The JCDT has over 25 years of experience developing and managing environmental projects.
Summary of JCDT Projects 2007 to 2017
| Project Name | Period | Donor(s) | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountains Boundary Defence & Protection | 2017 - 2020 | Jamaica Conservation Partners – CB Facey Foundation | US$30,000.00 | Marking the boundary between Cinchona & Abbey Green |
| Linking Natural & Cultural Heritage Conservation | 2017 - 2020 | Global Environment Facility – Small Grants Programme | US$100,000.00 | Rio Grande Valley Area - Forest Ecosystem Assessments & Restoration Plans, Jamaican Hutia Population Study and Conservation Plan, Visitor Management & Conservation Plans, Agro-forestry Training |
| Cable-Car Feasibility Study (Holywell) | 2017 - 2018 | Tourism Enhancement Fund | JM$7.3 million | Conducting a Feasiblity Study for a possible Cable Car to Holywell |
| Hermitage Catchment Forest Restoration | 2017 - 2019 | The Nature Conservancy / Coca Cola Foundation | JM$645,000.00 | Invasive Species control and forest restoration of 3 acres in the Hermitage Dam catchment |
| Blue Mountains Sustainable Tourism | 2016 - 2018 | Tourism Enhancement Fund | JM$46.8 million | Major infrastructural improvements at Portland Gap, Peak and Holywell |
| Portland Gap Repairs | 2016 - 2017 | Jamaica Social Investment Fund – REDI Project | JM$18 million | Infrastructural Improvement at Portland Gap |
| Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park Capacity Building II | February 2015 – January 2017 | Forest Conservation Fund (FCF) | US$114,000.00 | Infrastructure Development and Marketing for Recreational Area; Environmental Education around the National Park |
| Caribbean Aqua-Terrestrial Solutions – Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park | 2014 – 2016 | German International Development Cooperation (GIZ) | US$27,200.00 | Support for project development and improving management of the National Park including preparation of a new Management Plan 2017 - 2027 |
| Holywell Renewable Energy and Climate Change | March 2014 – September 2015 | United States Department of Interior International Technical Assistance Programme | US$60,950.00 | Photovoltaic Panels and Solar Water Heaters at Holywell; Climate Change & Renewable Energy Interpretive Materials; Climate Friendly Park Workshop |
| Climate Change & Flooding in Yallahs communities | May 2013 – June 2014 | CARIB-SAVE through the University of the West Indies (UWI) | US$16,760.00 | Environmental Education and Community Outreach |
| Awareness Building for Prevention of River Poisoning in the Buff Bay Valley | October 2012 – August 2014 | Environmental Foundation of Jamaica | US$42,407.00 | Awareness raising Campaign and Community Outreach |
| Forest Conservation in the Blue Mountains | November 2011 - October 2016 | Forest Conservation Fund | US$235,500.00 | Reforestation and Invasive Species Control |
| Water Harvesting & Supply System at Holywell | July 2011 – July 2012 | Environmental Foundation of Jamaica and Inter-American Foundation | US$29,635.00 | Major repairs to water harvesting and supply system at Holywell, BJCMNP |
| Hazard Mapping for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Blue Mountains | July 2011 – July 2012 | Environmental Foundation of Jamaica | US$27,816.00 | Research and Information Dissemination |
| Capacity Building for Forest Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Blue Mountains | July 2010 – June 2012 | Forest Conservation Fund | US$154,304.00 | Community School Visits, Community Teacher Training, Community Venture Business Plan Training, and Sustainable Tourism improvements |
| Forest Conservation in the Blue Mountains | November 2007 - October 2011 | Forest Conservation Fund | US$145,387.00 | Reforestation and Invasive Species Control |
| BJCMNP Monitoring, Evaluation and New Management Plan | September 2008 - August 2011 | Environmental Foundation of Jamaica | US$69,808.00 | Monitoring & Evaluation Programme support Support for preparation of 2011 – 2016 Management Plan |
| Holywell Trails Improvement | February 2009 - July 2010 | IUCN Netherlands | US$10,500.00 | Waterfall Trail Improvement, Interpretive and other Signs |
| Sustainable Agriculture for Safer Slopes | November 2008 - April 2010 | UNDP Community-based Adaptation Project | US$50,000.00 | Community Greenhouses, Sustainable Agriculture Training and Soil Conservation Practices |
| Protection of the Yallahs Watershed in the BJCMNP through Species & Ecosystem Conservation and Reduced Land Degradation | April 2009 – March 2010 | GEF Small Grants Programme | US$50,000.00 | Reforestation and Invasive Species Control |
| Environmental Experiential Learning at Holywell | January 2008 - October 2009 | Environmental Foundation of Jamaica | US$77,009.00 | Improvements to Holywell Interpretation and Education Facilities Community Youth training Support for School Visits to Holywell |
| Holywell, Rio Grande & Peak Trail Commercial Development | July 2006 - April 2009 | Inter-American Development Bank | US$92,000.00 | |
| BJCMNP – Conservation and Enforcement Support | October 2007 – April 2009 | US Forest Service USAID PARE Project |
US$43,000.00 | Support for BJCMNP Conservation, Enforcement & Compliance and Monitoring & Evaluation Programmes |
| Anti-River Poisoning – Rio Grande Valley | August 2007 – June 2009 | The Nature Conservancy through the Swiss Re | US$8,000.00 | Community Awareness Raising re: River Poisoning |
| JCDT Organisational Sustainability | July 2006 – June 2009 | Environmental Foundation of Jamaica | US$22,277.00 | Support for Endowment Fund and fundraising activities |
| BJCMNP Community Education for Watershed Management | February 2006 – February 2008 | Environmental Foundation of Jamaica | US$73,553.00 | BJCMNP Community Education Programme – 4 communities and 30 buffer zone schools |
| Bird Conservation in the BJCMNP | July 2006 – September 2008 | Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Fund | US$179,992.00 | Support for BJCMNP Conservation and Enforcement & Compliance Programmes |
