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Protected areas of Jamaica

Published: May 27, 2009, 1:22 pm

Contributing Author: Elisa Triana

Topic Editor: Juan Pablo Arce

Source: WDPA

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Protected area highlights for Jamaica (January 31, 2008):

	of Areas	Area km²
Total Area of nationally recognized protected areas (% of Jamaica's Territorial Area)	74	3,837	7.1%
Terrestrial (% of Jamaica's Terrestrial Territorial Area)	71	2,297	20.9%
Marine and Littoral Protected Area	12	1,540
Note that some protected areas include both terrestrial area and marine area
Wetlands of International importance (Ramsar Sites)	3	378

There are 3 wetlands in Jamaica recognized as important under the the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention):

Black River Lower Morass	Marine	5,700
Palisadoes - Port Royal	Both	7,523	7,523
Portland Bight Wetlands and Cays	Both	24,542	24,542

The latest World Database on Protected Areas reports 86 nationally recognized protected areas in Jamaica (12 more than in the summary above):

Armadale (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	29
Bath Mt. Block "A" (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	121
Belfont (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	63
Black River Lower Morass (National Park)	-	Both	7,284
Blenheim (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	20
Blue Mountain Reserve (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	41,940
Blue Mountain/John Crow Mountain (National Park)	-	Terrestrial	78,000
Blue Mountains	-	Terrestrial
Bogue (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	112
Bogue Estate (Game Reserve)	-	Terrestrial	243
Bogue Lagoon (Fisheries Sanctuary)	-	Marine
Bottom Hampden (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	118
Bull Head (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	220
Burnt Savannah Block "B" (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	40
Caenwood (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	51
Cambridge Backlands (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	430
Canoe Valley (National Park)	-	Both	2,024
Cedar Valley (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	243
Chepstowe (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	150
Chesterfield (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	6
Chesterfield (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	147
Citron Valley (Forest Reserve)	-	Both	5	2
Cockpit Country (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	22,344
Content II (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	56
Discovery Bay (Marine Park)	-	Marine
Dover (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	25
Dromilly Block "A" (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	32
Fergis-Ramsay (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	120
Fort Stewart - Block "A" (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	71
Fyffe and Rankine (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	967
Garlands Block "A" (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	20
Garlands Block "B" (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	89
Garlands Block "C" (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	30
Greenock (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	49
Harker's Hall (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	6
Healthshire (Hellshire) (Forest Reserve)	-	Both	4,860	351
Hellshire Hills (National Park)	-	Terrestrial	6,475
Hyde Block "A" (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	74
Hyde Block "C" (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	433
Hyde Hall Mountain (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	662
Industry Field-Rowkamp (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	96
Jericho Block "A" (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	113
Jericho Block "B" (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	47
Jericho Block "C" (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	38
Jericho Block "D" (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	26
Jericho Block "E" (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	138
John Anderson (Forest Reserve)	-	Both
Kellets-Camperdown (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	1,498
Kildare (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	9
Kingston and St Andrew (Game Reserve)	-	Terrestrial
Litchfield (Lychfield Matheson's Run) (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	4,485
Lloyds Block "F" (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	18
Lover's Leap (Forest Reserve)	-	Both	175	1
Mason River Botanical Station (Private Reserve)	-	Terrestrial	49
Middle Morant Cay NR/SciR (Nature Reserve)	-	Both
Montego Bay (Marine Park)	-	Marine	1,530	1,530
Mt. Diablo Block "A" (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	854
Negril (Environmental Protection Area)	-	Both	25,900	16,000
New Forest (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	161
Ocho Rios (Protected Area)	-	Marine	278	278
Orchard (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	142
Palisadoes-Port Royal Cays (National Park)	-	Both	100
Peace River (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	16
Peak Bay Block "A" (Forest Reserve)	-	Both	303	91
Peak Bay Block "B" (Forest Reserve)	-	Both	153	42
Peckham (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	71
Pedro Bank and Cays Management Area (Multiple Use Management Area)	-	Both	1,000,000	1,000,000
Petersville (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	170
Pike and Ravens (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	81
Port Maria (Marine Park)	-	Marine
Portland Bight (Protected Area)	V	Both	187,615	135,640
Portland Bight and Ridge (National Park)	-	Both	809
Priory (Marine Park)	-	Marine
Ramble (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	48
Royal Palm Forest Recreational Park (Multiple Use Management Area)	-	Terrestrial
Ruthven (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	192
Shuna (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	458
Spring Garden (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	19
Spring Vale (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	57
St Faith's - Block "G" (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	20
Stephney John's Vale (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	6,718
Treadways (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	26
Troja (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	19
Troy Block "A" (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	245
Unity Hall (Marine Park)	-	Both
Windsor Lodge (Forest Reserve)	VI	Terrestrial	37