Constant Spring Golf Club to be declared a Forest Management Area

Minister with responsibility for the environment, Matthew Samuda, has announced that the Government will this year declare the Constant Spring Golf Club in St Andrew a Forest Management Area.

He told the House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon that the move is to be spearheaded by the Forestry Department.

"The Forestry Department is going to do something that we believe will be quite novel. We will declare the Constant Spring Golf Club, a Forest Management Area. This will preserve for generations this important green space, whether it remains in golf or not, but we will ensure it remains a green space for future generations to come," he said.

In the meantime, Samuda said the Government, through the National Environment and Planning Agency, will this year complete the declaration of the Canoe Valley, bordering Clarendon and Manchester; Montpelier, St James; Long Mountain, St Andrew; Bengal, St Ann; and The Negril Protected Area as Protected Areas under the Natural Resources Conservation Authority Act.

He said this designation will ensure that Jamaica's natural resources and biodiversity are preserved for future generations.

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