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The National Water Commission (NWC), which produces more than 90% of Jamaica's total potable water supply, operates a network of more than 160 wells, over 116 river sources (via water treatment plants) and 147 springs. The various Parish Councils and a small number of private water companies supply the rest of the potable water.
Sufficient water exists in the island to meet all water demands, but the water resources are not necessarily located close to the major centers of water use. The infrastructure to move water to the areas where it is needed is inadequate in some parts of the country. The root of Jamaica's problems in the urban water sector are complex.
According to the Land and Water Atlas of Jamaica produced by the National Irrigation Development Master Plan, rainfall regimes make irrigation a necessity for intensive agriculture in the South/Central Region of the Island (mainly covering some parts of the Parishes of St Elizabeth, Manchester, Clarendon, St. Catherine, St. Andrew and an ...
Roystonea regia. Prior to European settlement, the Caribbean was dominated by forested ecosystems.The insular Caribbean has been considered a biodiversity hotspot. [1] Although species diversity is lower than on mainland systems, endemism is high.
Also found occasionally in Jamaica Bay and marshy portions on the New Jersey side of the estuary, attracted by small fish. Mallard (Anas platyryncha) The most common dabbling duck in the region. A common visitor to brackish portions of the lower Raritan as well as Staten Island. Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) A member of the booby family ...
The Jacana is also known locally as the ‘Jesus bird,’ as it gives the impression of walking on water when it wades among the floating leaves of aquatic plants. Lacovia and Middle Quarters are located between the Upper Morass and the Lower Morass. [5] Middle Quarters is famous for its crayfish, known locally as ‘hot pepper shrimps.’
Jamaica's national bird, a red-billed streamertail Jamaican boa Jamaican parrotfish. Jamaica's climate is tropical, supporting diverse ecosystems with a wealth of plants and animals. Its plant life has changed considerably over the centuries; when the Spanish arrived in 1494, except for small agricultural clearings, the country was deeply forested.
Passiflora laurifolia, commonly known as the water lemon, [1] Jamaican honeysuckle, [1] golden bellapple, [2] pomme liane on Martinique & Guadeloupe and orange lilikoi (not to be confused with yellow lilikoi, or simply lilikoi, is the name given to passiflora edulis v. flavicarpa for the valley where it first grew in Hawai'i), is a species in the family Passifloraceae.