Efforts by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) to encourage proper waste disposal habits in 12 communities have been boosted through the donation of garbage collection receptacles. The 55...

High-ranking airport officials from across the region, who are attending a workshop in Kingston, are being urged by Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, to...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will observe World International Day for Biodiversity on Tuesday May 22, under the theme: ‘Marine Biodiversity’. Manager of Public Education and Corporate Communication...

A project, which sets out to enhance the climate change resilience of the agricultural sector and coastal areas, has received an allocation of $8.4 million in the 2012/13 Estimates of...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is set to continue work to pilot Natural Resource Valuation (NRV) within Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) this year. Just over $20 million has...

Over $10 million has been earmarked in the 2012/13 Estimate of Expenditure, currently being reviewed by the House of Representatives, to continue work on the National Globally Harmonized System (GHS)...

Further research and development of fruits and vegetables will be facilitated under the Centre of Excellence for Advanced Technology in Agriculture (CEATA), with the construction of two new greenhouses, this...

Just over $200 million has been allocated to the National Water Commission (NWC) Rural Water Supply Company Limited, to execute projects during 2012/13. The allocation, which has been set out...

Efforts by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) to strengthen the operational and financial sustainability of Jamaica’s system of protected areas, will be significantly enhanced this year. Just over...

The effort to phase out ozone depleting substances, in keeping with the Montreal Protocol, will continue this year with the allocation of just over $4 million to the cause. As...

To boost agricultural production and farmer incomes through improved irrigation management, the National Irrigation Development Project has been allotted $388 million to undertake a number of critical activities this fiscal...