National Conservation Council Periodic Update – 4 December 2024

A summary of issues being worked on by the National Conservation Council at its General Meeting of 4^th December 2024.

• The Environmental Assessment Boards empaneled by Council provided updates to Council on the status of the various Environmental Impact Assessments currently ongoing.
  
  • The status of current EIA’s may referenced at https://conservation.ky/current-eias/

• The status of areas nominated by the public for protection was considered and an updated list of priority areas for protection was approved. 

• A conservation plan for Cayman Sage was reviewed and recommended to Cabinet.

• Council reviewed their work and accomplishments for the year and considered some of the challenges for the year ahead. The Council’s complete End of Year statement is below.

The next scheduled General Meeting for the National Conservation Council will be on 26^th March 2025. The meeting will be broadcast live on CIGTV and DoE YouTube channels and social media.  

National Conservation Council
Cayman Islands Environmental Centre
580 North Sound Road
George Town, Grand Cayman
PO Box 10202, KY1-1002
Telephone: (345) 949-8469
conservationcouncil@gov.ky

The complete Agenda for this meeting is available here.

The meeting was broadcast live and may be watched on the Cayman Islands DoE YouTube channel.

Mr. Mailer’s complete statement is below.