Site of Special Scientific Interest

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest)

A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon them, including National Nature Reserves, Ramsar Sites, Special Protection Areas, and Special Areas of Conservation.(Wikipedia)

Preferred Units: N/A

Scope Note:
N/A

This term is used for the following terms: 
SSSI

Approved Date
18-Dec-2013

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