Renee Oliphant

Renee Oliphant is the former acting CEO of Jamaica's Forestry Department, known for her strong advocacy for environmental protection. She has been a vocal critic of mining operations that threaten forest ecosystems, particularly highlighting the risks associated with proposed quarrying in ecologically sensitive areas. Her February 2020 letter to the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) emphasized the importance of maintaining forest cover for groundwater aquifers and expressed skepticism about the effectiveness of reforestation efforts post-mining.