Phrases with «monument status»

"Monument status" refers to a designation given to a place or object that is recognized as having special importance or significance. It means that the place or object is legally protected from damage, alteration, or destruction to preserve its cultural, historical, or natural value for future generations. Full definition

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Sentences with «monument status»

National monument status for remote Hawaiian islands could help endangered Hawaiian monk seals and nesting green sea turtles. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
The area's national monument status grants the the government more immediate and greater power to protect this region of islands, atolls, coral reefs and seamounts than a National Marine Sanctuary designation. (treehugger.com)
Cockerell may well have tipped the balance of opinion towards park service takeover, for in 1938 the NPS made the decision to take the excess lighthouse property and ask for national monument status. (nps.gov)
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Phrases with «monument status»

Sentences with «monument status»

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