A conservation designation is a name and/or acronym which explains the status of an area of land in terms of conservation or protection. Conservation may refer to the following: Conservation ethic in relation to preserving ecosystems Conservationist Conservation movement Conservation law of physics Conservation of energy Conservation of mass Conservation in genetics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Environmental movement is a term often used for any social or political movement directed towards the preservation, restoration, or enhancement of the natural environment. ...
For a comprehensive list, see Conservation in the United Kingdom Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is a United Kingdom. ... An Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) is a type of designation for an agricultural area which needs special protection because of its landscape, wildlife or historical value. ... A Local Nature Reserve or LNR is a statutory designation in England made under Section 21 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 by principal local authorities. ... A Marine Nature Reserve (MNR) is a UK conservation designation officially made by the government. ... National Nature Reserve is a United Kingdom government conservation designation for a nature reserve of national significance. ... National Scenic Area is a conservation designation specifically for Scotland, administered by Scottish Natural Heritage. ... A Nitrate Vulnerable Zone is a conservation designation of English Nature for areas of land that drain into nitrate polluted waters, or waters which could become polluted by nitrates. ... A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. ... With the advent of devolved government for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and of evolving regional government for England, the responsibilities for environment and conservation in the United Kingdom have become more complicated. ...
A Special Area of Conservation (SAC) is defined in the European Commission Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), also known as the Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora. ... A Special Protection Area or SPA is a designation under the European Commission Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds (79/409/EEC). ...
The Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats 1979, also known as the Bern Convention (or Berne Convention), came into force on June 1, 1982. ... Ramsar (in Persian: رامسر) is a town in Mazandaran pronivce of Iran, at the Caspian Sea. ...
Designation does not require an owner to restore a property to its original condition or its appearance in an earlier period.
Designation requires a property owner to seek the approval of municipal council, in consultation with its LACAC where one exists, for any property alteration which affects the "reasons for designation".
Designation requires the property owner to seek the permission of municipal council, in consultation with its LACAC where one exists, to demolish a designated structure.