CONSERVATION DESIGNATION

A 'conservation designation' is a name and/or acronym which explains the status of an area of land in terms of conservation or protection.

Contents

Examples

United Kingdom

European Union

United States of America

Multi-national

See also

Examples

United Kingdom

★ Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

★ Environmentally Sensitive Area

★ Local Nature Reserve, (LNR)

★ Marine Nature Reserve, (MNR)

★ National Nature Reserve, (NNR)

★ National Scenic Area (Scotland) (NSA)

★ Nitrate Vulnerable Zone, (NVZ)

★ Site of Special Scientific Interest, (SSSI)


For a comprehensive list, see Conservation in the United Kingdom

European Union

★ Special Area of Conservation

★ Special Protection Area

United States of America

Wildlands Project

Multi-national

★ Under the Berne Convention

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★ Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCI)

★ Ramsar site

See also

★ Environmental agreement