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The National Environment and Planning Agency is a Jamaican government agency responsible for environmental protection, land use, natural resource management, and spatial planning. [1]
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It is an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation that became operational on April 1, 2001. [1]
NEPA was founded to carry out the technical and administrative mandate of three statutory bodies: [1]
- the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA)
- the Town and Country Planning Authority (TCPA)
- the Land Development and Utilisation Commission (LDUC)
The acting chief executive officer is Peter Knight. [1]
