THE Jamaican government continues to lose billions of dollars in potential revenue from reef fisheries because it has not become a party to the protocol concerning the Special Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW). The SPAW Protocol, which was brought into force in 2000, seeks to preserve, protect and manage sustainably, areas identified as unique and having special value, and threatened or endangered species of flora and fauna. The benefits of ratifying the protocol include improved access to funding, strengthened national and regional partnerships, increased technical support, improved coastal management, as well as expanded environmental monitoring programmes. If Jamaica were a signatory to...
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