JET boss calls for Gov’t to Ratify Escazú Agreement

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JET boss calls for Gov’t to Ratify Escazú Agreement

Dr Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie, CEO of the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), is urging the Jamaican Government to ratify The Escazú Agreement, which it signed in September 2019. Without its ratification, the protection provided by the treaty cannot be...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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