Cockpit Country landscape. Jamaica. © Lauren Creary/JET
– Arlette Dunkley-Fullerton is a farmer in Jamaica’s Cockpit Country KBA, and over the 20 years that she has lived there, she has been observing changes in rainfall patterns and the growing seasons of crops. “The work that Jamaica Environment Trust did to help us plan for climate change in our area was not just informative about climate change, it was an eye-opener, especially for the group members,” says Arlette, who is also the Vice President of the South East Cockpit Country Local Forest Management Committee Benevolent Society.
This community-based group supports national forest conservation goals and promotes sustainable alternative livelihoods for residents of the southeast section of the Cockpit Country Key Biodiversity Area (KBA), many of whom have traditionally depended heavily on forest resources as part of their livelihood strategies.
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