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 Forest
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The first of the "Forest Watch"
video series has been completed. "Hillside Farmer" follows on the
success and popularity of the children's video "You are Tree", launched
in September 2001, and is aimed at a more general audience. Each
of the 3 planned videos focus on a "forest hero" - a person who
is making a contribution to forest conservation, watershed protection,
and any number of other activities which will enhance our forest
environment. Click here
for more information.
(Adobe® Acrobat® required)
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| Roundtable
of Partners in Development |
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The Government of
Jamaica held an International Roundtable of Partners in Development
from the 26th to 28th of February 2002, at which our 5-year National
Forest Management and Conservation Plan (NFMCP) was formally presented
to international development organizations, international non-governmental
organizations, and the private sector. The aim of the meeting was
to seek broad-based endorsement of and financial and technical support
for the implementation of the Forest Plan. For more information, please
refer to the Roundtable
Meeting of Partners in Development and the Jamaica National Forest
Management and conservation Plan (Proceedings
and Appendices).
(Adobe® Acrobat® required) |
| Local
Forest Management Committees on the Move |
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The Local Forest
Management Committees (LFMCs) in the Buff Bay/Pencar watershed, with
the assistance of FD staff, have been successful in securing funding
to start up a community nursery. Construction of the nursery is sponsored
by the "Enhancing Civil Society Project" funded by the Canadian International
Development Agency. For more information, please click here.
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| Winners
of the Science Research Council Essay and Poster Competition
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The Trees For Tomorrow
Project, funded by the Canadian International Development Agency,
sponsored prizes on behalf of the Forestry Department in the recently
concluded SRC Essay and Poster Competition. Prizes total twenty thousand
dollars ($20,000.00) were provided in the "Saving our Trees" category
for primary school students ages 9-12. Eleven essays and over 20 posters
were submitted from students across the island. To view the winners
of the SRC Essay, please click here.
(Adobe® Acrobat® required)
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Establishment of Special Funds for Forest Conservation
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Cabinet has approved
the establishment of two funds dedicated to the sustainable development
of the country's forest lands. The two funds are the Jamaica Forest
Management and Conservation Fund, as proposed in the National
Forest Management Plan and the Tropical Forest Fund, a special
purpose fund which must be established to receive payments negotiated
from debt reduction permitted under the United States' Tropical Forest
Conservation Act (TFCA). More information can be obtained by viewing
both the Special
Funds Article and The
Background Paper for the Preparation of a Cabinet Submission to Request
Approval for the Establishment of Forest Funds.
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Forestry Department, A Partner in Lift Up Jamaica |
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On June 1st, 1999, an island-wide
public work programme, Lift up Jamaica, was launched by Prime
Minister P.J. Patterson. The Lift Up Jamaica (LUJ) Programme
targets both the reforestation of 2,500 hectares of crown lands
and the rehabilitation, repair, and upgrading of physical assets
within communities such as drainage, basic schools, parks, and sanitary
conveniences. The Forestry Department is the implementing agency
for the forestry component of the programme. The Lift Up Jamaica
Programme has contributed significantly to the Forestry Department's
reforestation programme. The LUJ has been granted several 6-month
extensions, the latest being in April 2002. Cabinet Decision dated
July 30, 2001. More information can be obtained by downloading Forestry
Department, A Partner in Lift Up Jamaica. (Adobe® Acrobat® required)
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Spinal
Forest Project
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The
Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ) has developed the Spinal
Forest Project which proposes to re-establish a forest along the central
mountain spine of Jamaica. The Forestry Department will have the key
role as the areas encompassed by this central mountain spine includes
the majority of Jamaica's forest reserves - Blue Mountain, Dry Harbour,
Cockpit Country, and Dolphin Head. Provisions of the Forest Act can
be implemented. Please click here
for more information. (Adobe® Acrobat® required) |
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Maps & GIS Data Service Launched
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Data
on Jamaica's forest cover, landuse and geography are available on
maps published using the ArcXML protocol employed by ESRI's ArcIMS
software |
DISCLAIMER!
The Forestry Department (Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Jamaica)
will use its best endeavors to ensure that all news and information provided
on this Web site (www.forestry.gov.jm) is accurate and current. However,
The Forestry Department does not guarantee that all the information provided
here is current and accurate and cannot be held responsible nor liable
for any information provided here which proves to be inaccurate or outdated
in any respect.
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| The Trees for Tomorrow Project
(TFT) was initiated in 1992. Its goal is to improve the management
and conservation of forests and tree crops for the sustainable benefit
of the people of Jamaica...more |
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Dolphin
Head Project |
| The
proposed Dolphin Head National Park is an area of high botanical
diversity...more |
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