Conservation news https://news.mongabay.com/list/jamaica/ Environmental science and conservation news Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:41:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png Jamaica environmental news https://news.mongabay.com/list/jamaica/ 32 32 UN regulator delays deep-sea mining rules, but extends criticized exploration contract https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/un-regulator-delays-deep-sea-mining-rules-but-extends-criticized-exploration-contract/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/un-regulator-delays-deep-sea-mining-rules-but-extends-criticized-exploration-contract/#respond 29 Jul 2026 20:46:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=324837 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/un-regulator-delays-deep-sea-mining-rules-but-extends-criticized-exploration-contract/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-324837 US proposes endangered species protections for an imperiled Jamaican butterfly https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/us-proposes-endangered-species-protections-for-an-imperiled-jamaican-butterfly/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/us-proposes-endangered-species-protections-for-an-imperiled-jamaican-butterfly/#respond 07 May 2026 12:04:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=318851 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/us-proposes-endangered-species-protections-for-an-imperiled-jamaican-butterfly/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-318851 Farmers turn to living ‘yam sticks’ to grow their crop and spare the forest https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/farmers-turn-to-living-yam-sticks-to-grow-their-crop-and-spare-the-forest/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/farmers-turn-to-living-yam-sticks-to-grow-their-crop-and-spare-the-forest/#respond 03 Apr 2025 22:27:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=297055 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/farmers-turn-to-living-yam-sticks-to-grow-their-crop-and-spare-the-forest/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-297055 Brazil’s Carvalho to lead seabed-mining authority following predecessor’s controversial term https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/brazils-carvalho-to-lead-isa-following-predecessors-controversial-term/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/brazils-carvalho-to-lead-isa-following-predecessors-controversial-term/#respond 03 Aug 2024 01:16:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=285632 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/brazils-carvalho-to-lead-isa-following-predecessors-controversial-term/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-285632 Caribbean traditional plant knowledge needs recognition or it’s lost: Study https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/caribbean-traditional-plant-knowledge-needs-recognition-or-its-lost-study/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/caribbean-traditional-plant-knowledge-needs-recognition-or-its-lost-study/#respond 26 Jan 2024 14:41:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=278010 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/caribbean-traditional-plant-knowledge-needs-recognition-or-its-lost-study/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-278010 Jamaica battles relentless plastic pollution in quest to restore mangroves https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/jamaica-battles-relentless-plastic-pollution-in-quest-to-restore-mangroves/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/jamaica-battles-relentless-plastic-pollution-in-quest-to-restore-mangroves/#respond 21 Nov 2023 20:10:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=275708 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/jamaica-battles-relentless-plastic-pollution-in-quest-to-restore-mangroves/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-275708 Prickly babies: A Jamaican nursery aims to restore sea urchins felled by disease https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/prickly-babies-a-jamaican-nursery-aims-to-restore-sea-urchins-felled-by-disease/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/prickly-babies-a-jamaican-nursery-aims-to-restore-sea-urchins-felled-by-disease/#respond 03 Aug 2023 08:00:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=271708 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/prickly-babies-a-jamaican-nursery-aims-to-restore-sea-urchins-felled-by-disease/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-271708 Deep-sea mining rules delayed two more years; mining start remains unclear https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/deep-sea-mining-rules-delayed-two-more-years-mining-start-remains-unclear/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/deep-sea-mining-rules-delayed-two-more-years-mining-start-remains-unclear/#respond 25 Jul 2023 21:26:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=271377 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/deep-sea-mining-rules-delayed-two-more-years-mining-start-remains-unclear/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-271377 Calls grow to put the brakes on deep-sea mining as countries discuss rules https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/calls-grow-to-put-the-brakes-on-deep-sea-mining-as-countries-discuss-rules/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/calls-grow-to-put-the-brakes-on-deep-sea-mining-as-countries-discuss-rules/#respond 12 Jul 2023 22:00:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=270863 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/calls-grow-to-put-the-brakes-on-deep-sea-mining-as-countries-discuss-rules/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-270863 Deep-sea mining meeting closes without resolving whether mining can start in July https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/deep-sea-mining-meeting-closes-without-resolving-whether-mining-can-start-in-july/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/deep-sea-mining-meeting-closes-without-resolving-whether-mining-can-start-in-july/#respond 31 Mar 2023 20:31:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=267130 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/deep-sea-mining-meeting-closes-without-resolving-whether-mining-can-start-in-july/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-267130 Amid haggling over deep-sea mining rules, chorus of skepticism grows louder https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/amid-haggling-over-deep-sea-mining-rules-chorus-of-skepticism-grows-louder/ https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/amid-haggling-over-deep-sea-mining-rules-chorus-of-skepticism-grows-louder/#respond 05 Aug 2022 17:52:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=258919 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/amid-haggling-over-deep-sea-mining-rules-chorus-of-skepticism-grows-louder/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-258919 Changes to global fisheries subsidies could level the playing field for traditional coastline communities https://news.mongabay.com/2021/10/changes-to-global-fisheries-subsidies-could-level-the-playing-field-for-traditional-coastline-communities/ https://news.mongabay.com/2021/10/changes-to-global-fisheries-subsidies-could-level-the-playing-field-for-traditional-coastline-communities/#respond 18 Oct 2021 09:27:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=248270 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2021/10/changes-to-global-fisheries-subsidies-could-level-the-playing-field-for-traditional-coastline-communities/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-248270 Conservation solutions in paradise: Jamaica’s Oracabessa Bay Fishing Sanctuary https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/conservation-solutions-in-paradise-jamaicas-oracabessa-bay-fishing-sanctuary/ https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/conservation-solutions-in-paradise-jamaicas-oracabessa-bay-fishing-sanctuary/#respond 10 Jun 2021 20:11:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=243550 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/conservation-solutions-in-paradise-jamaicas-oracabessa-bay-fishing-sanctuary/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-243550 Jamaican Climate Change Youth Council seizes opportunity to continue advocacy amidst pandemic https://news.mongabay.com/2021/04/jamaican-climate-change-youth-council-seizes-opportunity-to-continue-advocacy-amidst-pandemic/ https://news.mongabay.com/2021/04/jamaican-climate-change-youth-council-seizes-opportunity-to-continue-advocacy-amidst-pandemic/#respond 22 Apr 2021 16:04:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=241904 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2021/04/jamaican-climate-change-youth-council-seizes-opportunity-to-continue-advocacy-amidst-pandemic/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-241904 How important is corporate social responsibility to building a green economy? https://news.mongabay.com/2016/05/important-corporate-social-responsibility-building-green-economy/ https://news.mongabay.com/2016/05/important-corporate-social-responsibility-building-green-economy/#respond 09 May 2016 20:35:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=186318 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2016/05/important-corporate-social-responsibility-building-green-economy/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-186318