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Blue and John Crow Mountains Blue and John Crow Mountains National ParkNational Park
John Crow Mountains
Port Royal M ountains
Blue M ountains
BJCMNP – Highly Significant For:Watershed Management :
Protects upper portions of ten watershed management units
BJCMNP – Highly Significant For:Climate Change Mitigation
Forests sequester carbon dioxide, helping mitigate against global warming
BJCMNP – Highly Significant For:Biodiversity
• Internationally recognised • Wide variety of unique forest types due to high elevation & volcanic rocks• Habitat for endemic, threatened & native species
BJCMNP – Highly Significant For:Cultural Heritage
• Maroon history & culture• Traditional Jamaican villages• Military History • Blue Mountain Coffee
BJCMNP – Highly Significant For:Economic Potential
Recreation & Tourism Pharmaceuticals Non-traditional agricultural
& horticultural produce
Blue & John Crow Mountains National Park
– A Potential UNESCO World Heritage Site ?
World Heritage Sites Are an elite group Receive international recognition
Jamaica has none yet Caribbean has few Jamaica is pursuing nomination of the BJCMNPfor natural & cultural heritagecriteria
Management of the Blue and John Crow Mountains National
Park
Managed by the JCDT under delegation from the NRCA Managed collaboratively with NEPA and Forestry Dept Liaising with other organisations and agencies Management Plan 2005 - 2010 Management Planning involved over 200 stakeholders
Threats to the BJCMNP Threats to the BJCMNP – Deforestation, Forest Degradation and – Deforestation, Forest Degradation and
Wildlife DestructionWildlife Destruction
Sources:- Conversion of forest to agriculture Assault of alien invasive species Logging Non-timber products harvesting Hunting Informal settlements Channel modification
Root Causes of Threats/Pressures to Blue and John Crow Mountains
National Park
Insufficient Environmental Education Limited Environmentally Sustainable Income-Generating
Activities Insufficient Enforcement Insufficient “Conservation-on-the-Ground” Conflicting Policies between Government Agencies and
Insufficient Support of Conservation Initiatives Unclear Boundaries Limited Resources and Inadequate Management Climate Change
Buffer zoneRecover ZonePreservation Zone: 500 m buffer around natural forestPreservation Zone: natural forestPark Boundary (FD)
Zoning Plan
Management Programmes of the Blue and John Crow Mountains
National Park
• ConservationConservation• Enforcement & ComplianceEnforcement & Compliance• Education & Public InvolvementEducation & Public Involvement• Recreation & TourismRecreation & Tourism• Monitoring & EvaluationMonitoring & Evaluation• Governance & AdministrationGovernance & Administration
Conservation Programme Goal: To maintain and enhance the remaining area of closed broadleaf forest and component species of plants and animals that exist in the BJCMNP.
Objectives:-1. Protect threatened
biodiversity especially conservation targets
2. Rehabilitate at least 200 acres
3. Create & maintain riparian forest buffers along headwater streams
4. Promote research that benefits Park management
Control of Invasive Alien Plant Species
Invasive alien species – Wild Ginger smothers native forest seedlings
Removal of Wild Ginger results in growth of native forest seedlings
- 2.5 acres under control in Mt. Horeb
- funded by Luis Kennedy Foundation
September 28, 2006.February 23, 2006.February 23, 2006. September 28, 2006
Enforcement & Compliance Programme
Goal: To stop encroachment of the park boundary and destruction of the forest and wildlife within
Objectives:-
1. Increase level of presence of enforcement officers
2. Increase level of detection & resolution of breaches
3. Resolve resource use conflicts on a case by case basis
4. Address boundary issues5. Address fire management
issues6. Disaster/Emergency
Management
Education & Public Involvement Programme Goal: To raise support and improve natural resource management, particularly in buffer zone communities, leading to ecosystem conservation and poverty alleviation
Objectives:-
1. Facilitate capacity building (including education and training) of buffer zone communities vis a vis sustainable livelihoods and resource management
2. Increase public awareness, knowledge and understanding about the Park:-
(a) Students (b) General public
Recreation and Tourism Programme Goal: To provide recreational opportunities for local and international visitors using ecotourism principles to generate income and support for the park
Objectives:-
1. Provide recreational and educational opportunities
2. Generate income for park management by increasing revenue from park’s recreation areas
3. Facilitate benefits to local communities
4. Ensure these activities don’t threaten park
Monitoring and Evaluation Programme Goal: To track and record both the threats and changes to ecosystem health, to assess achievement of the Park’s over-arching goal
Objectives:- Threats/ranger based
monitoring Photographs from patrols Permanent photo-
monitoring
Outcomes monitoring Forest area Freshwater biological
monitoring Bird monitoring populations of key,
threatened species – the giant swallowtail butterfly, the Jamaican coney and the yellow boa.
Governance & Administration Programme
Goal: To ensure efficient and effective implementation of the Park’s programmes
Objectives:-1. Involve stakeholders e.g.
Co-management Committee, Liaising with CBOs
2. Coordinate and effectively manage operations
3. Ensure adaptive management
4. Raise funds – need minimum of US$450,000/yr for recurrent expenditure and US$350,000 for capital and project expenditure