Editing Conservation designation

{{Short description|Expains the status of an area of land}}{{Globalize|date=December 2010}}

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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Examples==
===United Kingdom===
*[[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]] (AONB)
*[[Environmentally sensitive area]]
*[[Local nature reserve]] (LNR)
*[[Marine nature reserve]] (MNR)
*[[National nature reserve (United Kingdom)|National nature reserve]] (NNR)
*[[National scenic area (Scotland)|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===
*[[Special Area of Conservation]]
*[[Special Protection Area]]

===United States===
[[Wildlands Project]]

===Multi-national===
*Under the [[Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats|Berne Convention]]
**[[Areas of Special Conservation Interest]] (ASCI)
* [[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar site]]

==See also==
*[[Environmental agreement]]

== References ==
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