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Acting Ecosystems Coordinator, Ecosystems Management Branch, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Chanel Raynor (left), speaking with Manager of Ecosystems, NEPA, Monique Curtis, during the launch of the entity’s Adopt-A-Mangrove programme at Sturridge Park in the Palisadoes-Port Royal Protected Area (PRPA) in Kingston, on Thursday (February 2).
Acting Ecosystems Coordinator, Ecosystems Management Branch, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Chanel Raynor (left), speaking with Manager of Ecosystems, NEPA, Monique Curtis, during the launch of the entity’s Adopt-A-Mangrove programme at Sturridge Park in the Palisadoes-Port Royal Protected Area (PRPA) in Kingston, on Thursday (February 2).

Stakeholder Efforts to Stem Beach Erosion Bolstered

By: CHANEL SPENCE, February 3, 2023
Stakeholder efforts to stem beach erosion in Jamaica are progressing with the help of imagery being captured via a monitoring tower installed at Hellshire Beach in St. Catherine, under the...
(File Photo)Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), and Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of Forests, Forestry Department, Ainsley Henry, plant a sapling as part of the launch of the urban tree planting thrust, at Jamaica House on Saturday (January 28).

3,000 Trees to be Planted Along Lady Musgrave and East King’s House Roads

By: Rochelle Williams, January 30, 2023
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the hand over ceremony for the Port Maria Fire Station in St. Mary on Friday (January 13).

Coastal Protection Project for Annotto Bay

By: Mickella Anderson, January 16, 2023

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National Forestry Conference December 7-8

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Members of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) team cleaning a section of the Shipwreck Beach, on September 17. The JIS partnered with the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and other volunteers to clean up the beach for International Coastal Clean-up Day 2022.
Environment

JIS Joins NEPA to Clean up Shipwreck Beach

Volunteers from the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) joined hands with the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) to clean up Shipwreck Beach, on International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICCD), September 17....
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