Jamaica Environment Trust
@jamentrust1991.bsky.social
The Jamaica Environment Trust is an environmental non-profit organization focused on environmental education and advocacy. Contact us at (876) 960-3693.
Hurricane Melissa’s deadly force was the result of global warming — fuelled by fossil fuels, corporate greed, decades of political inaction, and chronic underinvestment in resilience.
Real #ClimateJustice means real accountability. #COP30
Real #ClimateJustice means real accountability. #COP30
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Hurricane Melissa’s deadly force was the result of global warming — fuelled by fossil fuels, corporate greed, decades of political inaction, and chronic underinvestment in resilience.
Real #ClimateJustice means real accountability. #COP30
Real #ClimateJustice means real accountability. #COP30
This is great news! Hope Jamaica will be next.
🚨Highlight from #UNGA: Antigua & Barbuda are the 39th nation to call for a moratorium on #DeepSeaMining.
Prime Minister Browne: "No one should mortgage the ocean floor to pay short-term bills."
Who will be the 40th to join this global movement and stand up for the ocean? #DefendTheDeep
Prime Minister Browne: "No one should mortgage the ocean floor to pay short-term bills."
Who will be the 40th to join this global movement and stand up for the ocean? #DefendTheDeep
October 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This is great news! Hope Jamaica will be next.
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It started with a simple idea.💡Now @jamentrust1991.bsky.social and @globalyaadie.bsky.social are launching a brand new series! "Defending Our Rights - A Podcast on Environmental Justice in Jamaica” 🎙️
Check out the series - youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Check out the series - youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It started with a simple idea.💡Now @jamentrust1991.bsky.social and @globalyaadie.bsky.social are launching a brand new series! "Defending Our Rights - A Podcast on Environmental Justice in Jamaica” 🎙️
Check out the series - youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Check out the series - youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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@jamentrust1991.bsky.social issued a fantastic new report on work to #SaveCockpitCountry.
Check it out! jamentrust.org/download/bey...
Check it out! jamentrust.org/download/bey...
September 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
@jamentrust1991.bsky.social issued a fantastic new report on work to #SaveCockpitCountry.
Check it out! jamentrust.org/download/bey...
Check it out! jamentrust.org/download/bey...
A little bit of history. Interesting...
Meet the women who turned beach cleanups into a global movement – and what was forgotten along the way
In the 1980s, beach cleanups were envisaged as citizen science, aimed squarely at industrial pollution.
theconversation.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A little bit of history. Interesting...
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Preparations are in high gear for Jamaica's International Coastal Cleanup Day activities (September 20), with thousands of volunteers ready to clean up over 200 beaches on the island. Brought to you by Jamaica Environment Trust and many sponsors and supporters.
Thousands will be cleaning up Jamaica’s coast on Saturday…
September has come around very fast, and thousands of Jamaican volunteers are preparing for a busy, no doubt sweaty, but satisfying Saturday morning, cleaning up our coastline. Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) has spearheaded International Coastal Cleanup Day for years, and it all runs like a well-oiled machine at the flagship cleanup near Kingston's International Airport. But over 200 other cleanups will be under way simultaneously, across the island.
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September 17, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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Huge news from the International Court of Justice in the Hague – the start of a new era of climate accountability
The court confirms that states are obliged to act on the climate crisis, and that the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is fundamental for all other human rights
The court confirms that states are obliged to act on the climate crisis, and that the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is fundamental for all other human rights
World’s highest court delivers historic protections for climate-impacted communities - Greenpeace International
The world’s highest court has just delivered a landmark Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States in the face of the climate emergency.[1] The International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision deliver...
www.greenpeace.org
July 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Huge news from the International Court of Justice in the Hague – the start of a new era of climate accountability
The court confirms that states are obliged to act on the climate crisis, and that the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is fundamental for all other human rights
The court confirms that states are obliged to act on the climate crisis, and that the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is fundamental for all other human rights
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Excellent article from JET's CEO, Dr Theresa Rodriquez-Moodie on what happened out at Ft Rocky. Pls read and share. @jamentrust1991.bsky.social jamaica-gleaner.com/article/focu...
Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie | Who is really managing and protecting Jamaica’s environment?
Following the recent degradation at Fort Rocky in the Palisadoes-Port Royal Protected Area (P-PRPA), I am sure I am not alone in feeling frustrated by the state of environmental management and protect...
jamaica-gleaner.com
March 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Excellent article from JET's CEO, Dr Theresa Rodriquez-Moodie on what happened out at Ft Rocky. Pls read and share. @jamentrust1991.bsky.social jamaica-gleaner.com/article/focu...
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This is a @ramsarconv.bsky.social Site - a Wetland of International Importance. Now being cleared for a parking lot. It adjoins a colonial era fort, which appears to have also been damaged in the process.
#Jamaica
#ProtectedArea
#Jamaica
#ProtectedArea
#HappeningNow Fort Rocky.
Devastation in a protected area.
@dmccaulay.bsky.social @petchary.bsky.social
Devastation in a protected area.
@dmccaulay.bsky.social @petchary.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is a @ramsarconv.bsky.social Site - a Wetland of International Importance. Now being cleared for a parking lot. It adjoins a colonial era fort, which appears to have also been damaged in the process.
#Jamaica
#ProtectedArea
#Jamaica
#ProtectedArea
#HappeningNow Fort Rocky.
Devastation in a protected area.
@dmccaulay.bsky.social @petchary.bsky.social
Devastation in a protected area.
@dmccaulay.bsky.social @petchary.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
#HappeningNow Fort Rocky.
Devastation in a protected area.
@dmccaulay.bsky.social @petchary.bsky.social
Devastation in a protected area.
@dmccaulay.bsky.social @petchary.bsky.social
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‘Everyone has an impact’: how to start reducing your environmental footprint
‘Everyone has an impact’: how to start reducing your environmental footprint
As fires tear through California and Trump sets back efforts to curb the rise of global temperatures, what can individuals do to make a difference?
2024 was the hottest year on record. Average global temperatures rose to 1.6C above preindustrial levels,…
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
‘Everyone has an impact’: how to start reducing your environmental footprint
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🚨ALARMING STAT🚨
80% of global marine litter is made of plastics, mainly food & beverage items like plastic bottles, bottle caps & lids.
So, what is it about these items that make them so likely to enter the environment & ocean, & what can we do?
Find out. ⤵️
oceanconservancy.org/blog/2025/01...
Plastic Bottles & Lids Among Top 10 Most Commonly Found Items at Cleanups - Ocean Conservancy
To reduce the impacts of plastic bottles, bottle caps, lids and other single-use plastics on our ocean we need to handle them better on land.
oceanconservancy.org
January 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Thanks to the dedication of 5,802 volunteers from 109 groups, 69,010 pounds of garbage were removed from 272.31 miles of Jamaican coastline on International Coastal Cleanup Day 2024.
Let's keep up the momentum for 2025 and protect our oceans for future generations!🌊 #ICC2024 #KeepWiIslandClean
Let's keep up the momentum for 2025 and protect our oceans for future generations!🌊 #ICC2024 #KeepWiIslandClean
January 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Thanks to the dedication of 5,802 volunteers from 109 groups, 69,010 pounds of garbage were removed from 272.31 miles of Jamaican coastline on International Coastal Cleanup Day 2024.
Let's keep up the momentum for 2025 and protect our oceans for future generations!🌊 #ICC2024 #KeepWiIslandClean
Let's keep up the momentum for 2025 and protect our oceans for future generations!🌊 #ICC2024 #KeepWiIslandClean
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I just signed the petition to stop deep sea mining. We need more people to do the same.
Will you sign the petition to help amplify all the voices across the globe? >> act.gp/3ySn7Xe
Will you sign the petition to help amplify all the voices across the globe? >> act.gp/3ySn7Xe
January 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I just signed the petition to stop deep sea mining. We need more people to do the same.
Will you sign the petition to help amplify all the voices across the globe? >> act.gp/3ySn7Xe
Will you sign the petition to help amplify all the voices across the globe? >> act.gp/3ySn7Xe
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In Jamaica, I believe @jamentrust1991.bsky.social is definitely “upping the ante” and I am with them all the way!
January 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
In Jamaica, I believe @jamentrust1991.bsky.social is definitely “upping the ante” and I am with them all the way!
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Amplified the Rio Cobre issue on Global Voices, but this does not include the press conference (soon come)... #Jamaica #pollution #RioCobre @jamentrust1991.bsky.social
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In Jamaica's Rio Cobre oil spill case, activists and civil society say there are outstanding issues
'The public deserves full transparency and accountability [and the] assurance that environmental laws will be enforced openly, vigorously and with due regard for environmental standards, principles an...
globalvoices.org
December 23, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Amplified the Rio Cobre issue on Global Voices, but this does not include the press conference (soon come)... #Jamaica #pollution #RioCobre @jamentrust1991.bsky.social
globalvoices.org/2024/12/22/i...
globalvoices.org/2024/12/22/i...
Environmental justice and protection are non-negotiable. NEPA’s mediation in the Rio Cobre spill case weakens accountability and Jamaica’s environmental safeguards.
Act now: Demand transparency and stronger enforcement. Raise your voice—write to representatives, and spread awareness!
#SaveRioCobre
Act now: Demand transparency and stronger enforcement. Raise your voice—write to representatives, and spread awareness!
#SaveRioCobre
December 16, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Environmental justice and protection are non-negotiable. NEPA’s mediation in the Rio Cobre spill case weakens accountability and Jamaica’s environmental safeguards.
Act now: Demand transparency and stronger enforcement. Raise your voice—write to representatives, and spread awareness!
#SaveRioCobre
Act now: Demand transparency and stronger enforcement. Raise your voice—write to representatives, and spread awareness!
#SaveRioCobre
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🔴 2023 was also the driest year for global rivers in 33 years.
🌡️ Rising temperatures are speeding up the hydrological cycle, making it more erratic and unpredictable.
🔵 This means we’re increasingly facing extremes—too much water in some places and too little in others.
🌡️ Rising temperatures are speeding up the hydrological cycle, making it more erratic and unpredictable.
🔵 This means we’re increasingly facing extremes—too much water in some places and too little in others.
December 13, 2024 at 3:24 PM
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www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/12/13/p...
“There’s no other hotel in the region that has a mangrove forest as part of its attraction. Princess is the first truly sustainable hotel development in Jamaica” Much of the mangrove was destroyed- @jamentrust has footage! @dmccaulay
“There’s no other hotel in the region that has a mangrove forest as part of its attraction. Princess is the first truly sustainable hotel development in Jamaica” Much of the mangrove was destroyed- @jamentrust has footage! @dmccaulay
PM Holness officially opens $400m Princess resorts in Hanover - Jamaica Observer
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness officially opened the Princess Grand Jamaica and Princess Senses The Mangrove resorts in Green Island, Hanover, on Thursday. The resorts’ developme...
www.jamaicaobserver.com
December 13, 2024 at 10:56 PM
From the Dec 2023 oil spill to Nov 2024 mediation, critical moments reveal NEPA's failure to hold polluters accountable.
Jamaica deserves better!
Act now: Email dpp@moj.gov.jm to call for an investigation into NEPA’s actions and stronger environmental enforcement.
#SaveRioCobre
Jamaica deserves better!
Act now: Email dpp@moj.gov.jm to call for an investigation into NEPA’s actions and stronger environmental enforcement.
#SaveRioCobre
December 11, 2024 at 6:46 PM
From the Dec 2023 oil spill to Nov 2024 mediation, critical moments reveal NEPA's failure to hold polluters accountable.
Jamaica deserves better!
Act now: Email dpp@moj.gov.jm to call for an investigation into NEPA’s actions and stronger environmental enforcement.
#SaveRioCobre
Jamaica deserves better!
Act now: Email dpp@moj.gov.jm to call for an investigation into NEPA’s actions and stronger environmental enforcement.
#SaveRioCobre