Saint Helena National Trust
environmental organization in Saint Helena
The Saint Helena National Trust is an independent not-for-profit organisation which aims to preserve Saint Helena's environmental and cultural heritage. It was founded on 22 May 2002, the 500th anniversary of Saint Helena's discovery.
The trust was established under the St Helena National Trust Ordinance, 2001. Its principle objectives are to preserve, maintain, manage, protect and augment, tender advice, promote access to and enjoyment of land, buildings, animal life, plant life, marine life, furniture, pictures, and documents and chattels of any description having national or historic or artistic interest. It is a member of the International National Trusts Organisation.
Projects
The Millennium Forest is a 250-hectare area of replanting on the island, which aims to restore part of what was the Great Wood. The trust continues to repopulate the forest and uses it for community engagement, connecting the endemic species and invertebrates, in lesson planning, and for general awareness.
The trust is committed to the conservation of the Saint Helena plover, the national bird of the island, which is locally known as the wirebird. The Darwin Plus 107 project assists the Trust with the reduction of invasive vertebrate species that serve as a threat to the wirebird population.
In 2018 the trust established a marine conservation section, working in partnership with Blue Marine Foundation, with a key focus being whale sharks, known locally as "bone sharks".
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