percy Junor Hospital in Manchester on June 10, said the number...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, highlights a point while addressing a virtual World Oceans Day 2021 Panel Discussion on Wednesday (June 9).

5 years ago Environment

Gov’t Strengthening Environmental Management Policies – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has reiterated Jamaica’s commitment to protecting the environment through the continuous strengthening of management policies that are designed to be comprehensive and sustainable. “Over the last few years, the Government has undertaken extensive work on progressively strengthening our environmental governance framework. We have finalised several key national environmental policies, including, for example, a...

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell.

5 years ago EnvironmentForeign Affairs

Measures To Support Management Of Coastal And Marine Environments

The Government is implementing a range of policy, legislative and institutional measures that will support the management of coastal and marine environments, says Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell. “Our efforts are directed at working with partner countries to properly manage our global common, create decent work, promote economic...