Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Improving Management of the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, Jamaica

Grantee Name: Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust

Hotspot: Caribbean Islands
Location: Jamaica
Amount: $328,214
Dates: Mar 2024 – Mar 2027
Keywords: Awareness, Capacity building, Communication, Community-based conservation, Conservation planning, Monitoring and evaluation, Protected Areas, Species Conservation

Strengthen management and monitoring of the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park by updating the area’s management plan, enhancing biodiversity monitoring and research capacity, and implementing the conservation action plan for the Wild Pine Seargent (Jamaican Blackbird).

Strategic Direction : 1 Improve the protection and management of 33 priority sites for long-term sustainability