Policies and Procedures

Watersheds Policy for Jamaica 2024_FINAL VERSION
Overarching Policy for Jamaica’s Protected Areas System

A protected area is “a clearly defined geographical area of land and or water that is dedicated to and managed for the long-term  conservation and sustainable use of its ecological systems, biodiversity and/… Read More

Basel Convention Plastic Waste Amendments

The amendments became effective globally… Read More

Regulatory Impact Assessment on Plastics including Expanded Polystyrene Foam
Draft Watershed Policy

Jamaica is divided into twenty-six (26) watershed management units consisting of approximately one hundred streams and covers all the land from the mountains to the sea. The main objective of this policy is… Read More

Policy for National System of Protected Areas
Green Paper #2 - Towards a Beach Policy for Jamaica (A Policy for the Use of the Foreshore and the Floor of the Sea)

The beaches in Jamaica are considered to be one of the main factors contributing to the growth and success of the country's tourism industry. Earlier policies for the management of the foreshore resulted in… Read More

Jamaica National Environmental Action Plan

This Paper documents the major environmental problems facing Jamaica and formulates the appropriate policy framework, institutional arrangements, legal instruments, strategies, programmes and projects to add… Read More

Draft Mangrove and Coastal Wetlands Policy and Regulation

This policy will be adopted in order to promote the management of coastal wetlands so as to ensure that the many benefits they provide are sustained. The goals of the policy include:

Protected Animals in Captivity Policy (Exemption to the Wildlife Protection Act)

Species diversity is normally considered to be one of the primary indicators of a healthy ecosystem. In Jamaica, wild endangered animals are protected under the Wild Life Protection Act (1945). Investigation… Read More