Jamaica has reaffirmed its commitment to environmental protection under the Cartagena Convention, announcing that it is in the final stages of ratifying the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW).

JAMAICA — Health officials believe two birds found dead this month in Jamaica probably ate agricultural pesticide, but they still don't know for certain what happened to other animals that have died there in the past month. "The odds are good there is ...

Back in May, a male Osprey nesting in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge was outfitted with a GPS pack. He was released in June. The within will keep track of him as he moves around – within Jamaica Bay and environs, and also as he migrates south for the ...

Speaking at the opening ceremony for the 18th Conference of the Parties (COP18) at Jamaica Pegasus hotel Monday morning, Minister of Water, Environment, and Climate Change Matthew Samuda confirmed that Jamaica’s ratification of the SPAW Protocol is imminent, pending one final legislative step — amendment of the Wildlife Protection Act.

The verdant rainforests, volcanic hills, steep valleys and rippling crater lakes that make up the interior of Caribbean are often overlooked in favour of its coastline. But head into its humid heartland for a taste of the wild. Within these jungles, fauna ...