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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) is about to place an empty plastic bottle in a recycling bin, during the launch of the Environmental Wardens Programme in schools on February 1 at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. From right are State Minister for Education, Hon. Floyd Green (right); Environmental Warden, Ricardo Gouldbourne; Chairman of Recycling Partners of Jamaica Limited (RPJL), Lucille Brodber; and Environmental Warden, Samantha Wilson.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) is about to place an empty plastic bottle in a recycling bin, during the launch of the Environmental Wardens Programme in schools on February 1 at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. From right are State Minister for Education, Hon. Floyd Green (right); Environmental Warden, Ricardo Gouldbourne; Chairman of Recycling Partners of Jamaica Limited (RPJL), Lucille Brodber; and Environmental Warden, Samantha Wilson.

50 Environmental Wardens to Be Placed in Primary Schools

Fifty environmental wardens are to be placed in primary schools in Clarendon and Manchester under a pilot programme involving the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, and Recycling Partners of Jamaica Limited (RPJL). The wardens, who have already been trained,...
Senior Director of Technical Service in the Ministry of Tourism, David Dobson, addressing a Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Dialogue for Development Lecture Series at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on October 12.
Senior Director of Technical Service in the Ministry of Tourism, David Dobson, addressing a Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Dialogue for Development Lecture Series at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on October 12.

Senior Director in the Tourism Ministry Calls for Responsible and Sustainable Tourism
Projects Manager with the Environmental Health Foundation (EHF), Faradaine Forbes-Edwards, addresses residents of upper Clarendon, at the Peckham Community Centre, in the parish.
Projects Manager with the Environmental Health Foundation (EHF), Faradaine Forbes-Edwards, addresses residents of upper Clarendon, at the Peckham Community Centre, in the parish.

Upper Clarendon to Benefit from Climate Change Adaptation Programme
Public Relations and Communications Manager, Child Development Agency (CDA), Rochelle Dixon (centre); and Damart Williams (left), Director (Eastern Zone) at the Forestry Department, lend their support to children at Walker’s Place of Safety in St. Andrew during their tree-planting exercise on October 6.
Public Relations and Communications Manager, Child Development Agency (CDA), Rochelle Dixon (centre); and Damart Williams (left), Director (Eastern Zone) at the Forestry Department, lend their support to children at Walker’s Place of Safety in St. Andrew during their tree-planting exercise on October 6.

CDA Partners with Forestry Department to Plant 500 Trees
Manager of the Local Area Planning Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Dwight Williams, shows two of the most recently drafted development orders, during a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ forum at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Manager of the Local Area Planning Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Dwight Williams, shows two of the most recently drafted development orders, during a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ forum at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

NEPA Invites Feedback on Provisional Development Orders

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Manager of the Local Area Planning Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Dwight Williams, shows two of the most recent development orders that have been promulgated at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. A development order is a legal document which sets out the framework, guidelines and policies for planning and development in parishes and communities.
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NEPA on Track with Updated Provisional Development Orders

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has affirmed that it is on track to producing updated provisional development orders for the entire island by March 2018. A Development Order is a legal document that sets out the framework, guidelines and policies for planning and development in parishes and communities. It enables the Local Planning Authority and/or the Town and...
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Public Relations Officer at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Deleen Powell, displays the ‘Adopt a Beach’ kit comprised of garbage bags, gloves and other tools for beach clean-up activities that will be provided to persons and entities registered under the programme. Occasion was a recent Think Tank at the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) offices on Half-Way Tree Road in Kingston.
Environment

NEPA Encourages Persons and Entities to ‘Adopt a Beach’

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has embarked on an ‘Adopt a Beach’ programme aimed at encouraging people of all ages to become directly involved in cleaning the coastlines. The volunteer effort is designed to increase public awareness and responsibility on the issue of marine litter. It is part of the agency’s education drive geared at promoting proper waste...
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Chief Executive Officer at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight.
Environment

More Persons Urged to take Part in Million Tree Challenge

More persons are being encouraged to get involved in the National Environment and Planning Agency’s (NEPA) Million Tree Challenge, under which 7,000 trees have been planted to date. The initiative, which was launched on May 22, 2017 to commemorate International Day for Biological Diversity, aims to plant one million trees by June 30, 2019. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) NEPA, Peter...
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Environment

Met Service Forecasts Above-Normal Hurricane Season

The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) says Jamaicans must prepare for above-normal activity for the 2017 hurricane season, which runs from June 1 - November 30. Director of the Met Service, Evan Thompson, said some 11 to 17 tropical systems are expected for the season. He said it is predicted that five to nine hurricanes will develop, with two...
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Guidelines on Coastal Management and Beach Restoration

The Government is to develop national guidelines on coastal management and beach restoration, along with a coastal risk atlas this year, to support and inform decisions with respect to developments within coastal areas. A coastal risk atlas provides data about hazards and communities’ vulnerability to coastal storms. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon....
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for the Environment, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), speaks with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight, at the launch of Green Business Jamaica on May 25 at the Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa, in Kingston. National Environment Week, to be observed from June 4-9, was also launched under the theme ‘Protecting Paradise’.
Environment

Businesses Urged to Adopt Environmentally Friendly Practices

The Government is encouraging private and public businesses to adopt environmentally friendly practices through its Green Business Jamaica (GBJ) programme. Sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme and the Government of Japan, the project will see the country enhancing the legislative framework to support the development and implementation of a national sustainable consumption and production programme. The programme is being...
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