Conservation in the UK
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- Conservation in the UK - Governmental
- SPAs - Special Protection Areas
- Protect and manage areas that are important for rare and vulnerable birds because they use them for breeding, feeding, etc. - Exe Estuary
- MNRs - Marine Nature Reserves
- Conserve & provide opportunities for the study or marine wildlife & geological features. (Lundy Island)
- LNRs - Local Nature Reserves
- Owned/controlled by local authorities & protected from damaging activities in & around the site.
- NNRs - National Nature Reserves
- To secure protection & appropriate management of the most important areas of wildlife habitat, a source of scientific research & resource for recreation
- Designated by Natural England. Examples: Hatfield Forest - Essex
- SSIs - Sites of Specific Scientific Interest
- Particular interest because of their plants, animals, geological features or land forms.
- Dee Estuary - Cheshire Exe Estuary - Devon
- Natural England - enjoyment of healthy natural environment, sustainable and secure environmental future
- Activities: ecological research, providing advice & information on wildlife conservation, providing grants and designation of protected areas - SSIs, NNRs, MNRs, SPAs, SACs.
- SACs - Special Areas of Conservation
- Provide rare & vulnerable animals, plants & habitats with increased protection & management, e.g. Dartmoor
- Natura 2000
- SPAs & SACs together
- SRP - Species Recovery Programme
- Run by Natural England to conserve particular endangered species, e.g. doormouse
- SPAs - Special Protection Areas
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