The Trust

Fiordland Conservation Trust is a new community-driven initiative supporting conservation projects in Fiordland and Southland. It has been established to provide independent funding and resources to further protect the natural treasures (taonga) of southern New Zealand.

Trustees are professionals with backgrounds in conservation, tourism and farming. By managing the funds it receives the Trust will:
1. encourage, support and promote conservation work in Fiordland and worthy projects throughout Southland and New Zealand's Sub-Antarctic Islands.
2. share information and raise awareness within the community about conservation and, in particular, encourage youth involvement on projects identified by the Trust

Welcome to the Fiordland Conservation Trust.

Established in 2007 the Fiordland Conservation Trust is a community-driven initiative supporting conservation projects in Fiordland and Southland and New Zealand's Sub-Antarctic Islands.

Major announcement - The Sinbad Sanctuary Project

The Fiordland Trust in association with Southern Discoveries (formerly Red Boats) has undertaken a major project to protect and enhance the Sinbad Gully, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand.

For more information on this exciting new development see the Sinbad Gully - Sinbad Sanctuary page.

The environment is a jigsaw missing pieces

Look around you... breathe in the fabulous native bush landscapes of this region. Become aware that here you are as close as possible to the way the world used to be.

But take a closer look and you will see that all is not well in paradise...

Introduced pests, such as rats, stoats and possums, have had a major impact on our native bird populations as well as their habitat. A massive conservation effort is needed to keep Fiordland 'alive'.

To add your piece to the jigsaw click here to download our PDF brochure (400k) and make a donation or follow the link to find out more about how to donate. Don't have a PDF viewer? Follow this link to Adobe© and download one now.

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Photography © : PhotoArt Fiordland    Rod Morris    Department of Conservation