A conservation designation is a name and/or acronym which explains the status of an area of land in terms of conservation or protection .
2-517: A national scenic area ( NSA ) is a conservation designation used in several countries. National scenic areas in Taiwan are: In Scotland national scenic areas (NSAs) are defined as areas having outstanding scenic interest or unsurpassed attractiveness. They are administered by NatureScot . There are 40 designated NSAs in Scotland, covering 13% of the country's land area. The primary purpose of
4-688: The NSA designations is to conserve and enhance the natural beauty of the landscape, in a similar way to the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) designation used elsewhere in the UK. AONBs were created under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 , which applies to England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This act allows areas of countryside with significant landscape value in each of
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