Greater Manchester Environment Trust

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:A) PRESERVING THE HERITAGE OF GREATER MANCHESTER AND ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE; ANDB) ADVANCING THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING: I. THE REDUCTION AND LIMITATION OF AIR POLLUTION IN SUCH WAYS AS TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENCOURAGE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; II. THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR THE USE OF RENEWAL ENERGY;III. WASTE REDUCTION, REUSE, RECLAMATION, RECYCLING AND IMPROVED WASTE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES (IN EACH CASE AS A MEANS OF WASTE DISPOSAL); AND IV. THE RESTORATION OF ECOSYSTEMS AND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; ANDC) PROMOTING THE PROVISION OF GREEN SPACE FOR THE PUBLIC TO ACCESS FOR RECREATION PURPOSES WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING HEALTH AND THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE."SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.