National Trust for the Cayman Islands Law 1987: the National Trust for the Cayman Islands was established by this law which specified the objectives of the Trust and enabled it to buy, lease, sell, hold or deal in property of
Eastern Protected Areas of Grand Cayman
any nature. The Trust maintains several areas of land for wildlife conservation. These include a 277ha site in the north east of Grand Cayman, the Salina Nature Reserve, which incorporates about 125ha of swamp. In December 1991 ownership of a 40ha woodland site on Cayman Brac, important as a nesting area for the Cayman Brac parrot Amazona leucocephala hesterna, was transferred to the National Trust by the Nature Conservancy and is now titled Brac Parrot Reserve. The site will form the basis for a larger reserve on Cayman Brac.
In March 1992 the Council of the National Trust for the Cayman Islands re-examined the Trust’s role and mission. It emerged with a primary commitment to establishing a system of reserves, designed scientifically to preserve as far as possible the biodiversity of the islands, and the integrity of their critical natural systems. A Scientific Advisory Council was established. On the recommendations of this group, the Trust has established as top priority the acquisition of a core reserve in an area of central Grand Cayman known as ‘The Mountain’. Other priorities include the acquisition of reserve lands in the centre of Little Cayman and building on the existing core reserve on Cayman Brac (Burton 1992).
the Native Tree Nursery at the QEII botanic Park
The Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park was officially opened by the Queen in 1994. It covers 24 ha and is jointly owned by the Government and the National Trust. The park has been developed as a botanic garden, with woodlands preserved in their natural state.
The above was taken from the 1999 JNCC report Biodiversity: The UK Overseas Territories.
Much more (and more up to date) information can be found on the National Trust’s own website: www.nationaltrust.org.ky.
