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Inspiring Place Feature: Bogue 2 Forest Reserve

The Bogue 2 Forest Reserve was gazetted on April 8, 2016, as a forest reserve comprising 455.41 hectares. The fo...

The Forestry Department builds the investigative capacity of the Enforcement Team

The Forestry Department has moved to improve the case preparation and management capacity of its forest enforcem...

Forestry Department disrupts illegal harvesting operation in St. Mary

Forestry Department Restores our Roots, Partners to Plant Over 600 Trees on National Tr...

“Restore our Roots… Replant a Tree Today,” to reflect the focus on trees’ ability to improve the island’s resili...

Forestry Department Leads Tree Planting at Hampton School Post-Hurricane Beryl

The tree-planting activity was done to improve the school’s resilience to natural disasters, including hurricane...

Forestry Department Seizes More Illegally Harvested Timber in the Cockpit Country Fores...

The Forestry Department on Monday seized an additional 600 pieces of lumber that were illegally cut from the Coc...

Illegal Timber Harvesting Operation disrupted in Cockpit Country

The Forestry Department disrupted an illegal logging operation on Friday, July 26, 2024, and was impeded in cond...

Forestry Department records Significant Increase in Jamaica’s Forest Cover

Ahead of the public release of groundbreaking findings on the state of Jamaica’s forests, the scientific arm of ...

Message by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation

Jamaica's approval for the Tree Relocator procurement reflects a commitment to environmental protection by reloc...

Harnessing Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Forest Management in Jamaica

These tools provide invaluable insights into forest cover, land use changes, and ecosystem health reflected in t...