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Jamaica is the third-largest island in the Caribbean, lying south of Cuba and west of Hispaniola. The Jamaican moist forests ecoregion covers an area of 8,192 km 2, and covers 85% of the island of Jamaica. It includes the Blue Mountains and John Crow Mountains in eastern Jamaica, and Cockpit Country further to the west. [1]
The ministries of Jamaica are created at the discretion of the prime minister of Jamaica to carry out the functions of government. As of 2016, the prime minister is Andrew Holness . The agencies of Jamaica are created by both parliamentary law and assigned to ministers to oversee.
The largest area extends along the south coast of the island, from Morant Point, Jamaica's easternmost point, to Black River Bay in the west. Kingston, Jamaica's capital and largest city, is in the ecoregion. Smaller areas of dry forest occur around Negril at the western end of the island, and east of Montego Bay along the island's northern shore.
The U.S. State Department recently issued travel advisories designating Jamaica as “Level 3: Reconsider Travel” and the Bahamas as “Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution” destinations.
The department's goal is to boost production in the forest business while focusing on exports and using Sustainable Forest Management techniques. With the aim of promoting local and foreign direct investment (FDI), as well as concentrating on raising productivity and producing high-value products, while emphasizing environmental stability and ...
Cockpit Country Forest Reserve was designated in 1950, and covers an area of 221.75 km 2. [9] In 1979 an unpublished paper proposed preserving the area as a National Park. [ 10 ] In 1994 the geographer Alan Eyre [ 11 ] proposed that the Cockpit Country be designated as a World Heritage Site to preserve its environment.
A forestry ministry (also called a forestry agency, forestry department, or forest service) is a high, often cabinet-level government ministry charged with forestry ...
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