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SISTER SITES
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 | This web site is for popularly based civil society organisations who own, manage, lease
or aspire to collectively own land. |
| These social landowners [or non-profit distributing property associations] display the
co-operative values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality and solidarity. |
| They believe in the ethical values of honesty, openness, social responsibility, and
caring for others and nature. |
| They subscribe to the principles of member democracy and participation, autonomy and
independence, education, co-operation and concern for the community and nature. |
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to celebrate the size, diversity and range of patterns of common
ownership that comprise the social land sector in various parts of the world.
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Objectives
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| share information and ideas
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| learn from each other
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| strengthen networking, communication and collaboration within the sector
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| encourage research into, and analysis of, the sector
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| stimulate growth and consolidation of the sector
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Sharing
The rich diversity of non-profit distributing organisations that make up the social
land sector has enabled a variety of different approaches, methods and styles of
ownership, management and implementation to be attempted. This has resulted in many
valuable lessons and insights from which others can learn, and on which future progress
can be built.
However, what the social land sector needs, and what this web site effectively
inaugurates, is an electronic means through which this experimentation, innovation and
informed criticism can be disseminated and shared with a wider audience of co-operators.
If you have case study materials which you think could be usefully included on this
site then please get in touch - email to clark@srds.co.uk
This site facilitates and assists many types of social
landowners amongst which are included:
| Conservation, Amenity and Recreational Trusts |
CARTs |
| Community Property Associations |
CPAs |
| Housing Associations and Co-operatives |
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| Crofting and Farm Trusts and Co-operatives |
eg CWS Farms, Club Farms and Earthshare (Forres) in the UK |
| Community Woodland Associations |
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| Cultural Heritage Trusts |
eg Clan Donald Lands Trust in the UK |
| Sacred Lands |
eg owned by Faith Organisations |
| Sports Associations |
eg Golf Clubs and Playing Field Associations |
| Common Lands and Natural Resource Associations |
eg Birse Community Trust and Dornoch Firth Fisheries in Scotland |
| Local Government |
Common Good Properties |
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