Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Maintaining Biodiversity Through Sustainable Livelihoods and Environmental Awareness in Northern Cockpit Country, Jamaica

Grantee Name: Northern Cockpit Country Local Forest Management Committee Benevolent Society

Hotspot: Caribbean Islands
Location: Jamaica
Amount: $47,022
Dates: May 2023 – Mar 2025
Keywords: Awareness, Capacity building, Forestry, Livelihoods

Address the threats of deforestation, forest fires and illegal logging impacting the Linton Park Mountains which is a designated Forest Reserve within the Cockpit Country Protected Area, Jamaica. This project will build capacity for community-based forest management, build capacity of the Local Forest Management Committee and improve community awareness of forest conservation.

Strategic Direction : 2 Increase landscape-level connectivity and ecosystem resilience in seven priority corridors