The advancement of environmental protection and improvement, in particular the conservation of all aspects of Northern Ireland and its adjacent areas’ wildlife, biodiversity, geodiversity and associated natural beauty for the benefit of present and future generations by: (a) safeguarding, maintaining and enhancing natural biodiversity and geodiversity through the management of nature reserves; (b) practising, advocating, encouraging, influencing, advising and campaigning for best conservation practice involving land, sea and freshwater management practice in ways that favour biodiversity, geodiversity, ecosystem health, sustainable use of natural resources and sustainable development; (c) undertaking action, independently or in partnership, to protect threatened habitats, sites of geodiversity or heritage significance, at local, national or international levels on or in water, land and adjacent seas; (d) taking account of other aspects of the natural heritage on which wildlife is dependent or to which it contributes, including landforms, and landscapes; (e) improving the quality of life of people through supporting a biodiversity, eco-system, geodiversity and sustainability-led approach to the management and design of the natural and built environment. The advancement of education by raising the public’s awareness and knowledge of all aspects of the natural and built heritage, biodiversity and geodiversity of Northern Ireland and its adjacent areas by promoting, undertaking and co-operating in research and gathering and sharing information on, these topics. The advancement of citizenship through volunteering linked to natural heritage including the promotion of sustainable food production and sustainable lifestyles. The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage and science linked to natural heritage though events and project based action. The advancement of health and wellbeing through activities linked to the natural environment. The advancement of environmental protection or improvement