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<p>2A00:23C6:4142:CE01:EDDD:8726:9A97:A09A: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Short description|Explains the status of an area of land}}{{Globalize|date=December 2010}}<br /> <br /> A '''conservation designation''' is a name and/or acronym which explains the status of an area of land in terms of [[Conservation ethic|conservation]] or [[Environmental protection|protection]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal |last=Selman |first=Paul |date=2009-12-01 |title=Conservation designations—Are they fit for purpose in the 21st century? |url=http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/11120/2/selmanp_designations_paper.pdf |journal=Land Use Policy |series=Land Use Futures |language=en |volume=26 |pages=S142–S153 |doi=10.1016/j.landusepol.2009.08.005 |issn=0264-8377}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Examples==<br /> ===United Kingdom===<br /> *[[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]] (AONB)<br /> *[[Environmentally sensitive area]] (ESA)<br /> *[[Local nature reserve]] (LNR)<br /> *[[Marine nature reserve]] (MNR)<br /> *[[National nature reserve (United Kingdom)|National nature reserve]] (NNR)<br /> *[[National scenic area (Scotland)|National scenic area]] (NSA)<br /> *[[Nitrate vulnerable zone]] (NVZ)<br /> *[[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] (SSSI)<br /> <br /> For a comprehensive list, see [[Conservation in the United Kingdom]]<br /> <br /> ===European Union===<br /> *[[Special Area of Conservation]]<br /> *[[Special Protection Area]]<br /> <br /> ===United States===<br /> [[Wildlands Project]]<br /> <br /> ===Multi-national===<br /> *Under the [[Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats|Berne Convention]]<br /> **[[Areas of Special Conservation Interest]] (ASCI)<br /> * [[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar site]]<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Environmental agreement]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist}}{{conservation of species}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Conservation Designation}}<br /> [[Category:Protected areas]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Protected-area-stub}}</div>

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