Main gaps: No published descriptions of the ecology of the area but an assessment is currently underway by University of the with funding from Ramsar (D. Webber, pers. comm.. 2006) 4.6.9 Blue and Upper Blue and in eastern Location: , Forestry Department Management Agency: National Park, Forest Reserve Current conservation status: Montane summit savanna, montane cloud forest, very wet, wet forest Principal targets: on limestone, very wet, wet forest on shale, wet forest on alluvium, wet forest on serpentine, many frogs, bats, Yellow Boa, Giant Swallowtail Butterfly poor and illegal agricultural practices, illegal timber harvest, mining, Principal threats: hurricane damage, invasive species programmes being implemented by in accordance On-going conservation programmes: with their management plan. Forestry Department carrying out a biophysical inventory. Proposal for designation as World Heritage site under development. Upper reaches of the two mountain ranges, includes two of the Description of the area: largest areas of intact natural forests, areas of outstanding importance for biodiversity, landscape Very important watershed, landscape, important Ecological functions and connectivity: part of spinal forest. Main gaps: Management programmes for threatened species and habitats (specially wet forest on serpentine) Control of invasive species Connectivity to sea (e.g. north, east to and south) 4.6.10 Coastal St Mary and Coastal and inland hills east of Port Maria () and south of Location: Mostly privately owned Management Agency: None, but some private landowners are interested in Current conservation status: conservation Wet and mesic forest on shale; mesic forest on alluvium, mesic forest Principal targets: on limestone Coastal development, settlement, agriculture, road development, Principal threats: invasive species (including bamboo) None known On-going conservation programmes: One of the last remaining relatively undeveloped parts of the Description of the area: north coast, includes coastal hills and important links to marine ecosystems Coastal protection, watershed, links to marine Ecological functions and connectivity: ecosystems. Main gaps: This area urgently needs to be assessed for conservation potential as it includes potentially important examples of wet and mesic forests on shale and alluvium and is important for coastal connectivity.
Main gaps: No published descriptions of the ecology of the area but an assessment is currently underway by University of the with funding from Ramsar (D. Webber, pers. comm.. 2006) 4.6.9 Blue and Location: Upper Blue and in eastern Management Agency: , Forestry Department Current conservation status: National Park, Forest Reserve Principal targets: Montane summit savanna, montane cloud forest, very wet, wet forest on limestone, very wet, wet forest on shale, wet forest on alluvium, wet forest on serpentine, many frogs, bats, Yellow Boa, Giant Swallowtail Butterfly Principal threats: poor and illegal agricultural practices, illegal timber harvest, mining, hurricane damage, invasive species On-going conservation programmes: programmes being implemented by in accordance with their management plan. Forestry Department carrying out a biophysical inventory. Proposal for designation as World Heritage site under development. Description of the area: Upper reaches of the two mountain ranges, includes two of the largest areas of intact natural forests, areas of outstanding importance for biodiversity, landscape Ecological functions and connectivity: Very important watershed, landscape, important part of spinal forest. Main gaps: Management programmes for threatened species and habitats (specially wet forest on serpentine) Control of invasive species Connectivity to sea (e.g. north, east to and south) 4.6.10 Coastal St Mary and Location: Coastal and inland hills east of Port Maria () and south of Management Agency: Mostly privately owned Current conservation status: None, but some private landowners are interested in conservation Principal targets: Wet and mesic forest on shale; mesic forest on alluvium, mesic forest on limestone Principal threats: Coastal development, settlement, agriculture, road development, invasive species (including bamboo) On-going conservation programmes: None known Description of the area: One of the last remaining relatively undeveloped parts of the north coast, includes coastal hills and important links to marine ecosystems Ecological functions and connectivity: Coastal protection, watershed, links to marine ecosystems. Main gaps: This area urgently needs to be assessed for conservation potential as it includes potentially important examples of wet and mesic forests on shale and alluvium and is important for coastal connectivity.
T-JERP%20draft%20final%20report%2029jan07.docx