The Environment
St Helena is proud of its environment which boasts a high number of endemic flora and fauna species. This includes the ebony, the he and she cabbage trees, the redwood and others. The Island is also proud of the endemic Wirebird.
Various Government, non-government and voluntary organisations work towards conserving the environment and this has resulted in a number of major environmental and conservation projects. These have included the successful re-introduction of an endemic gumwood forest and the creation of the Central Peaks Protected Area Management Plan.
St Helena works towards meeting the Commitments of the Environment Charter and is making progress as resources (human and financial) allow. Financial assistance from the Department For International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office through the Overseas Territories Environment Programmes has facilitated much of this.