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Commonwealth NGOs
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 Jamaica Sustainable Development Network Ltd
891/2 Half Way Tree Road
Kingston 10
Jamaica
Email:
Website: www.jsdnp.org.jm
Type: NGO
Scope: national
Interest in Forestry: peripheral
Description
To enhance citizens' capacity to access, understand, distribute and utilize information to enable them
to sustain their livelihoods and socio-cultural values while conserving their natural environment.
Citizens actively making use of understandable, relevant information to enhance the quality of life
within their communities for present and future generations.
Our Objectives
To introduce and connect public, private and non-government sector agencies to local and international
sources of information on sustainable development utilising the Internet and other
communication tools.
To develop appropriate information services to support the implementation of local and national development
plans.
To provide information on Jamaica’s environment and social and economic development via the Internet
to the international community.
Jamaica Tree Growers Association
Jamaica
Email: agardiner@consultant.com,
Website: www.treegrowers.org/
Type: NGO
Scope: national
Interest in Forestry: central
Description
The Jamaican Tree Growers Association was formed to promote the private development and management of
trees for commercial and conservation purposes.
As a lobby mechanism, the JTGA represents the interests and concerns of members, and enables them to
take advantage of opportunities in agro-forestry, urban forestry and commercial timber
production.
By presenting a common front, JTGA’s membership will be able to contribute to the heightened visibility
of the private sector in forestry development and environmental enhancement.
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