Port Antonio: Environmentalist Diana McCaulay declared that as a nation we have failed environmentally as “Jamaica environmental work has collapsed”. She was speaking at PEPA (Portland environmental protection association) meeting at the Ole Marina, Port Antonio Saturday evening.

CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE STUDIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (CIPSEM) courses on environmental management are all conducted in English. The main course on integrated environmental management of 6 month duration covers a broad range of environmental relevant aspects. Besides this course there are Short Courses of about 2 to 4 weeks duration on specific topics (e.g. water management, waste management, etc.) of special concern for developing and emerging countries.

The lucky winner will walk away with a Blackberry Torch courtesy of Digicel; while the runner-up will receive a weekend at Goblin Hill Villas.

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is warning persons shooting outside the scheduled bird-hunting season that the penalty for breaching the Wild Life Protection Act is a maximum fine of $100,000 and/or twelve months imprisonment.

Forest Trek 2012 is a 12km hike from St. Peter’s to the Cinchona Botanical Gardens and back to the Clydesdale Estate in the Blue Mountains scheduled for Saturday April 21, 2012.

Jamaica, over the years, has experienced a number of natural disasters, resulting in significant social dislocation and economic loss.

THE Portland Parish Council has yet to take a decision on the controversial development proposed for the iconic Pellew Island in the parish, more than six months after a new application was submitted for its consideration.

FOR the next five months at least, no development can take place at the Blue Lagoon in Portland — including the hotly debated Pellew Island project — as steps are taken to have the area declared a national monument.

The YMP Program is a global online education program on sustainable development. It is free of charge to upper and secondary students and their teachers.

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Olivia 'Babsy' Grange, recently signed a preservation notice to protect the Blue Lagoon and surrounding areas from any development that may affect the integrity of the beautiful natural heritage and its surrounding waters.