The Bahamas National Trust: An option for protected area management Autor Holowesko L. Título de serie Protected Areas Programme: Parks | Vol. 5(3); 20 - 25; 6 p. Fecha 1995 Fuente IUCN (ID: ANA-057742) Editor | Lugar de publicación IUCN | Gland, Switzerland País/Territorio Bahamas Materia Especies silvestres y ecosistemas Palabra clave Perfiles institucionales Zona protegida Resumen This paper is based on the premise that governments cannot carry the full responsibility for conservation, and that inn the future a diverse array of institutional arrangements will have to be devised to manage protected areas. In the Commonwealth of The Bahamas there is an interesting example of one such institution. The National Parks of The Bahamas are owned, under several forms of tenure, and managed by the Bahamas National Trust, a non-governmental organisation with some quasi-governmental characteristics. This paper covers the legal structure of the Trust, describes some of the varied ecosystems and habitats of thee parks, outlines management policies, identifies funding sources, highlights some problems and offers a glimpse of the future.