Professional Background David Christopher Smith PhD Environmental Management Consultant Fax:+1 876 927 4257 Phone:+1 876 927 8855 P.O. Box 59, Kingston 6, Jamaica. smitty@colis.com david@consultjamaica.com www.consultjamaica.com Nationality: Jamaican, Language: English David Smith is the Managing Director of Business and Environment Management Services Ltd., an independent consultant in environmental management and a Senior Fellow of the Synergos Institute 1. David has worked in the environment and related fields since 1987. He has consulted on the design of environmental financing mechanisms in Uganda, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, contributed to the Jamaican National Forestry Management Plan and worked on several Environmental Impact Assessments. He was part of a team that designed and implemented a Green Globe certified Environmental Management System in a major resort hotel in Jamaica. After receiving his PhD on insect population dynamics, he researched the Biological Control of insect pests on citrus at the University of the West Indies (UWI). He left UWI to become the Executive Director of the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT), a position he occupied for over ten years. Under his leadership the JCDT became the leading NGO in Jamaican environmental conservation, generating over seven million US dollars for conservation programmes. During this time he was heavily involved in the establishment, design and financing of the Jamaican protected areas system and an island-wide environmental education programme. David has been an opinion journalist in the Jamaica Herald newspaper. As a communicator he worked with producers of media productions on several environmental topics including acting in an award winning commercial for a local paint company that strongly supports the environment, advising on the technical aspects of an award winning documentary on watershed management in the CVM-TV series Probe, and cohosting a live radio call-in programme (My Place) with Michael Anthony Cuffe, 25 feet under the sea in the Montego Bay Marine Park for KLAS-FM. Areas of Specialisation Conservation Finance, Development of Environmental Funds, debt conversions and use of bi- and multi-lateral funds. Environmental Management Systems National Parks and Protected Area System Management and Design. Environmental Impact Assessments Working with Rural Communities in Protected Areas Work Experience David is currently the Managing Director of Business and Environment Management Services Ltd and has lectured part-time in the Natural Resources Management MSc. course at the University of the West Indies. BEMS Ltd was formed in March 2001 and consults in environmental and business management. Details on some of their projects are below. 1 Class of 2002, www.synergos.org
During the time he was Executive Director of JCDT, the Trust developed the Jamaican National Parks System Plan, established the National Parks Trust Fund, capitalized it with a debt-for-nature swap, designed the national school s environment competition, managed the IUCN depository library for the Caribbean and developed and implemented Green Expo 96, 98 and 2000 (an environmental exposition). JCDT managed the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park since 1996, along with the Natural Resources Conservation Authority and the Department of Forestry. During his term at the JCDT he put together and managed a team of 40 persons that allowed the JCDT to attract grant funding and generate income of over seven million US dollars to support its actions in environmental management, education, and advocacy. The Trust had built up an operating surplus equivalent to thirteen months expenditure by the end of 2000. JCDT managed projects from a variety of donors including USAID, European Union, Environmental Foundation of Jamaica, MacArthur Foundation and The Nature Conservancy. At the same time, the National Parks Trust Fund (administered by JCDT) made over US$1.2 million in grants to support the Jamaican National Park System by the end of 1999. Additionally, he helped to draft and negotiate the Environmental Framework Agreement that established the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica whose current assets exceed Ja$1 billion (US$25 million). David served on the Board of the Caribbean Conservation Association for five years and was President in 1995. He was also a Regional Councillor for North America and the Caribbean for IUCN- The World Conservation Union for six years. In 1994, he was appointed Chair of the Business Committee of IUCN Council, and served in that position until the end of his second term in 2000. As Chair, he was responsible for coordinating the Board oversight of the business aspects of the SFr 90 million per annum programme of the Union. During this time, David was able carry out some short-term consultations. These were mainly in the field of environmental impact assessment and financing resource management programmes. Projects included working on EIAs for three Coastal Zone development projects on the North Coast of Jamaica, and the implementation of an Environmental Management System in a major hotel. Projects on the financing side were implemented in Jamaica, Guyana, Trinidad and Uganda. Consulting Experience As Sole consultant The Nature Conservancy, to prepare a case study on the establishment of the Green Fund Agency in Trinidad and Tobago. A.D. Fouillard & Associates. Team member, Evaluation of the CIDA ENACT Project in Jamaica. Inter-American Development Bank and the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, to design Project Guidelines, Operating Rules and Systems for the new Green Fund Agency. (This is a new agency that manages a dedicated tax to make grants that support communities and NGOs in environmental conservation.) GEF, World Bank to develop and present a case study on the involvement of NGOs in the management of protected areas in Jamaica for presentation at a workshop on Protected Area Systems in Trinidad and Tobago. IUCN, the World Conservation Union to outline the possibilities for the development of a Caribbean Regional Conservation Trust Fund. For the Greater Montego Bay Redevelopment Company, edited the Environmental Report for the Development Plan for Montego Bay. 2
With Business and Environment Management Services Ltd. Caribbean Programme for Adaptation to Climate Change, part of the team that produced the Business and Strategic Plan for the Caribbean Centre for Climate Change. Global Environment Facility, World Bank, research and support to the evaluation team visiting Jamaica for the Second study of Global Environment Facility s overall performance (OPS2). Environmental Foundation of Jamaica. To develop a Technical and Financial proposal to establish and manage the Jamaica Tourism Challenge Fund. Environmental Foundation of Jamaica. To develop a capability statement for Fundraising and donor solicitation. With ARD Inc. to assist ECOTRUST Uganda to design a fund to support the Ugandan protected areas system. With JCDT (DS as lead or sole consultant) Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo in Chile to develop a case study on the history of environmental conservation in Jamaica for the Inter-American Development Bank (Lead). Forestry Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Jamaica. Institutional and Financial Consultant for the UNDP-Financed Forestry Capacity (Bridging) Project. (Lead). Financial Institutions Services Ltd.. Preliminary Environmental Assessment of Navy Island (with particular reference to the modification of Crusoe s Beach) (Lead). Government of Guyana, Global Environment Facility, World Bank. To prepare the financial section for the project document (PDF B ) to establish a National Protected Areas System for Guyana. (Sole). With Caribbean Ecosystems Limited For Superclubs Resorts Ltd. to develop an Environmental Management System for Hedonism III Resort Hotel Runaway Bay and to develop an Environmental Management System for Breezes Golf and Country Club Resort Hotel Runaway Bay. Development of a certified Environmental Management System for Grand Lido Hotel, Negril (certified by Green Globe in 2000). Investigations into financing options for the environmental clean up of the Jamaican Spirits Industry. Environmental Impact Assessment of the Kerrilake housing estate. Environmental Impact Assessment of the Drax Hall resort development. Environmental Impact Assessment of the Braco Beach Village resort development (now the Grand Lido Braco Hotel). Projects Jamaica National Parks Trust Fund and Debt Swap 3
! Drafted the proposal and negotiated with the Bank of Jamaica for the first debt-for-nature swap in Jamaica and the English-speaking Caribbean. The JCDT was allocated a quota of US$600,000 of debt. The debt was converted in two tranches, in April 1992 (US$437,956) and the remainder in 1994.! Co-Drafted a joint proposal from JCDT and TNC to the Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico for US$100,000 to support the debt swap above.! Negotiated donation of US$60,000 from Smithsonian Institution to complete the quota of debt swapped.! The Jamaica National Parks Trust Fund was established as an endowment, capitalised with the funds from the swap to support the running costs of the National Park system.! JCDT manages this fund, which pays the salaries of the National Parks staff. The Fund made over US$1.4 million in grants to the Park system from 1993-1999. Enterprise of the Americas Initiative and Environmental Foundation of Jamaica Organised Jamaican NGOs to develop an Environmental Framework Agreement for Jamaica under the Enterprise of the Americas Initiative. Drafted with Winston McCalla the legal document that formed the basis of negotiations between Jamaica and the United States and was part of the team that negotiated the agreement between Jamaica and the United States. This document outlined the parameters under which US$10 million would be managed in an environmental fund for Jamaican NGOs and academic organizations. Developed with David Lee a concept paper for the design and organization of the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ), which manages investments and grant making of the Funds. Assisted in the development of the Company documents for the EFJ. Served twice on the Board of Directors and served on the finance committee, and the projects and special projects committees. Jamaican National Parks System Responsible under the USAID-funded PARC project for the development of the Plan for a System of National Parks for Jamaica. Co-drafted financial and institutional sections. Assisted in the drafting of the management plans for the Montego Bay Marine Park and the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park. Aided in the design of the second Phase of the USAID-funded ($3 million) PARC project. Designed and oversaw the implementation of several projects to support Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park operations, total value, US$1.5 million. Successful in securing the visit of a World Bank team to Jamaica to develop a GEF World Bank proposal to establish the Cockpit Country National Park. The concept attracted Block A and B funding. Positions held February 2002, to January 2003. Programme Specialist Energy, Climate Change and Environment, UNDP Country Office Jamaica. March 2001, to present, Managing Director, Business and Environment Management Services Ltd. 4
January 2001 to present, Environmental Consultant May 2001, Part-time Lecturer (4hrs), Policies and Laws for Environmental Management in the M.Sc. in Natural Resource Management course. UWI Mona. August 1990- December 2000, Executive Director, Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust 1988-1990, Lecturer in Zoology, University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona 1987-1988, Assistant Lecturer in Zoology UWI Mona 1986-1987, Teaching Assistant UWI Mona Other Professional Experience With IUCN, the World Conservation Union. Member, IUCN Commission on Education and Communication, Caribbean representative on steering committee. 2000-2004. Member, IUCN Species Survival Commission, Caribbean representative on steering committee. 2001-2004. Member World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), 1991-present, Member of the Caribbean Steering Committee 1991-1993. Regional Councillor for North America and the Caribbean, and Chairman of the Business Committee of Council 1994-2000, Acting Treasurer, October 2000. Member of the Bureau, 1994-1999, With the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) Member of the Board, 1994 to 2001, Company Secretary, 1997 to 2001. With the Caribbean Conservation Association (CCA) President, 1994-95. Member of the Board 1991-1995. With the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica Member of the Board, 1993-1995 & 2000-2002, Finance Committee, 1996-2000. 5
Projects & Special Projects Committees, 2000-2002 For the Government and People of Jamaica Other Other Appointments Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) Orchid policy committee 1995-1997. NRCA sub committee on Protected Areas Watersheds and Wildlife 1996-1997. NRCA Advisory Committee on the National Biodiversity Action Plan. Town & Country Planning (Appeals) Tribunal, Ministry of Environment and Housing 1994-1997 Advisory Planning Committee, Ministry of Environment and Housing 1997-1999 CITES Scientific Authority for Jamaica 1995- to 1999. NRCA Appeals Tribunal Ministry of Lands and Environment 1999-2002, Chairman 2001 to 2002. Jamaica National Parks Trust Fund. 1991-2000, Trustee Steering committee of REDLAC the Network of National Environmental Funds for Latin America and the Caribbean. 1998-1999, Member. Advisory Committee, National Development Foundation Oyster Culture project 1993-1995. Chairman, Weekly columnist, The Jamaica Herald Newspaper 1995-1997 Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica Education Representative to Council 1992-1995. Environmental Committee 1990-2000. Vice-Chairman Environmental Committee 1997 to 1999. Chairman Environmental Committee 1999-2001. Certificate of Participation in Integrated Pest Management Course. University of Florida (1990) PhD in Zoology (University of the West Indies). "The Population Dynamics in Jamaica of Liriomyza commelinae (Frost) (Diptera: Agromyzidae)." (1987). 6
BSc (Honours, Lower Second Division) U.W.I. Mona (1982). Majored in Zoology. Papers Peer reviewed Recreational Use of Natural Resources. by I. Goodbody and D. Smith in Natural Resources Management for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean. (UWI) Thomas-Hope, E. Ed. 2001 36pp. (in press). Environmental Funds and the NGO Community. in The IPG handbook on Environmental Funds. Interagency Planning Group on Environmental Funds (IPG) Norris, R. Ed. 1999 4pp. Jamaica=s Natural Heritage: A Diversity of Flora and Fauna. (With S Barrett) In Monuments and Sites Jamaica. ICOMOS. 1996 Green, P. Ed. 9pp. The PARC project, implementing a National Park system for Jamaica. in Environment and Development in the Caribbean: Geographical Perspectives. Barker, D & MacGregor, D.F.M. Eds. 1995. 10pp. The impact of natural enemies on the leafmining fly Liriomyza commelinae. Proceedings, 36th. congress of the Interamerican Society for Tropical Horticulture 1990. Variation of density-dependence with spatial level in Liriomyza commelinae (Frost) (Diptera: Agromyzidae). (With B.E. Freeman, Ecological Entomology Vol.15) Not subject to peer review Mobilising National Resources for National Environmental Funds: The Jamaican Case Study. At the Latin American and Caribbean Meeting of National Environmental Funds. Cartagena, Colombia 1995. Private Sector Investment in Biodiversity Conservation. Presented at the Inter-American Development Bank workshop on Investing in Biodiversity Conservation. Washington D.C., October 1996. Papers presented to the Global Conference on Sustainable Development in Small Island Developing States (Barbados 1994), and Caribbean Group for Cooperation in Economic Development (World Bank, Washington 1994). Deforestation and Deep Water Piers. in Caribbean Shipping, May 1992. The use of Debt in Funding protected areas. (Contribution to paper by CANARI on use of debt in the Caribbean, presented at the IV World Parks Congress, sponsored by the World Conservation Union (IUCN). Caracas, Venezuela, 1992. Institutional Framework for protected areas in Jamaica, (with R. Kerr) At the IV World Parks Congress Caracas, Venezuela, 1992. Criteria for Terrestrial Systems and Gaps in Terrestrial Coverage. At the 35th. Working Session of the Commission for National Parks and Protected areas of IUCN. Santo Domingo, Rep. Dominicana 1991. Development of Biological Control for Root Weevils: Natural Enemy Complex of Root Weevils and Potential for biological Control. By D.O. Clarke, M.M. Alam & D.C. Smith. At the 2 nd Annual Seminar for presentation of Progress. Jamaica Agricultural Research Programme. 7
Development of Biological Control for Root Weevils in Jamaica. Bio-assay of the effectiveness of Two Species of Nematodes against RW Larvae in five soil types at three moisture types. By D.C. Smith, M.M. Alam A. Mansingh & J. Reid. At the 2 nd Annual Seminar for presentation of Progress. Jamaica Agricultural Research Programme. 8