It is well known that many poor communities that have been established on steep hillsides, on the banks of rivers and gullies, on the coasts and other kinds of marginal lands impact negatively on the environment through their economic activities and their waste disposal. At another level, Jamaica’s export industries have traditionally been the main drivers of the economy, and at the same time are some of the most environmentally unfriendly. Disrupting these communities and industries for environmental reasons will have direct negative economic repercussions in the form of lost employment and incomes, together with the multiplier effect on other industries. A common theme in the consultations was that the green economy in Jamaica should extend the efforts to achieve sustainable development.