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The Bahamas National Trust: An option for protected area management

Auteur
Holowesko L.
Périodique/Collection
Protected Areas Programme: Parks | Vol. 5(3); 20 - 25; 6 p.
Date
1995
Source
IUCN (ID: ANA-057742)
Éditeur | Lieu de publication
IUCN | Gland, Switzerland
Pays/Territoire
Bahamas
Sujet
Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes
Mot clé
Aire protégée Profil institutionnel
Résumé

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.