Shooter's Hill is also known as Port Henderson Hills. This area can be classified as a primary limestone forest with a secondary forest structure in sections. A conclusion arising from the study conducted in the area by NEPA in 2017 indicated that this region has the potential to serve as a model in biodiversity conservation and combat environmental impacts resulting from global climate change and urbanisation by absorbing the heat of the adjoining built-up area. This recommendation was incorporated into The Town and Country Planning (Municipality of Portmore) (Provisional Development) Order, 2018.

It is expected that the continued urbanisation and expansion of Portmore will lead to the Urban Heat Effect, whereby a metropolitan area becomes significantly warmer than the surrounding rural areas. The forests structure within Shooter's Hill has been identified as having the potential to aid in combatting this occurrence by providing cooling effects during extreme heat conditions and may also act to filter harmful pollutants from the air.