Conservation designation

{{Short description|Explains 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 or protection.{{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}}