Management Planning and Implementation in the Portland Bight Protected Area, Jamaica

Grantee Name: Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation

Hotspot: Caribbean Islands
Location: Jamaica
Amount: $448,484
Dates: Jun 2022 – Sep 2025
Keywords: Awareness, Capacity building, Climate adaptation, Community-based conservation, Conservation planning, Ex situ conservation, Habitat conservation and management, Land use planning, Monitoring and evaluation, Protected Areas, Ramsar site, Restoration, Species Conservation, Youth, Invasive alien species

Strengthen management of the Portland Bight Protected Area to mitigate threats through the updating of the management and zoning plan, preparation and implementation of species conservation action plans, control of invasive alien species, stakeholder engagement in management actions and monitoring, and institutional strengthening of the Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation.

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