Definitions for "Site of Special Scientific Interest"
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Site of Special Scientific Interest. A designation for nature conservation, given specific protection in law.
The Wildlife and Countryside Act bestows a duty on the Government to designate land as an SSSI if the land is important in scientific terms due to it’s flora or fauna or geological features.
An area of land which is in the opinion of the nature Conservancy Council is worthy of protection and is of special interest by reasons of any flora, fauna or geological feature (see Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Section 28)
A statutory designation (under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981), for areas of national biological, geological, or physiographical interest. The aim of the designation is to safeguard the best of the country's varied wildlife and natural assets.
An area of land or Water Notified by the Nature Conservancy Council or its successor country agencies under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 as being of special nature or geological importance.
An area of land or water notified by a statutory conservation agency under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 as being of national nature or geological conservation importance
A nationally important area of land considered by English Nature to be of scientific interest by reason of its fauna, flora, geological or physiological features.
An SSSI is an area that has been notified as being of special interest under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
Designated for the national importance of their biological, geological or physiographical features. SSSIs represent a cross-section of Britain's natural features.
an area of particular ecological or geological character, designated by English Nature and subject to strict control. Designated under the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act or the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act.
Sites notified under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 as areas of land or water which, in the opinion of Scottish Natural Heritage, are of special interest by reason of their biological, geological or physiographical interest.
Designated by English Nature (formerly the NCC) because of nationally important wildlife or geology which is worthy of protection.
area identified by English Nature or Countryside Council for Wales for protection by reason of the rarity of its nature conservation or wildlife features.
A site identified by Scottish Natural Heritage as requiring special protection because of its flora, fauna, geological or physiographical features under the Wildlife and Countryside Acts.
Site notified by English Nature under Section 25 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 as having special wildlife or geological features worthy of protection.
SSSI's are notified by English Nature, Countryside Council for Wales and Scottish Natural Heritage because of the presence of important plants, animals or geological or physiographical features.
Areas of land or water that are of special interest by reason of their flora, fauna or geological or physiographical features. Designated by SNH under the provisions of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and in accordance with specific guidelines to protect the special interest of the site from damage or deterioration.
These are areas of land or water which, in the opinion of Scottish Natural Heritage, are of special interest by reason of their flora, fauna, geological or physiographical features. See Policy Env\2.
An area designated under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 as being of special importance by reason of its flora or fauna, or its geological or physiographical features.
A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic 'building block' of nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations are based upon them, including National Nature Reserves, Ramsar Sites, Special Protection Areas, and Special Areas of Conservation.
Site of Special Scientific Interest (具特殊科å¸åƒ¹å€¼åœ°é»ž) or SSSI is a special area to protect wildlife, habitats and geographic features based on scientic interest in Hong Kong. Scientic interests are special features relating to animal life, plant life, geology and/or geography. After being identified by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, these areas are documented by the Planning Department and added to maps.