National Level Coordination Structure of Agenda 21 Actions

1. Key National Sustainable Development Coordination Mechanism(s)/Council(s). The Natural Resources Conservation Authority Contact point (Name, Title, Office): Mr. Franklin McDonald, Executive Director Telephone: (809) 923-5155, 923-5166 Fax: (809) 923-5070 e-mail: Mailing address: 53 1/2 Molynes Road, Kingston 10, Jamaica 2. Membership/Composition/Chairperson: Chairman: Mrs. Jacqueline daCosta, Advisor to the Prime Minister; Deputy Chairman: Mr. Leo Lawson, Consulting Engineer, Lawson & Associates; Executive Director: Mr. Franklin McDonald, NRCA; Prof. Ivan Goodbody, Emeritus Professor of Zoology, University of the West Indies; Mr. John Graham, Attorney-at-Law, Broderick and Graham; Miss Leonie Barnaby, Ministry of Environment and Housing; Mr. Michael White, National Environment Societies Trust; Mr. Parris Lyew-Ayee, Acting Managing Director, Jamaica Bauxite Institute; Dr. Patrick Harris, Trelawny Environmental Protection Association; Mrs. Sybil Rendle, Portland Environmental Protection Association. 2a. List of ministries and agencies involved: 3 ministries. 2b. Names of para-statal bodies and institutions involved, as well as participation of academic and private sectors: 1 academic/research institution. 2c. Names of non-governmental organizations: 3 non-governmental organizations. 3. Mandate role of above mechanism/council: The NRCA seeks to ensure prudent interaction between the population of the country and the physical environment so as to facilitate orderly social and economic development and to ensure that natural resources are wisely conserved and protected. The Authority actively liaises with other Government agencies through a Technical Advisory Committee, and also with community-based and environmentally-focused non-governmental organizations. The interaction with the NGO sector is facilitated by collaboration with the National Environmental Societies Trust (NEST) which is an umbrella organization representing at least 35 different organizations. 4. If available, attach a diagram (organization chart) showing national coordination structure and linkages between ministries: Submitted by (Name): Signature: Title: Date: April 1995 Ministry/Office: Telephone: Fax: e-mail: