National Trust Act [Chapter 25:12]. Country/Territory Zimbabwe Document type Legislation Date 1960 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to establish a trust for the purpose of accepting and holding property in trust for public purposes, of acquiring and thereafter preserving and protecting for the benefit of the people of Zimbabwe land, buildings, natural resources, fauna, flora and objects of any description which have a national, archaeological, historical or aesthetic interest, and of holding and maintaining lands and buildings as places of public recreation, entertainment, resort or instruction; and to provide for various other matters connected with and incidental to the foregoing. Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Management/conservation Institution Cultural heritage Expropriation Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations Abstract This Act establishes the National Trust of Zimbabwe as a body corporate. The purposes of the Trust shall be, among other things: (a) to accept and hold property in trust for any public purposes; (b) to promote for the benefit of the people of Zimbabwe the permanent preservation and protection of: (i) lands and buildings of a national, archaeological, historical or aesthetic interest; and (ii) natural resources, animal or bird life and trees or flora; (c) to manage property for purposes of public recreation, entertainment, resort or instruction. The Trust shall be managed by a Council, which may make Bylaws for purposes of protection and conservation of property owned, held or controlled by the Trust. Full text English Website www.parlzim.gov.zw