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Protecting Fair Helen’s PatrimonyIt is envisaged that at least 2 new siteswill be developed and opened for publicaccess during the life of this Plan. Inaddition, the SLNT will continue toaggressively pursue its advocacy on theprotection and conservation of SaintLucia’s natural heritage andenvironment; and for the creation ofparks and protected areas.The great diversity and sheer volume ofwork which faces us is a constantchallenge and we rarely have all theresources we need. Planning andprioritising work, developing theappropriate skills in staff andvolunteers, and keeping a tight rein oncosts is essential. We also need tobecome ever more professional ingenerating income both by commercialactivity and in fundraising. The Trustwill establish a new core function forbusiness services and events andthrough this function will develop aSLNT Brand Signature and flagshipconservation enterprises under thisbrand signature.a. Our MethodThe strategy formulation benefittedfrom:□ The conduct of SWOT 2 andSTEEP 3 analyses; anenvironmental scan of theinternal and externalenvironments in which the Trustis operating, a stakeholder2 Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats3 Social, technological, economic, environment andpoliticalanalysis and a problem treeanalysis. 4□ The preparation of a StrategicDirections Paper.□ Meetings, discussions andinterviews with a wide crosssection of the Trust’smembership, Staff members,members of the Council; andmembers of the SteeringCommittee 5 .□ Review of the various Trust□documents and reports.Desk top research and documentreview of the work of otherNational Trusts in the other partsof the world, and how they eachformulated their strategic intentand/or plans.□ An electronic questionnaire 6 inorder to ascertain members’choice for Vision, Mission andValue Statements.□ Historical analysis of thefinancial performance of theTrust over the last five years.□Discussions leading to proposedamendments to the 1972National Trust ActA number of core issues that will beaddressed in the Strategic Plan.• The quantum of Governmentsubventions to the Trust maychange over time;4The results of the environmental scan, thestakeholder analysis, and the problem tree analysisare documented in the Strategic Direction paper,which is available under separate cover from theTrust.5 This Steering Committee was established to workalongside the consultant.6 The response rate was unfortunately veryinadequate.3
Protecting Fair Helen’s Patrimony• Poverty and limited economicopportunities do not augurwell for sustainablemanagement and/orconservation of Saint Lucia’snatural resources.• A youthful population providesmany opportunities for theSLNT to promote behaviouralchange towards theenvironment and towardsSaint Lucia’s historical, cultural,and natural heritage. On theother hand, the medium usedto promote these behaviouralchanges must reflect theaspirations, norms, andapproaches of the youth.• There is much potential for theSLNT to use ICT platforms forconducting its business, be it inmobilising its memberships orin marketing its services andproducts to national, regionaland international clients.• The governance structure ofthe Trust needs to beremedied.• The institutional capacity ofthe Trust particularly that ofits Secretariat, needs to bestrengthened.• There are a number ofpotential stakeholders thatthe SLNT should explore.Some of these stakeholdersare important as strategicpartners while others havegood potential for the servicesand products delivered by theSLNT.III• The SLNT must endeavour toincrease it membership baseand to ensure thatprogrammes are put in placefor the membership to beinvolved in the work of theTrust.• There is much scope for theTrust to explore for financialassistance outside its usualsources – friendlygovernments; regionalorganisationsandinternational financingorganisations. The Trustshould explore establishingstrategic partnerships withotherlike‐mindedinternational environmentalNGOS who are skilful inmobilising resources and whoare willing to provide freetechnical assistance.OUR STRATEGIC INTENTa. Our VisionWe recognize the need to be clear andambitious about our ‘strategic intent’ inorder to more effectively pursue ourmission.Our Vision, “the natural and historicalpatrimony of Saint Lucia is conservedfor present and future generations” willhelp us build the core strengths andmandate of the SLNT. It will also inspireand promote a society that is aware andresponsible of its natural, cultural, andhistorical heritage.4
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