NEPA Beat

NEPA Beat #15-NEPA’s Public Education Campaigns

The National Environment and Planning Agency, NEPA, employs various strategies to manage Jamaica’s biodiversity.Coordinator for Flora in the Ecosystems Management Branch at NEPA, Loureene Jones speaks about the management plan in place to facilitate the management and protection of Jamaica’s … Continued

The Development Assistance Centre at the National Environment and Planning Agency began operations in 2010 as a joint project involving the Government, Jamaica Chamber of Commerce and The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to significantly reduce the time … Continued

Yallahs and Hope River Watershed Management Areas Project developed and spearheaded by the National Environment and Planning Agency, is seeking to improve the quality and quantity of water in these catchment areas. The project, launched in April 2015, will run … Continued

Today we have Manager of Pollution Prevention in the Environmental Management and Conservation Division at the National Environment and Planning Agency, Dr. Kerrine Senior. She will be talking to us about the work NEPA does to help us live a … Continued

NEPA Beat #10 Hazardous Waste

NEPA # 9 – A Protected Area is an area of land and/or water dedicated to the long-term protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources.Over 200 protected areas exist in Jamaica. These include forest … Continued

NEPA Beat #8- Waste Water Treatment and Control

The Natural Resources Conservation Permits and Licences Regulations Act came into effect on January 1, 1997. It provides guidance for the establishment or expansion of commercial and industrial activities while ensuring the sustainability of the environment.

NEPA Beat #6-The Wildlife Protection Act and what it entail.

The Quality Management Branch of NEPA and the responsibilities.

NEPA Beat #4- Change of Use Application

NEPA Beat #3 – Environmental Laws

NEPA Beat #2 – Planning Laws

The National Environment and Planning Agency-NEPA-is an executive agency of the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change. It was established in 2001 and is mandated to manage and protect Jamaica’s Land, Wood and Water.