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The Government of Jamaica is committed to addressing
environmental issues. Jamaica recognises that it faces many
environmental challenges as a small island state. Some of
these issues include among others:
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Loss
of species and biodiversity
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Ozone
depletion
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Hazardous waste management
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Pollution from land-based sources
The Government of Jamaica is addressing these international
and global concerns through Multilateral and Regional
Agreements with other States. By taking steps to ratify or
accede to the many environmental Conventions discussed
hereafter, the Government is committing itself to adopting
administrative policy, and legal mechanisms to implement
these Agreements, as one step in promoting sustainable
development at the national level. |
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Environmental Treaties and Protocols to which
Jamaica is a Party or Signatory
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Name of Treaty |
Date of Accession for Jamaica |
Entry into Force for Jamaica |
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Convention on the
Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and
other matter (as amended), London, Mexico City, Moscow,
Washington, 1972 |
March 22, 1991 |
April 21, 1991
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International
Convention on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships,
London, 1973 [MARPOL] |
June 13, 1991 |
Sept. 12, 1991
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Protocol of 1978
relating to the International Convention for the
Prevention of Pollution from Ships, London, 1973 |
June 13, 1991 |
Sept. 12, 1991
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United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea Montego Bay, 1982 [UNCLOS]. |
March 21,1983 |
Nov. 16, 1994
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Vienna Convention
for the Protection of Ozone Layer, Vienna, 1990. |
March 31,1993 |
June 29, 1993 |
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Montreal Protocol on
Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Montreal 1987. |
March 31,1993 |
June 29, 1993 |
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London amendment to
the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the
Ozone Layer, London, 1990. |
March 31,1993 |
June 29, 1993 |
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Copenhagen amendment
to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the
Ozone Layer, Copenhagen, 1992 |
Nov. 7, 1997 |
Feb 4, 1998 |
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Montreal amendment
to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the
Ozone Layer, Montreal, 1997 |
Sept. 24, 2003 |
Dec. 22, 2003
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Beijing Amendment to
the Montreal Protocol on Ozone Depleting Substances,
Beijing, 1999 |
Sept. 24, 2003 |
Dec. 22, 2003
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United Nations
Framework Convention On Climate Change, New York, 1992 |
Jan. 6, 1995 |
April 6, 1995 |
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Kyoto Protocol to
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change, Kyoto, 1997. |
June 28, 1999 |
February 16, 2005.
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Convention on
Biological Diversity, Rio de Janeiro, 1992 |
Jan. 6, 1995 |
April 6, 1995 |
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Cartagena Protocol
on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological
Diversity, Montreal, 2000 |
Signed (June 4, 2001) |
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Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora
and Fauna (CITES) |
April 23,1997 |
July 22, 1997 |
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Convention on
Wetlands of International Importance especially as
Waterfowl Habitats [RAMSAR] |
Oct. 7, 1997 |
Feb. 7, 1998 |
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United Nations
Convention to Combat Desertification Paris, 1994 [UNCCD] |
Nov. 12, 1997 |
March 10, 1998 |
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Convention on
Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste and their
Disposal [Basel Convention] Basel, 1989 |
January 23, 2003 |
April 23, 2003 |
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Rotterdam Convention
on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain
Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International
Trade, Rotterdam, 1998. |
August 20, 2002 |
Feb. 24, 2004
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Stockholm Convention
on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Stockholm, 2001 |
June 1, 2007 |
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Convention for the
Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of
the Wider Caribbean Region, Cartagena de Indias, 1983 [Cartagena
Convention] |
May 1, 1987 |
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