The main thrust of the ICENS is on solving problems that are of national, regional, and global importance, and on building up the human resource and information bases necessary for sustainable development. The Centre's focus on environmental geochemistry will provide data that are applicable to agriculture, natural resources identification, environmental assessment and preservation, man-made and natural hazards, water resource management, and the marine and coastal zones. These areas are fundamental to sustainable socio-economic development and reflect many of the priority areas of the jamaica national Science and Technology Policy.

Specific Areas of Interest

• Geochemical Baselines
• Relationships between the Geochemistry of the Natural Environment and Health
• Agriculture and Food Security
• Global Environmental Change and Potential Threats to Jamaica
• Spatial Geoscience
• Water Resources Management
• Peaceful Applications of the Atom