# Conservation reserve

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{{Short description|Protected area set aside for conservation purposes}}
A '''conservation reserve''' is a [protected area](/source/protected_area) set aside for [conservation](/source/conservation_ethic) purposes.

==Conservation reserves by country==
===Australia===
{{further|Conservation reserves of South Australia}}
In [South Australia](/source/South_Australia), a [conservation reserve](/source/Protected_areas_of_South_Australia) is a type of protected area declared under the ''Crown Land Management Act 2009'' for parcels of 'land set aside for conservation of natural and cultural features.'<ref name=ParkTypes>{{cite web|title= Types of parks|url= http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_Park/Types_of_parks|publisher= Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources|accessdate= 29 March 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140125233258/http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_Park/Types_of_parks|archive-date= 25 January 2014|url-status= dead}}</ref>

=== India ===
{{Excerpt|Conservation reserves and community reserves of India|paragraphs=1|templates=no}}

===United States===
In the United States the [Conservation Reserve Program](/source/Conservation_Reserve_Program) offers annual payments for 10-15 year contracts to participants who establish grass, shrub and tree cover on environmentally sensitive lands. It was reauthorized in the [1996 Farm Bill](/source/Federal_Agriculture_Improvement_and_Reform_Act_of_1996) and the [2002 Farm Bill](/source/Farm_Security_and_Rural_Investment_Act_of_2002).

==See also==
{{Portal|Ecology|Environment}}
*[Conservation movement](/source/Conservation_movement)
*[List of conservation topics](/source/List_of_conservation_topics)
*[List of environmental issues](/source/List_of_environmental_issues)

==References==
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Category:Protected areas
Category:Types of formally designated forests

{{environment-stub}}{{Conservation of species}}

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