Legislation – Jamaica Clearing House Mechanism

LEGISLATION

National

International Treaties

Jamaican legislation

STATUTE	ADMINISTERING BODY
Endangered Species Protection, Conservation and Regulation of Trade Act, 2000	Natural Resources Conservation Authority
The Natural Resources Conservation Authority Act 1991	Natural Resources Conservation Authority
The Wildlife Protection Act 1945	Natural Resources Conservation Authority
The Watershed Protection Act 1963	Natural Resources Conservation Authority
The Beach Control Act 1956	Natural Resources Conservation Authority
National Fisheries Authority Act 2018	National Fisheries Authority
The Forest Act 1996	Forestry Department
Water Resources Act 1996	Content

International Environmental Treaties

Name of Treaty	Date of Jamaica’s Ratification/AccessionHeader
Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage	June 14, 1983
Protocol to the Cartagena Convention concerning Cooperation in Combating Oil Spills in the Wider Caribbean Region [Oil Spills Protocol]	April 1, 1987
Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region [Cartagena Convention]	May 1, 1987
Protocol on Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife [SPAW] to the Cartagena Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region	Signatory: Jan. 18, 1990; Not yet ratified
Convention on Biological Diversity [CBD]	Jan. 6, 1995
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)	June 22, 1997
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitats [RAMSAR]	Oct. 7, 1997
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification [UNCCD]	Nov. 12, 1997
Protocol on Land-based Sources and Activities to the Cartagena Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region	October 6, 1999
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity	September 25, 2012