• To protect the habitats, fauna and flora within the proposed park area.
• To promote and encourage environmentally friendly, sustainable use of the seas and land within the proposed park area.
• To promote educational programmes for schools, communities and commercial sectors.

In pursuing the above, we aim to involve and work closely together with all interests, including local marine users (e.g. fishing bodies, aquaculture, tour operators and scuba groups). As a community-based group we hope to explore this proposal from a "bottom-up" approach.

Part of our activities is to encourage the application of existing and future environmental legislation, initiatives and commitments. 

In the Firth of Lorn and Loch Creran, European Commission, Special Areas of Conservation; conservation measures were not being utilised. A complaint was sent to the EC regarding the failure to implement the Habitats Directive. The EC issued the UK government with a Letter of Formal Notice. At the time of printing the Scottish Executive has still not adhered to the EC's ruling, nearly one year following the Formal Notice. The Hebridean Partnership has requested an explanation from the Scottish Executive under the Freedom of Information Act. The EC have been notified and we await the response, keep up to date, visit our "news" page.