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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.
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National Policy For The Environmentally Sound Management Of...
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Environment Management. The primary functions of the...
- National Environment & Planning Agency
(Jamaica's National Vision) “Jamaica has a healthy natural environment” (Vision 2030 Jamaica – Goal 4) “An enabling environment which supports the green economy underpinned by EMS principles and the appropriate regulatory and institutional frameworks.” (Vision Statement of the National Policy on Environmental Management Systems)
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Jun 10, 2021 · The Prime Minister was addressing a virtual World Oceans Day 2021 Panel Discussion on Wednesday (June 9). He noted that Jamaica’s environmental policy framework is designed to respond to our “national priorities, emerging risks and… to fulfil our multilateral environmental commitments”. He said that the Government is also in the process ...
Despite Jamaica‘s low contributions to global greenhouse gas emissions, as a small island developing state, climate change poses a serious threat. Jamaica‘s economy and the well-being of our people are highly dependent on vulnerable sectors such as tourism and agriculture. In addition to the economic
2.3 Policy Goals. The EMS Policy and Strategy aims to achieve the following goals: GOAL 1: To establish the framework within which Environmental Management Systems will be adopted across all sectors of society. GOAL 2: To strengthen the legal and economic framework to facilitate the promotion and implementation of Environmental Management Systems.
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation. The Agency became operational on April 1, 2001 as a Executive Agency under the Executive Agencies Act. It was founded to carry out the technical (functional) and administrative mandate of three statutory bodies, the ...
