台灣非營利組織研究較少探討環境信託的問題，環境信託是自然保育的一種方法，運用信託方式將土地環境委託給具有保育意識與專業的團體，由他們經營管理以達成永久保護的目標。環境信託的範圍或客體包括：森林、海岸、鄉間土地、自然保育區以及歷史景觀、建物等。我國於民國八十五年公布「信託法」又於九十二年五月公布「環境保護公益信託許可及監督辦法」，對於信託應用於環境保護方面雖已有監督與運作方法，然而仍存在許多問題。本研究藉由參與觀察與深度訪談方法，透過全台之相關第三部門團體與案例研究，觀察台灣運用國民信託保存自然環境的契機與困境，進而提出我國及第三部門在推動環境信託之發展策略。
Although the studies of nonprofit organizations develop rapidly, there are rarely discussions associated with environmental trust . Environmental trust is a way of conservation, which is using trust to entrust land/environment to the team of understanding conservation in order to reach the goal of sustainable conservation by professional management. Environmental trust’s range/objects include: forests, coast, countryside, nature reserves and historic landscapes. As a result of this concern, “Law of Trust”has been announced in 1996 in Taiwan, moreover, “Environmental Protection Charitable Trust licensing and monitoring methods”released in 2003. Although the trust has applied to environmental protection, supervision and methods of operation, but there are still many problems. The study takes participation observation and In-depth Interview as research methods, through cases study all around Taiwan, the research explores the problems and chances in the operating process of environmental trust for conserving natural environment. Further, the study provides the third sector in promoting environmental trust’s developmental strategies in Taiwan.
