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.

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

United States of America

Wildlands Project

Multi-national

Under the Berne Convention
- Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCI)
Ramsar site

Conservation of species
Conservation biology	Conservation behavior Conservation dependent species Conservation ethic Conservation genetics Conservation status Ex-situ conservation Extinction threshold In-situ conservation Latent extinction risk Marine conservation Species translocation Threatened species
Conservation areas	Conservation designation Conservation development Conservation district Conservation easement Ecoregion conservation status Environmental protection Gap analysis Habitat conservation High conservation value area Landscape-scale conservation Marine protected area National conservation area Open space reserve Riparian buffer Roadless area conservation Roadside conservation Site-based conservation Special Area of Conservation
Restoration	Assisted natural regeneration Ecosystem restoration Island restoration Reforestation afforestation Rewilding
By taxa	Amphibians and reptiles Birds burrowing owls raptors Insects bumblebees butterflies Land mammals bats bats 2 bears cheetahs cheetahs 2 gorillas painted dogs slow lorises small cats tigers tigers 2 wolves Marine Antarctic seals cetaceans cetaceans 2 manatees migratory sharks salmon sea otters sea turtles sturgeons Plants forests fungi orchids
By country	Australia Belize Brazil Hong Kong Iceland India Bhopal Ireland Italy New Zealand Papua New Guinea Uganda United Kingdom United States
Other	Biodiversity Conservation agriculture Conservation finance Conservation grazing Conservation management system Conservation movement Conservation officer Conservation organisations Conservation photography Conservation psychology Conservation refugee Conspicuous conservation De-extinction Myth of superabundance NatureServe conservation status Planetary boundaries
Index of conservation articles List of conservation issues Category

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