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Commonwealth NGOs
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 Bahamas National Trust
HQ address: P.O. Box N4105
The Retreat Gardens
Village Road
Nassau
Bahamas
Email: bnt@bahamasnationaltrust.org
Website: www.thebahamasnationaltrust.org
Type: NGO
Scope: national
Interest in Forestry: peripheral
Description
The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) was established by an Act of Parliament in 1959 as a non-governmental,
self-funded, statutory body, mandated with the development and management of the
National Park System in The Bahamas.
The BNT is a unique collaboration of the private, scientific, and government sectors, with a history
of conservation success and innovation that spans nearly half a century.
The accomplishments of the BNT are diverse and impressive. The first marine replenishment area in the
Wider Caribbean was established by the BNT in 1986. The West Indian flamingo and other
endangered species have been rescued from extinction.
Hundreds of thousands of acres of valuable wetlands, forests, marine environments, and tropical ecosystems
have been protected.
Innovative, award-winning contributions have been made to Bahamian environmental education and curriculum
development.
Several thousand Bahamian school children participate in BNT educational programs each year. With a
reference library described as “the best in the region”, the BNT continues to be a major
resource center and clearinghouse for scholars, organizations, government agencies, teachers, and students
conducting research on conservation in The Bahamas.
Some of the earliest promotion for protecting the environment as the foundation of tourism and the introduction
of ecotourism originated from the BNT. The Trust makes vital contributions to fisheries
and wildlife management, environmental protection, historic preservation, coastal zone management, sustainable
development, environmental impact assessment, game bird management, and tourism
development.
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