To date, 730,548 trees have been distributed/planted under the National Tree Planting Initiative, and the environment has been that much better for it. By simply planting tree seedlings since the project began two years ago, over 14 tonnes of pollutants have been removed from the air; 574.3 million gallons of water have been filtered; and more than 4,490 tonnes of...

More than two million hazardous, used tyres are to be removed from the Riverton City disposal site in St. Andrew under a 10-year project, which will eventually extend to other garbage disposal facilities across the island. Already, over 8,700 tyres have been taken from the Riverton facility under the National Programme for the Environmentally Sound Management of End-of-Life Pneumatic Tyres,...

The International University of the Caribbean (IUC) continues to position itself as a tertiary educational institution of choice in Jamaica, particularly in preparing young people to meet the demands of a competitive global employment environment. Founded in 2005 by the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, the institution is committed to taking students “from where they are” and...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 4.2 million deaths occur each year as a result of exposure to ambient air pollution with low- and middle-income countries experiencing the highest burden from this type of pollution. Some pollutants are emitted into the air and others are formed in the air from chemical reactions to the emissions. Of great concern is...

The plastic separation project in Drax Hall Manor, St. Ann, is progressing well with more than 360 bags of plastic bottles collected since the start of the pilot in February 2020. The community is the first in the parish to participate in the ongoing national plastic separation and recycling campaign being undertaken by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA),...

Residents of Hope Village in Manchester are expressing gratitude to the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC) and its partners for making good on their commitment to replenish a fruit orchard in the community. The residents came out in their numbers on the International Day of World Biological Diversity on Saturday, May 22, to participate in a tree-planting exercise...

The disruption to human activities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has had positive effects on the environment, such as improved air quality, with the slow-down in industrial actions that generate a good deal of carbon emissions. Environmentalists believe that the campaign to protect the environment should continue and the next generation must be educated about their role in the process....

A vegetable garden is a gift, wards of the state living at the Nest Children’s Home in Kingston say, they have wanted for a while now. On National Children’s Day, which was observed on May 21, they received that gift from the Government, through the Backyard Vegetable Gardens in Residential Childcare Facilities (RCCFs) initiative. The Home received the first set...

As the Jamaica Climate Change Youth Council (JCCYC) approaches its fourth anniversary, the organisation is looking to inspire the next generation of young people to become involved in environmental advocacy. The JCCYC is the youth affiliate of the Jamaica Climate Change Advisory Board. In an interview with JIS News, JCCYC Director, Eleanor Terrelonge, says since the group was launched in...