Conserving Biodiversity and Reducing Land Degradation Using an Integrated Landscape Approach

To enhance conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services through mainstreaming of biodiversity into planning policies and practices into Jamaica’s productive landscapes [3] and key sectors.<br>
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[3] The project landscape includes almost exclusively the proposed Cockpit Country PA (IUCN category “Protected Landscape”) and Stepheny John’s Vale FR. The project landscape can be a considered as a productive landscape with extensive areas of production forests (hardwood and pine), agriculture and tree crops, agro-forestry, slash and burn agriculture, NTFP collection, etc, with various development sectors (agriculture, environment, forestry, water resources, tourism, etc.) and parish and local governments operating within the landscape.