Underpinning the program is effective sharing of all information so as to contribute positively to policy makers' decisions concerning activities in Cockpit Country, including bauxite mining. The overall goal of this project and is enhanced conservation of the Cockpit Country ecosystem -a hotspot within the Caribbean Biodiversity Hotspot- and its dependent watersheds through an integrated program of stakeholder capacity-building and research contributing to an economic valuation of the ecosystem and cultural services supplied by an intact Cockpit Country to current and future generations. In the past, Government of Jamaica (GoJ) has not considered indirect costs such as loss of biodiversity, risks to ecosystem services and costs to communities, in its decision process, which emphasizes short-term, foreign exchange benefits. This ecosystem is under imminent threat from bauxite mining and limestone quarrying. Jamaica's Cockpit Country is recognized nationally and internationally for its unique biodiversity, its cultural heritage, and for the ecosystem services it provides to central-west Jamaica, including serving as the source waters of four watersheds. Economic Valuation of Cockpit Country, Jamaica
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