Summary of Environmental Action

With Jamaica's large agenda for environmental action and constraint on resources for investments in the short term, the Government will need to focus very clearly on the priorities it has set out for the next three years. At the same time, Government will be working over the longer term to institutionalize the ideas of environmental management into the governmental process. The purpose of this section of the JANEAP is to specify that set of actions which are Government's objectives for the short term, and in particular, those actions for which the Government may seek external support.

The following matrix is designed to present such a programme in summary form. Where appropriate, a short project profile has been placed in the Appendix to indicate the objectives, scope and financial or technical assistance requirements for successful completion of these actions.

Priority Area	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Land Use Management	Update National Physical Plan Institute National Land Resource Data Base Project Delineate mining and quarrying zones	Develop national land use strategy Review agricultural mapping system Review roles of land management agencies	Implement national land use strategy Harmonize administration of EA requirements
Human Settlements	Elaborate settlement policy Implement low-income land delivery scheme under PRIDE	Develop rural socio-economic infrastructure eg. North Coast Development Project, etc.	Continue to develop rural socio-economic infrastructure
Forestry, Agriculture and Watershed Management	Finalise and implement bridging project to the NFAP Country Capacity Project	Implement relevant NFAP projects	Continue to implement relevant NFAP projects
Waste Management	Develop policy and regulatory framework	Develop guidelines and codes of practice, standards and management plans for specific wastes Identify hazardous waste disposal site	Institute economic policy actions such as discharge fees Initiate actions and regulations required because of International Conventions
Pollution - Air,Land & Water	Finalize air quality standards Implement licence system under the NRCA Act Initiate emissions study Upgrade NRCA laboratory Finalize standards for effluent & water	Collaborate with Pesticide Control Authority in public awareness programmes Continue to upgrade NRCA laboratory
Marine and Coastal Resources	Development of stakeholder programmes; policy formulation (beach, mariculture and wetlands); development of guidelines; resource mapping and assessment	Legislation review, drafting and enactment and development of management plans for selected regions Establish coral reef management programmes	Synthesis of policy, guidelines, management plans into an integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan Rationalize fishing activity
National Parks, Protected Areas and Wildlife	Continue Parc II implementation Adopt System Plan Develop permit and licensing systems Strengthen CDC	Preparation of management plans for priority areas	Implementation of management plans
Legislation	Review legislation, enact regulations and develop legislation to support accession to international treaties Strengthen legal foundation	Continue	Continue
Institutions	Improve coordination of environmental institutions	Establish within NRCA an NGO/Private Sector liaison desk Strengthen NRCA/private sector consultations	Delegation of some management functions to non-governmental organizations
Public Awareness	Include environmental issues in school curricula Coordinate implementation of national environmental education programme	Testing of Caribbean based Environmental education curriculum guide for schools and teachers	Strengthen regional environmental linkages
Enforcement and Compliance	Provision of institutional strengthening for NRCA's Regulatory and Compliance Division through CIDA (ENACT) and other projects. (2-10 yrs) Increase monitoring and enforcement through involvement of local communities and NGOs On-going strengthening of legal foundation and and efforts to promote enforcement and compliance such as targeting of specific sub-groups of the society with Public Education & Information Programmes	NRCA employs more Enforcement Officers for field work Monitoring by staff and through Stakeholders Associations Implement training programmes on monitoring and enforcement procedures for NRCA personnel, other regulatory bodies,NGO members and volunteers.
SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIONS

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