National trust
A national trust is an organisation dedicated to preserving the cultural heritage of a particular geographic region. Although the focus of a national trust may vary by region, the principal role is to ensure the preservation of historically significant items, and to conserve areas of natural beauty. National trusts generally operate as private non-profit organizations. The first such trust organisation, The Trustees of Reservations, originated in 1890 as a regional group serving the state of Massachusetts, USA.[1] The first national trust, the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, was founded in England in 1895 and operates as a charitable organisation serving England, Wales and Northern Ireland (it is commonly known in the UK as the National Trust). Other national trusts have since been set up around the world.[1][2][3]
In 2007 the International National Trusts Organisation (INTO) was established at a gathering in New Delhi, India, with a mandate to support collaboration and best practices among national trusts and similar associations. It has member organisations from over 50 countries.[3][4][5]
List of national trusts
A partial list of national trusts and similar organizations:[6]
- Acting for Future Generations (Senegal)
- Addis Woubet (Ethiopia)
- African Union of Conservationists (Uganda)
- Amenity 2000 Association Japan (Japan)
- An Taisce - The National Trust for Ireland (Ireland)
- Associacao para a constituicao da Fundacao Nacional para a conservacao do Patrimonio Portugues (Portugal)
- Badan Warisan Malaysia (Heritage of Malaysia Trust) (Malaysia)
- Bahamas National Trust (Bahamas)
- Barbados National Trust (Barbados)
- Bermuda National Trust (Bermuda)
- Calcutta Tercentenary Trust (India)
- Centre for Heritage Development in Africa (Kenya)
- Conservation Trust, South Africa (South Africa)
- Conservatoire du Littoral (France)
- Cross Cultural Foundation Uganda (Uganda)
- Czech National Trust o.p.s. (Czech Republic)
- Din l-Art Ħelwa (Malta)
- Environmental Friends Society (Bahrain)
- Europa Nostra (Europe)
- Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust (Falkland Islands)
- Fiji National Trust (Fiji)
- Fondo Ambiente Italiano (Italy)
- Friends of Czech Heritage (Czech Republic)
- Gelderland Trust for Historic Houses and Natural Landscape (Netherlands)
- Grenada National Trust (Grenada)
- Haiti National Trust (Haiti)
- Herita (Belgium)
- Heritage Canada The National Trust/La Fiducie nationale (Canada)
- The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (British Columbia, Canada)
- National Trust for Land and Culture (B.C.) Society (British Columbia, Canada)
- Ontario Heritage Trust (Ontario, Canada)
- Tantramar Heritage Trust (New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada)
- Heritage New Zealand (New Zealand)
- Hout Bay Heritage Trust/Cape of Good Hope Living Heritage (South Africa)
- Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (India)
- Indian Trust for Rural Heritage and Development (India)
- Indonesian Heritage Trust (Indonesia)
- International Centre for the Roerichs (Russia)
- Japan National Trust (Japan)
- Korean National trust for Cultural Heritage (South Korea)
- Malta Nature Trust (Malta)
- Manx National Trust (Isle of Man)
- Montserrat National Trust (Montserrat)
- Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments (Norway)
- National Centre for Heritage Trusteeship (Russia)
- National Nature Trust (Korea)
- National Trust Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka)
- National Trust for Historic Preservation (USA)
- National Trust for Jersey (Jersey)
- National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
- National Trust for Scotland (Scotland)
- National Trust for the Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands)
- National Trust of Australia (Australia)
- National Trust of Australia (Victoria) (Australia)
- National Trust of Queensland (Australia)
- National Trust of South Australia (Australia)
- National Trust of Western Australia (Australia)
- National Trust of Fiji (Fiji)
- National Trust of Guernsey (Guernsey)
- National Trust of Korea (South Korea)
- National Trust of Slovakia (Slovakia)
- National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)
- National Trust of Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)
- Queen Elizabeth II National Trust (New Zealand)
- Ruan Yisan Heritage Foundation (China)
- Saint Helena National Trust (St Helena)
- Saint Lucia National Trust (St Lucia)
- Siam Society (Thailand)
- Sumatra Heritage Trust (Indonesia)
- TARA Trust for African Rock Art (Kenya)
- Taiwan Environmental Information Association (Taiwan)
- Taiwan National Trust (Taiwan)
- Tesouros de Galicia (Spain)
- The Trustees of Reservations (Massachusetts, USA)
- Union Rempart (France)
- Zanzibar Stone Town Heritage Society (Tanzania)
References
- "The National Trust Movement". International National Trusts Organisation. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- Max Colwell, David Colwell, Heritage Preserved with the National Trust of South Australia (1985), p. 7.
- "The National Trust Movement". National Trust for Land & Culture. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- "About INTO". International National Trusts Organisation. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- "INTO Members". International National Trusts Organisation. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- Most of these trusts, including trusts with no Wikipedia article, can be found in the International National Trusts Organisation member list.