In a few months, Jamaicans will have the opportunity to act in the interest of the climate, thanks to the efforts of a local firm seeking to put its own stamp on the island's climate change-response efforts.Environmental Solutions Limited (ESL) -...
The road to consensus on breakwaters as a solution to long-term beach erosion in Negril appears to have got more rocky in recent weeks, with local hoteliers filing a complaint with the Office of the Public Defender (OPD).Their action follows a...
With growing public pressure for a Cabinet decision on a boundary for the biodiversity-rich Cockpit Country, government stakeholders are attempting to first arrive at a consensus among themselves.To facilitate that, the first in a series of meetings...
AS the countdown to the crucial December climate talks in Paris continues, civil society actors have been urged to action in furtherance of a stable climate future for Jamaica and the Caribbean."In our national context, there is a significant role...
ENVIRONMENTAL stakeholders are rallying for a fight to preserve the biodiversity-rich and historically significant Cockpit Country following news there is bauxite mining afoot in the area.The first order of business, they say, is for the Government...
WHILE CLAIMING to have promising test results from more than a year ago, the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is, at least for now, withholding its public endorsement of the controversialerosion control agent, ShoreLock."The position...
THE NATIONAL Library of Jamaica has received its first legal deposit of a Braille publication, thanks to Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) and Panos Caribbean, which collaborated to deliver 'Climate Change, Gender and Persons with Disabilities in Small...
JAMAICA HAS begun work to reduce its contributions to the fuel that fires global climate change - greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.This is in accordance with obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and...
AFTER MORE than a year of at-times heated debate, tourism interests and government stakeholders remain deadlocked over the installation of breakwaters to arrest coastal erosion in Negril."We are going to continue to question the methodology; we don'...
After more than two years of work, Jamaica's Climate Change Frame-work Policy and Action Plan has received the Cabinet stamp of approval, paving the way for its submission to Parliament later this month."The process hasn't ended. It [the policy...
From living Styrofoam-free for a day to reducing bottled-water consumption, Jamaicans have been challenged this Lenten season to make a sacrifice for the environment, in the interest of, among other things, a secure climate future.The call has come...
FACED with a lack of donor funding, the Southern Trelawny Environmental Agency (STEA) is pursuing alternative financing to continue its conservation work while sustaining its operations.They have found an alternative in ecotourism, an option...
FACED WITH the prospect of the dried-up or otherwise compromised water resources due to climate change, Caribbean stakeholders are taking action to bolster the sector.
