The Blue Mountains of Jamaica are frequently covered in a dense blanket of cloud, but when it lifts the first thing you notice is the cloak of forest extending up their steep slopes to the top of the ...

Scientists fear the worst for Jamaican habitats as an invasive tree species called Pittosporum undulatum (more colloquially known as the “mock orange” tree) expands throughout the region like wildfire ...

In the days immediately after Hurricane Beryl sideswiped southern Jamaica, a common sight was of work crews and individuals, armed with cutting tools, removing fallen trees and broken branches. That’s ...

Bermuda took a leaf out of Jamaica’s book after the Caribbean nation celebrated National Tree Planting Day earlier this month. The Jamaican Association Bermuda planted its first tree, a cedar, with ...

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