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.

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1 Examples in the United Kingdom 2 Examples in the European Union 3 Examples in the United States of America 4 International Examples

Examples in the United Kingdom

• Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, AONB
• Environmentally Sensitive Area
• Local Nature Reserve, LNR
• National Nature Reserve, NNR
• Nitrate Vulnerable Zone, NVZ
• Site of Special Scientific Interest, SSSI

Examples in the European Union

• Special Area of Conservation
• Special Protection Area

Examples in the United States of America

International Examples

• Under the Berne Convention
  • Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCI)