Areas Protected For Biodiversity Value
- Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA)
- Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)
- Marine Nature Reserve (MNR)
- Marine Conservation Zone
- National Nature Reserve (NNR)
- Local Nature Reserve
- Heritage Coast (England and Wales)
- Special Area of Conservation (SAC) (European Union)
- Special Protection Area (SPA) (European Union)
- Wetlands designated under the Ramsar Convention (International)
- Biosphere Reserve (International)
- World Heritage Site (International)
Read more about this topic: Protected Areas Of The United Kingdom
Famous quotes containing the words areas and/or protected:
“Adults understandably assume that the level of verbal proficiency a five-year-old displays represents his level of proficiency in all areas of functioning—if he talks like an adult, he must think and feel like one. However, five-year-olds,... belie the promise of adult-like behavior with their child-like, impulsive actions.”
—Dorothy H. Cohen (20th century)
“Free competition exists inside shelters of law, custom, insurance, political approval, and carefully protected status.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)