Conservation designation
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A conservation designation is a name and/or acronym which explains the status of an area of land in terms of conservation or protection.wikipedia
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Conservation in the United Kingdom
conservation organisationsNorthern Heritage
For a comprehensive list, see Conservation in the United Kingdom
There follows a list of the legislation, conservation bodies (both governmental and otherwise), and conservation designations, which work together to conserve and enhance the natural and cultural heritage of the UK.
Marine nature reserve
MNR
Marine nature reserve (MNR) is a conservation designation officially awarded by a government to a marine reserve of national significance.
National scenic area (Scotland)
National Scenic Areanational scenic areas40 such areas
National scenic area (NSA) is a conservation designation used in Scotland, and administered by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH).
Site of Special Scientific Interest
notifiedbiological Site of Special Scientific InterestSites of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man.
Nitrate vulnerable zone
Nitrate sensitive area
A nitrate vulnerable zone is a conservation designation of the Environment Agency for areas of land that drain into nitrate polluted waters, or waters which could become polluted by nitrates.
Special Area of Conservation
Special Areas of ConservationSACSpecial Area of Conservation (SAC)
Conservation (ethic)
conservationnature conservationConservation ethic
A conservation designation is a name and/or acronym which explains the status of an area of land in terms of conservation or protection.
Environmental protection
environmental conservationenvironment protectionprotection
A conservation designation is a name and/or acronym which explains the status of an area of land in terms of conservation or protection.
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
AONBAreas of Outstanding Natural BeautyArea of Outstanding Beauty
Environmentally sensitive area
ESAEnvironmentally sensitive area (ESA)Environmentally Sensitive Area Scheme
Local nature reserve
LNRLocal Nature Reserveslocal reserves
National nature reserve (United Kingdom)
national nature reserveNNRNational Nature Reserves
Special Protection Area
SPASpecial Protection Areasbird reserve
Wildlands Network
Wildlands ProjectThe Wildlands ProjectWildlands Project (now the Wildlands Network)
Wildlands Project
Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats
Bern ConventionBerne ConventionConvention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats
Ramsar Convention
RamsarRamsar siteRamsar Convention on Wetlands
International environmental agreement
Multilateral Environmental Agreementenvironmental agreementenvironmental protocol
*Environmental agreement
Marine Protected Areas in Scotland
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As of December Scotland's MPA network comprises 231 sites protected by a variety of different conservation designations, many of which are the same as those used on land, such as Special Protection Areas (SPA) and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
The Broads
Norfolk BroadsThe Broads National ParkBroads
Specific parts of the Broads have been awarded a variety of conservation designations, for instance:
National scenic area
A national scenic area (NSA) is a conservation designation used in several countries.
County Wildlife Site
county importanceWildlife Reserves
County Wildlife Site (often abbreviated to CWS) is a conservation designation in the United Kingdom, which despite conferring no statutory protection onto a site, does affirm a site's importance and value for wildlife in its county context.
Natural Heritage Area
Natural Heritage Areas
Natural Heritage Area (Limistéar Oidhreachta Nádúrtha) is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in Ireland.
Swanpool Wood and Furnace Grove
Swanpool Wood and Furnace Grove is a 13.59 ha biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom), in Gloucestershire in South West England.
Area of special scientific interest
Areas of Special Scientific InterestASSIProvisional Area of Special Scientific Interest
An area of special scientific interest or ASSI is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in Northern Ireland.
Maolin National Scenic Area
Maolin
The Maolin National Scenic Area is a reserved area in Kaohsiung and Pingtung County of Taiwan.