Protected Areas System Master Plan - Jamaica National Heritage Trust

Protected Areas System Master Plan: JamaicaGoal 3:To prevent and mitigate the negative impacts of key threats to protected areas.National Target:By 2017, effective mechanisms for identifying and preventing, and/or mitigating the negative impacts of key threats toprotected areas are in place.Key indicators:• Number of strategies to prevent/mitigate threats to protected areas developed and implemented.• Impact assessment legislation and processes that include biodiversity and heritage concerns.Activities Lead Agency Supporting Entities Year NotesYr1Yr2Yr3Yr4Yr53.1 Include biodiversity and heritage related issues intoenvironmental and archaeological impact assessment legislationand/or processes and in strategic environmental assessments.NEPA andJNHTMWLECC,MYC, AGD, CPC, FisheriesDivision and ForestryDepartmentx x To beimplementedunder the GEFProject3.2 Include in protected areas legislation: requirements forassessments such as environmental, social and archaeologicalimpact assessments for developments or activities, (e.g.ecotourism), with the potential to have effects within and adjacentto/outside protected area boundaries, including internationallydesignated sites e.g., Ramsar and World Heritage Sites andbiosphere reserves.NEPA,JNHT,ForestryDepartmentFisheriesDivision Div,AGD, Chief ParliamentaryCounsel, MYC,x x To beimplementedunder the GEFProject3.3 Identify and prioritize key threats to protected areas anddevelop and implement strategies to prevent and/or mitigate suchNEPA, ForestryDepartment,FisheriesCMS, IOJ, Academia,NGOsx × × × To beimplementedunder the GEF37