The Jamaica Environmental Advocacy Network, in association with the Cockpit Country Stakeholders Group is appealing to the Government of Jamaica NOT TO ALLOW prospecting or mining in the Cockpit Country or its immediate environs.

We are urging interested persons of all walks of life to sign the petition against mining and to make your own opinions known.

Cockpit Country is the largest remaining primary forest in Jamaica. It is a last refuge for indigenous animals and plants increasingly displaced by human-associated development. It is an internationally-recognized biological treasure area, sustains the water supply of most of western Jamaica, and contributes significantly to the sustainability of the critical tourism sector.

We are urging the Government of Jamaica to take steps to declare the Cockpit Country a Protected National Area AS A MATTER OF PRIORITY, as stipulated in the 1997 Policy for a National System of Protected Areas in Jamaica.

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