The Government will continue work during the 2021/22 fiscal year to further enhance the resilience of Jamaica’s agricultural sector and coastal areas. Some $400 million has been earmarked in the...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is encouraging youth to innovate eco-friendly solutions, in light of the pending implementation of the third phase...

Progress is being made in wetland forest (mangrove) restoration locally, says University of the West Indies (UWI) Marine Biologist, Dr. Camilo Trench. Citing a 2013 report published by the National...

The Western Parks and Market (WPM) Waste Management Limited on Friday (February 12) launched a pilot plastic bottle separation project in the Meadows of Irwin Community in St. James. The...

The Forestry Department, on Thursday (February 11), launched its ‘My Tree Legacy’ Initiative, its latest project through which it will afford past students the opportunity to plant trees on the...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is reporting that 42 prosecutions and 27 convictions have been effected for breaches of the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (Plastic Packaging Materials Prohibition)...

The Government is exploring measures that can be incorporated in the management of polyethylene and polypropylene containers that have replaced the expanded polystyrene foam containers on the domestic market. This...

The Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ) is calling on Jamaicans to play their part in protecting and conserving wetlands as it carries out habitat restoration work in the Mason...