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.

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)

The original article can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_designation.
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