Jamaica’s National Tree Planting initiative, launched by Prime Minister, Andrew Holness in October 2019, initially targeted the planting of three million trees over three years, ending October 2022.

The ackee tree, native to West Africa, grows in abundance on Jamaica, where it’s likewise celebrated as the national fruit. However, ackee fruit imports have been banned by the FDA , off and on ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Forestry Department is urging every Jamaican to plant at least one tree on October 2, in commemoration of National Tree Planting Day. The department said that this year's ...

Jamaica Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job ... has revealed that some 2.7 million trees have been planted under the Jamaica National Tree Planting Initiative, ...