conservation area
noun
: an area of land that is protected and that cannot be built on or used for certain purposes
The property borders a conservation area.
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Digging into the area’s natural surrounds, a boardwalk meanders from the pool deck through the nature conservation area to the riverfront pier, featuring a marina where guests can book water sports, fishing trips, and dolphin and sunset cruises.
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Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
The court order that quantified the conservation area's water rights was not challenged by the January 2024 deadline.
—Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2024
Even then, only 10% of the total property will have been developed, with the remainder preserved as a conservation area.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
The Bureau of Land Management, within the Department of the Interior, has oversight of the conservation area but is not involved in the litigation between Silver, Hobbs and the state water agency.
—Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
As flood control pushed more water into the vast conservation area west of Miami, Frank was forced to move more frequently.
—Patrick Farrell, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2024
In Africa, governments have set aside up to 42% of their national territories for conversation, according to a 2022 Foreign Policy report by Aby L. Sène, an assistant professor in parks and conservation area management at Clemson University.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
The disputed land, known as Zone 6, was added to the conservation area in 2021 in exchange for the land that would be lost to the road.
—Axios Salt Lake City, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
More than 200,000 elephants are estimated to live in a conservation area spread over five southern African countries — Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Angola and Namibia — making the region home to one of the largest elephant populations worldwide.
—Reuters, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024
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Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
The court order that quantified the conservation area's water rights was not challenged by the January 2024 deadline.
—Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2024
Even then, only 10% of the total property will have been developed, with the remainder preserved as a conservation area.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
The Bureau of Land Management, within the Department of the Interior, has oversight of the conservation area but is not involved in the litigation between Silver, Hobbs and the state water agency.
—Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
As flood control pushed more water into the vast conservation area west of Miami, Frank was forced to move more frequently.
—Patrick Farrell, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2024
In Africa, governments have set aside up to 42% of their national territories for conversation, according to a 2022 Foreign Policy report by Aby L. Sène, an assistant professor in parks and conservation area management at Clemson University.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
The disputed land, known as Zone 6, was added to the conservation area in 2021 in exchange for the land that would be lost to the road.
—Axios Salt Lake City, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
More than 200,000 elephants are estimated to live in a conservation area spread over five southern African countries — Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Angola and Namibia — making the region home to one of the largest elephant populations worldwide.
—Reuters, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Conservation area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conservation%20area. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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