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Welcome to the information site of the Saba Conservation Foundation. The Saba Conservation Foundation (SCF) is a non governmental organization established in 1987 with a mission to preserve and manage Saba's natural and cultural heritage.
Committed to the belief that a stronger island economy will result from the sustainable use of Saba's rich and virtually unspoiled resources, the organization meets the main expense of nature management.
The island's commercial diving business which started in the early 1980s introduced SCUBA enthusiasts to the wealth of Saba's underwater world. The establishment of the Saba National Marine Park in 1987 assured the health of the undersea environment and thus the sustainability of dive tourism, today a major contribution to the island economy.
The Saba National Park, a 43 ha pie-shaped tract of land on the north coast of Saba, and formerly owned by the Sulphur Mining Company offers important biological, geological and historical values. It encompasses all vegetation zones present on Saba, an abandoned sulfur mine, hot springs, and it is an important nesting area for Red-billed tropicbirds and several other species of seabirds.
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