Protected Areas Declared under the Natural Resources Conservation Authority Act.

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