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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., MP.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., MP.

Senate Approves Forest Reserve Orders

The Senate, on Friday (March 10), approved the Forest Reserve Orders during its sitting at Gordon House. This has resulted in 11 additional areas of forests, totalling 1,862.74 hectares, being declared as reserves. Five of these are in Hanover. They...
Director of Environmental Management and Conservation at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Anthony McKenzie, gives remarks at a forum to close out the Strengthening the Operational and Financial Sustainability of the National Protected Area System (NPAS) Project, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on March 7. The forum concludes the six-year project, aimed at improving the management of protected areas. It was implemented by NEPA, in collaboration with the Jamaica National Heritage Trust, the Forestry Department and the Fisheries Division, and funded by the Global Environment Facility and executed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Director of Environmental Management and Conservation at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Anthony McKenzie, gives remarks at a forum to close out the Strengthening the Operational and Financial Sustainability of the National Protected Area System (NPAS) Project, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on March 7. The forum concludes the six-year project, aimed at improving the management of protected areas. It was implemented by NEPA, in collaboration with the Jamaica National Heritage Trust, the Forestry Department and the Fisheries Division, and funded by the Global Environment Facility and executed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Project to Safeguard Protected Areas Hailed

NEPA to Spearhead Events for World Wetlands Day
The two new tipper trucks, valued at $21 million, which were handed over to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) by the Government of Japan. The presentation was made during the closing ceremony for a cooperation pilot project on solid waste reduction between the NSWMA and the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA), at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston on January 27. The trucks will be used for garbage collection in the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA).
The two new tipper trucks, valued at $21 million, which were handed over to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) by the Government of Japan. The presentation was made during the closing ceremony for a cooperation pilot project on solid waste reduction between the NSWMA and the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA), at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston on January 27. The trucks will be used for garbage collection in the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA).

NSWMA Receives Two Tipper Trucks from Japan
Director of the Environmental and Conservation Division at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Anthony McKenzie, addressing a recent United Nations Development Programme and NEPA
Director of the Environmental and Conservation Division at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Anthony McKenzie, addressing a recent United Nations Development Programme and NEPA 'Protected Areas Outreach Event' at the Holiday Inn Resort in Montego Bay, St. James.

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Budget 2017/2018EnvironmentWorks / Construction

Govt Allocates $30 Million for Portmore Climate Park Project

The Government has allocated $30 million to the Portmore Hagen Climate Change Park project. This is contained in the 2017/18 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project aims to raise public awareness about issues surrounding climate change among residents in Portmore, St. Catherine and its environs. It is anticipated that this increased awareness will change how...
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Budget 2017/2018Environment

Govt Strengthening Capacity to Manage Hazardous Wastes

The Government is strengthening its capacity to manage chemicals and hazardous wastes in an environmentally-sound manner. A sum of $3.2 million has been allocated for the undertaking in the 2017/2018 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. It is being implemented by the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation through funding from the Quick Start Trust Fund....
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Budget 2017/2018Environment

$250 Million to Purchase Garbage Trucks

The Government has allocated $250 million towards the acquisition of garbage trucks to increase the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s (NSWMA) fleet. Details are provided in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which is being implemented by the NSWMA, aims to increase the fleet of trucks for garbage collection at the NSWMA and...
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Budget 2017/2018Environment

$3 Million Set Aside to Monitor Rehabilitation of Palisadoes Mangroves

The Government has allocated $3 million for the continued monitoring of the rehabilitation of mangroves along the Palisadoes strip in Kingston. The allocation, which has been made in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, will complete works on the Palisadoes Shoreline and Road project. The overall objective of the project is to protect the integrity...
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Environment

Four Climate Change Adaptation Projects to be Implemented

Four projects, aimed at improving climate change adaptation and mitigation are to be implemented by Government and non-government entities this fiscal year. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, made the disclosure while delivering his 2017-18 Throne Speech in the House of Representatives on February 9. He informed that the measures will be carried out under the ongoing...
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Principal Director, Climate Change Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Albert Daley (centre), and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Lt. Colonel (Ret’d) Oral Khan (left) peruse a document at the opening of a three-day Climate Finance Readiness Training workshop for government entities at the Hotel Four Seasons in St. Andrew on June 20. Looking on is climate finance expert, Dr. Jason Yapp. (File photo)
EnvironmentOffice of the Prime Minister

IPCC Reps to Take Part in Climate Change Awareness Week

Regional representatives of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will be visiting Jamaica to participate in activities to mark Climate Change Awareness Week, scheduled for November 29 to December 3. The IPCC is the international body for assessing the science related to climate change and provides policymakers with regular assessments of the scientific basis of climate change, its impact...
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Government Senator, Matthew Samuda (left), and University of the West Indies (UWI) Pro-Vice Chancellor and Mona Campus Principal, Professor Archibald McDonald (3rd left), listen as Geoinformatics Specialist, GeoTech Vision, Sheree Cameron (right), explains the features of the ebee sensefly survey grade mapping drone during the 14th National GIS Day Exposition at the UWI in St. Andrew, today (November 16). Others sharing in the moment (from 2nd left) are Grade 13 students of Immaculate Conception High School in St. Andrew: Damoi Escoffery, George-Ann Prendergast, and Selena Salmon.
EnvironmentOffice of the Prime Minister

GIS Technology Deemed a Pivotal Environmental Tool

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says Geographic Information System (GIS) technology could be used to address environmental issues such as improper garbage disposal. “GIS technology can help us to create data sets that will tell us what areas are most affected by this garbage nuisance and subsequent health threats,...
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