Saint Lucia National Trust
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The Saint Lucia National Trust is a non-profit organization
established by statute
in 1975 on the island nation of Saint Lucia
. It is charged with "preserving buildings, objects of historic and architectural interest
and areas of natural beauty together with their animal and plant life, for present and future generations." It is a member of the Caribbean Initiative
.
The Trust is administered by an 11-person council, seven of whom are elected directly by the organization's general membership.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
established by statute
Statute
A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a state, city, or county. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy. The word is often used to distinguish law made by legislative bodies from case law, decided by courts, and regulations...
in 1975 on the island nation of Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 620 km2 and has an...
. It is charged with "preserving buildings, objects of historic and architectural interest
Historic preservation
Historic preservation is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance...
and areas of natural beauty together with their animal and plant life, for present and future generations." It is a member of the Caribbean Initiative
Caribbean Initiative
The ' is the most recent initiative of the IUCN .The Caribbean Initiative focuses on the Insular Caribbean - an ecologically coherent unit with unique biodiversity where conservation and natural resource management issues are at the heart of the challenge of sustainable development.- How was the...
.
The Trust is administered by an 11-person council, seven of whom are elected directly by the organization's general membership.