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Protected Areas Declared under the Natural Resources
Conservation Authority Act
Protected Areas Declared under the Natural Resources Conservation Authority
Protected Areas Declared under the Natural Resources Conservation Authority
PROTECTED AREAS DECLARATION DATE
Montego Bay Marine Park June 5, 1992
Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park
February 26, 1993
Negril Environmental Protection Area
November 28, 1997
Negril Marine Park March 4, 1998
Palisadoes/Port Royal Protected Area
September 18, 1998
Coral Spring – Mountain Spring Protected Area
September 18, 1998
Portland Bight Protected Area April 22, 1999
Ocho Rios Marine Park August 16, 1999
Mason River Protected Area November 14, 2002
Protected AreasDeclared for a Reason
Protected AreasDeclared for a Reason
Conserve habitats/ecosystems: viable representations of terrestrial/ freshwater/marine ecosystems, protect those that are threatened, habitats for maintenance of viable populations of migratory species
Conserve species: endangered, threatened, endemic and wild relatives of domesticated or cultivated species
Protected AreasDeclared for a Reason
Protected AreasDeclared for a Reason
Conserve biodiversity values for man: Ecosystem services – protection of shorelines and soil, hydrological
functions and habitats Economically useful species, genes - for food, fiber, medicine and
scientific research Sites of social and cultural value
PROTECTED AREA ISSUESPROTECTED AREA ISSUES
Overlapping jurisdiction. A site may include more than one type of protected area.
Laws need to be developed/strengthened.
Resources required to enforce existing laws.
Protected areas are affected by activities outside their boundaries.
Degradation/destruction of natural and cultural resources.
PROTECTED AREA ISSUESPROTECTED AREA ISSUES
Lack of understanding of the values of protected areas (socio-economic and ecological).
REGULATIONSREGULATIONS
Monitoring activities conducted in existing and proposed protected areas. Staff on site – Canoe Valley, Black River.
MONITORINGMONITORING
National park and marine park regulationsDraft Regulations - Negril Environmental Protection Area and Portland Bight Protected Area (under review)Drafting instructions for Managed Resource Protected Areas and Habitat/Species Management Areas
SIGNAGESIGNAGEErection of signs at Ramsar site and in existing protected areas.
PROTECTED AREAS – OURS TO PROTECT AND ENJOY!
PROTECTED AREAS – OURS TO PROTECT AND ENJOY!
Palisadoes-Port Royal Protected Area
Portland Bight Protected Area
Hollywell, Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park
Royal Palm Reserve, Negril Royal Palm Reserve, Negril Environmental Protection Environmental Protection AreaArea