KINGSTON, Jamaica— Like the steady flow of a river that nourishes everything in its path before meeting the sea, another transformative environmental initiative has reached its final bend — leaving behind stronger ecosystems, empowered communities and renewed hope for Jamaica’s natural environment.

In a statement on Friday, the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) highlighted the completion of the six-year “A Jamaican Path from Hills to Ocean” project which it says marks a major milestone in wetland and coastal management interventions, critical to safeguarding Jamaica’s natural assets and strengthening the island’s resilience to climate change.

The project, which ran from 2020 to 2026, was funded jointly by the European Union Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (EUR 4.9 million) and the Government of Jamaica (EUR 1.1 million).