Conservation designation
Expains the status of an area of land
A conservation designation is a name and/or acronym which explains the status of an area of land in terms of conservation or protection.[1]
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 (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
Wildlands Project
Multi-national
- Under the Berne Convention
- Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCI)
- Ramsar site
See also
- Environmental agreement
References
- ^ Selman, Paul (2009-12-01). "Conservation designations—Are they fit for purpose in the 21st century?" (PDF). Land Use Policy. Land Use Futures. 26: S142–S153. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2009.08.005. ISSN 0264-8377.
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Conservation of species
biology
- Biodiversity
- Captive breeding
- Compassionate conservation
- Conservation behavior
- Conservation-dependent species
- Conservation genetics
- Conservation-induced extinction
- Conservation status
- Endemism
- Ex-situ conservation
- Extinction threshold
- In-situ conservation
- Latent extinction risk
- Marine conservation
- Mutualisms and conservation
- Nature conservation
- Conservation biology of parasites
- Species translocation
- Conservation welfare
- Threatened species
- Vulnerability and susceptibility
- Conservation agriculture
- Conservation development
- Conservation finance
- Conservation grazing
- Conservation management system
- Conservation movement
- Conservation photography
- Conservation psychology
- Conspicuous conservation
- Community-based conservation
- Ecoregion conservation status
- Environmental protection
- Evidence-based conservation
- Flagship species
- Forest management
- Integrated Conservation and Development Project
- Other effective area-based conservation measures
- Riparian buffer
- Roadless area conservation
- Roadside conservation
- Site-based conservation
- Wetland conservation
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