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...

The Government’s efforts at effecting climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction strategies this year, have been boosted by the provision of  $219 million in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure....

The Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded Focal Point Support Project is slated to receive $783,000 to carry out a number of activities this fiscal year. Being implemented by the Ministry of...

A sum of $23.8 million has been allocated in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure, to further fund efforts by the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change to enhance...

The country’s capacity to effect sustainable land management (SLM) has been strengthened by the provision of $25 million in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure, currently being reviewed by the Standing...