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THE YOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY PROGRAMME (YEAP)
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ENVIRONMENTAL ENTITIES
The following list detail environmental entities located in Jamaica, and environmental agreements that Jamaica is apart of.
Government & Inter-Governmental
Organizations
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Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF)
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Environment and Risk Management Branch (ERMB)
Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC) - ERMB
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Climate Change Division (CCD)
MEGJC - CCD
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Meteorological Service of Jamaica (MET)
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Forestry Department
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National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA)
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National Works Agency (NWA)
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Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM)
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National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA)
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National Water Commission (NWC)
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Institute of Jamaica (IOJ)
Ministry of Youth & Culture - IOJ
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Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ)
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National Commission of Science and Technology (NCST)
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Scientific Research Council (SRC)
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Plant Quarantine and Produce Inspection (PQPI)
MICAF - PQPI
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Veterinary Service Division (VSD)
MICAF -Veterinary Service Division
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Rural Agriculture Development Authority (RADA)
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Water Resources Authority (WRA)
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National Ozone Unit (NOU)
NEPA - NOU
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Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA)
Non Governmental
Organizations & Institutes
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Jamaica Environment Trust (JET)
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Alligator Head Foundation (AHF)
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Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS)
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Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ)
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The Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - CEP
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Caribbean Sustainable Energy & Innovative Institute (CSEII)
University of Technology - CSEII
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Urban Development Corporation (UDC)
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Montego Bay Marine Park Trust (MBPT)
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Discovery Bay Marine Lab (DBML)
University of the West Indies (UWI) - DBML
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Jeffery Town Farmers Association (JTFA)
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Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation (C-CAM)
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Jamaica Conservation Development Trust (JCDT)
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Bird Life Jamaica (BLJ)
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Port Royal Marine Lab and Biodiversity Centre (PRML)
UWI - PRML
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Centre for Marine Science
UWI - CMS
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Negril Area Environmental Protection Trust (NEPT)
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Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT)
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Windsor Research Centre (WRC)
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Negril Coral Reef Preservation Society (NCRS)
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The Oracabessa Foundation (TOF)
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Sandals Foundation
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Southern Trelawny Environmental Agency (STEA)
Regional/International Agencies
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United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
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Department for International Development (DFID)
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Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE)
Ministry of Science Energy & Technology - OLADE
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Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
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The Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP)
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European Union (EU)
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International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Science (ICENS)
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International Energy Agency (IEA)
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Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
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International Seabed Authority (ISA)
- The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
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Global Environmental Fund
Environmental Agreements & Conventions
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Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
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Minamata Convention on Mercury
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Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Accelerated Modalities of Action Pathway (SAMOA Pathway)
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Paris Agreement
UNFCCC - Paris Agreement
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United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
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Conventions on Biological Diversity (CBD)
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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
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Cartagena Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region and its Protocols
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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
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Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance
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International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (IT PGRFA)
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Land-Based Sources and Activities Protocol (LBS Protocol)
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