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CONCORDAT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR SCOTLAND www.nts.org.uk
AND SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE 1 Introduction The National Trust for Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage have a shared interest in the conservation, enjoyment and understanding of Scotland’s natural heritage. This shared interest led, in 1999, to the signing of a concordat between the two organisations with the aim of strengthening the existing good relationship and identifying how the two organisations would work together to achieve common purposes. In the first six years of operation many of the original commitments were met, and many other developments in the shared interests in Scotland’s natural heritage took place. The concordat forged closer links between the two organisations and has been seen as a model of good practice. This new Concordat reinforces the basis for this strong and successful relationship and provides a framework for working together in the coming years. It also makes reference to how this partnership is managed in operational terms and how experience gained can inform future actions. The National Trust for Scotland (the Trust) is a charitable body whose purposes are set out in the National Trust for Scotland Order Confirmation Acts of 1935 and 1938, which state that “the National Trust for Scotland shall be established for the purposes of promoting the permanent preservation for the benefit of the nation of lands and buildings in Scotland of historic or national interest or natural beauty” and “access to and enjoyment of such buildings and places by the public”. In pursuit of this, the Trust owns and manages buildings and land of national importance for their natural and cultural interest. The Trust owns and manages some 75,000 hectares of Scotland’s finest landscapes, including 5 National Nature Reserves, a World Heritage Site and significant elements of Scotland’s first two National Parks. Trust property management aims to protect key cultural, natural and landscape features of conservation importance, whilst encouraging public access and enjoyment of them. The Trust is able to declare land and buildings inalienable. Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) is a statutory body established under the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991, as the Government’s agency for natural heritage in Scotland, accountable through the Scottish Ministers to the Scottish Parliament. It promotes the care, improvement, understanding and enjoyment and sustainable use of Scotland’s natural heritage – its wildlife, habitats, landforms and landscape and its natural beauty and amenity, recognising the role that people have played in designing, shaping and managing these features. SNH works where possible in partnership by co-operation, negotiation and consensus with all relevant interests, and operates in a devolved, open and accountable manner. www.snh.org.uk
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