Marine conservation and management ensure habitat and species survival and provide for adequate fish stocks and enhanced visitor enjoyment while protecting delicate coral reefs.

This was the first programme of the newly created National Parks Trust in 1964, following the declaration of Sage Mountain as a National Park. Originally focusing on the reforestation of cleared agricultural or pasture land, it now encompasses the coastal environment, with emphasis on mangrove replanting.

NPTVI has worked in collaboration with local and international agencies to successfully deliver 21 UK Darwin or DPLUS projects since 1998, serving as the lead partner on five of these projects.

Restoring endangered, endemic or indigenous species is one of the National Parks Trust’s most critical programmes, as habitat loss threatens their survival.

Education and public awareness are important aspects of the National Parks Trust’s work.

​A number of historical and cultural sites in the BVI have been declared protected areas due to their unique significance in the territory’s history. Sites include The Coppermine and Little Fort on Virgin Gorda, Mount Healthy windmill and the old Agricultural Station on Tortola, and the submerged shipwreck of the RMS Rhone off Salt Island.