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Component. Rank. EPI Score. 10-Year Change. Filter: All Categories Agriculture Air Quality Biodiversity Climate Change Ecosystem Services Fisheries Heavy Metals Objectives Pollution Emissions Sanitation & Drinking Water Waste Management Water Resources. EPI. 66. 48.2.
- 48.2
- 49.5
- 53.4
- 44.3
• Regarding the environment, Jamaica’s score on the Environmental Performance Index fell from 77.02 in 2016 to 58.58 in 2018 and then to 48.2 in 2020. Analysis of Indicators that Met or Exceeded Targets Some of the main highlights from an examination of the indicators which met or exceeded the Vision 2030 Jamaica medium-term targets are:
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Appendix 2- Performance by Indicator..... 96 Appendix 3- Spill-over Index Score ........................................................................................ 97 Appendix 4- Performance by the LAC region ........................................................................ 98
Jamaica scored above the world and regional averages in 2 of the 11 areas assessed—Climate Change (65.7) and Pollution Emissions (78.6). The country, however, recorded low scores for the Fisheries (4.7) and Water Resources (3.0) indicators,
Oct 29, 2018 · Using indicators in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs) and Jamaica’s National Development Plan ( Vision 2030 ), the 2017 SOE report will serve as a reliable source of environmental information on the status, trends and spatial patterns of valued environmental components and the drivers and pressures that affect them.
Nov 20, 2014 · Print. Portland Bight (PBPA) is Jamaica’s largest protected area, extending more than 200 square miles of land and 524 miles of sea. The region is home to 30,000 acres of mangroves, four dry limestone forests, and several threatened species, including the critically endangered Jamaica Iguana.
Analysing country performance Provides the key information regarding the country’s environmental performance, in the context of the most relevant policy questions. The Sustainable Consumption and Production Hotspots Analysis Tool (SCP-HAT) allows for analysing direct as well as indirect, i.e. trade-related impacts, brought about by production ...
