2011 MEDIA RELEASES

Release Date	Title
December 14, 2011	Mason River Protected Area declared 4th Ramsar Site
December 13, 2011	NRCA/NEPA responds to concerns over illegal export of endemic parrots
December 12, 2011	NEPA and UNDP partner to launch State of the Environment and Human Development Reports
December 7, 2011	Jamaica to request return of endemic parrots…confirmation being sought to verify species and numbers
November 30, 2011	Jamaica to host Fifth Pan-American Regional Meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention)
October 25, 2011	NEPA to take further action against the Proprietors of Darlington Court
October 13, 2011	Supreme Court Rules that NRCA & NEPA Did Not Breach Statutory Duty in Palisadoes Case
October 11, 2011	NEPA prepares to launch State of the Environment Report in November
October 11, 2011	NEPA to increase surveillance in Galleon Harbour, St Elizabeth to address upsurge in sea turtle poaching
October 10, 2011	Two men charged for possession of turtle shell and meat in St Ann
September 30, 2011	No permission given to clear mangroves in St Thomas - NEPA
September 16, 2011	NEPA and JCDT sign new MOU…two motorcycles to be used to monitor Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park
September 16, 2011	September 16 is International Ozone Day…Jamaica makes plans for phasing out HCFCs starting 2013
September 15, 2011	Jamaica celebrates International Coastal Clean-up Day on September 17… NEPA partners with UDC, schools and corporate entities to clean-up coasts
August 24, 2011	Hunter Caught with Protected Birds
August 15, 2011	NEPA serves NWA with Warning Notice for unapproved work at Palisadoes
August 11, 2011	2011 Game Bird Hunting Season Opens on August 20
August 8, 2011	NEPA takes WINDALCO to Court for July 29 pollution incident
August 3, 2011	NEPA Takes Enforcement Action against WINDALCO
July 27, 2011	NEPA reviews options for safe storage of sodium cyanide from inactive gold mining site
July 27, 2011	NEPA Implementing Watershed Area Management Mechanism (WAMM)
July 25, 2011	NEPA successful with enforcement action in Blue Lagoon breaches
July 15, 2011	Preliminary Work Began at Inactive Gold Mining site in Clarendon: NEPA
July 13, 2011	Gold mining site at Pennants, Clarendon declared restricted area
July 11, 2011	NEPA completes preliminary investigation at Pennants, Clarendon
July 11, 2011	NEPA responds to report about possible hazardous substance leak in Pennant, Clarendon
July 8, 2011	NEPA’s responsibility for the regulations of Bauxite Processing Facilities in Jamaica
June 13, 2011	Jamaican Environmentalists review Caribbean Invasive Species Strategy
June 5, 2011	Crocodile Alert
May 19, 2011	NRCA/NEPA files affidavit in court in response to JET’s request for judicial review of Palisadoes shoreline works
April 28, 2011	NEPA warns the public to avoid crocodile nesting areas… Crocodiles are wild animals and must be avoided
April 05, 2011	NEPA serves Breach Notice against Clarendon Distillery for release of Dunder into Rio Minho River…dunder may be the possible cause of the fish kill
April 04, 2011	NEPA warns the public not to feed or harass nesting crocodiles in Hellshire…crocodiles can be extremely aggressive when nesting
March 30, 2011	Beach Licences Expire by March 31, 2011…NEPA encourages licencees to take steps to renew
March 23, 2011	NEPA to provide technical support for new MOU between NRCA and Negril NGOs… Negril Marine Park to benefit from partnership
February 25, 2011	NEPA and UWI sign MOU
February 18, 2011	NEPA Take Legal Action Against Hill Crest Villas for Illegal Beach Operations
February 09, 2011	NEPA Hosts Inception Workshop for Protected Areas Project
February 01, 2011	World Wetlands Day is Wednesday, February 2, 2011
January 20, 2011	NEPA hosts first Visual Emission Observer Training in Jamaica
January 18, 2011	NEPA Honours IYB Photographic Competition Winners
January 07, 2011	NWC responds to NEPA Enforcement Notice …NWC to develop solution ...
January 03, 2011	NEPA serves NWC with Enforcement Notice for Polluting the Kingston Harbour
January 01, 2011	NEPA Identifies Cause of Pollution in the Kingston Harbour

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