Editing National scenic area

{{Short description|Conservation designation}}
A '''national scenic area''' ('''NSA''') is a [[conservation designation]] used in several countries.

==China==
{{see|National Scenic Area (People's Republic of China)}}

==Taiwan==
{{main article|List of national scenic areas in Taiwan}}
[[File:View from Alishan.jpg|thumb|[[Alishan National Scenic Area]]]]
Some of the national scenic areas in [[Taiwan]] are:
* [[Alishan National Scenic Area]] in [[Chiayi County]]
* [[Maolin National Scenic Area]] in [[Kaohsiung City]] and [[Pingtung County]]
* [[Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area]] in [[New Taipei City]] and [[Yilan County, Taiwan|Yilan County]]
* [[Penghu National Scenic Area]] in [[Penghu County]]
* [[Siraya National Scenic Area]] in [[Chiayi County]] and [[Tainan City]]
* [[Southwest Coast National Scenic Area]] in [[Chiayi County]], [[Tainan City]] and [[Yunlin County]]

==United Kingdom==
{{main article|National scenic area (Scotland)}}
[[File:Loch Lomond, looking south from Ben Lomond.jpg|thumb|Loch Lomond, one of Scotlands 40 NSAs]]
In [[Scotland]] national scenic areas (NSAs) are defined as areas having outstanding scenic interest or unsurpassed attractiveness. They are administered by [[NatureScot]]. There are 40 designated NSAs in Scotland, covering 13% of the country's land area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/protected-areas-and-species/protected-areas/national-designations/national-scenic-areas|title=National Scenic Areas|publisher=NatureScot|accessdate=3 September 2020}}</ref> The primary purpose of the NSA designations is to conserve and enhance the natural beauty of the landscape, in a similar way to the [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]] (AONB) designation used elsewhere in the UK. AONBs were created under the  [[National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949]], which applies to England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This act allows areas of [[rural|countryside]] with significant landscape value in each of the three nations to be designated by their respective governments.

==United States==
{{main article|National Scenic Area (United States)}}

==See also==
*[[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]]
*[[European Landscape Convention]]

==References==
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