Conservation reserve

{{Short description|Protected area set aside for conservation purposes}} A '''conservation reserve''' is a protected area set aside for conservation purposes.

==Conservation reserves by country== ===Australia=== {{further|Conservation reserves of South Australia}} In South Australia, a conservation reserve 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 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 and the 2002 Farm Bill.

==See also== {{Portal|Ecology|Environment}} *Conservation movement *List of conservation topics *List of environmental issues

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Conservation Reserve}} Category:Protected areas Category:Types of formally designated forests