A quarter of the county's land has been
designated as national park or protected area, and the country's constitution declares that there will always be at least 60 percent of its total area under forest cover.
The tiny island of Laughing Bird Caye, off the coast of Placencia, is
designated as a national park — so there are no hotels or places to stay overnight.
With sections of the stunning island
designated as a National Park, it is perhaps unsurprising that it has long been a celebrated holiday destination.
I would like to see more of the Maldives
designated as national park and biosphere reserve.
In recognition of its ecological importance, the peaks were
designated as a national park in 1996.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Fort Ontario and the Safe Haven refugee shelter in Oswego would be
designated as a national park site under a bill introduced Thursday by U.S. Rep. John Katko.
The Cameroonian government acknowledges the conservation benefits of Ebo but thus far has delayed plans to
designate it as a national park.
Not exact matches
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Supporters of a plan to
designate Fort Ontario in Oswego
as a
national park received a boost Monday when U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand introduced legislation backing the idea.
Rep. John Katko (R - Camillus) said he sent a letter to Mnuchin, noting that Congress recently
designated her home in Auburn, New York,
as a
National Park.
As a Roswell
Park Comprehensive Cancer Center community practice, we're linked to our region's only
National Cancer Institute -
designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.
We have also celebrated with one of our elementary principals, Diane
Parks,
as she was
designated 2007
National Distinguished Principal of the Year and notes that the Flippen Group training led to a «flywheel» of positive outcomes for her teachers.»
The U.S.
National Park Service has designated miles and miles of coastline as protected national seashores including Cape Cod, Gulf Islands and Cape H
National Park Service has
designated miles and miles of coastline
as protected
national seashores including Cape Cod, Gulf Islands and Cape H
national seashores including Cape Cod, Gulf Islands and Cape Hatteras.
Yosemite
National Park was one of the first wilderness parks in the US with a full 93 % of the park designated as wilderness a
Park was one of the first wilderness
parks in the US with a full 93 % of the
park designated as wilderness a
park designated as wilderness area.
Contact your retirement plan administrator to
designate the Golden Gate
National Parks Conservancy
as a beneficiary.
July is
designated as Picnic Month, so we asked
Parks Conservancy staff to share some of their favorite places in the Golden Gate
National Parks to enjoy a meal with friends and family outdoors.
Some 60 % of the island is
designated as the Virgin Islands
National Park, and this protection extends to encompass much of the surrounding waters, coral reef, and shoreline.
Now the site of the wreck and its surrounding waters have been
designated as the Rhone
National Marine
Park — the only park of its kind in the British Virgin Isla
Park — the only
park of its kind in the British Virgin Isla
park of its kind in the British Virgin Islands.
The government of Ecuador has
designated 97 % of the land area of the Galápagos Islands
as the country's first
national park.
In 1980, Congress
designated five of the eight Channel Islands, Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, and Santa Barbara Islands, and 125,000 acres (51,000 ha) of submerged lands
as Channel Islands
National Park.
These
parks (which includes Del Norte Coast Redwoods State
Park, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State
Park, and Redwood
National Park) have been collectively
designated as a World Heritage Site and form part of the California Coast Ranges International Biosphere Reserve.
Recently voted
as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature, Iguassu
National Park is a UNESCO
designated World Heritage Site.
In 1980, Congress
designated Anacapa, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands and 125,000 acres of submerged lands
as a
national park because they possess unique natural and cultural resources.
Although Anacapa and Santa Barbara Islands were
designated a
national monument in 1938, it was not until March 5, 1980 that Congress established San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, Santa Barbara, and the submerged lands and waters within one nautical mile of each island as Channel Islands Nation
national monument in 1938, it was not until March 5, 1980 that Congress established San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, Santa Barbara, and the submerged lands and waters within one nautical mile of each island
as Channel Islands
NationalNational Park.
Only a few miles from the Burmese border the breathtakingly beautiful Surin Islands were
designated as a
National Marine
Park in 1981.
Keswick Island is
designated national park with a total area of 530 hectares or 1300 acres, having a majority of this dedicated
as natural habitat.
In recognition of its outstanding natural values, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes
National Park was
designated as an International Biosphere Reserve in 1980 and a World Heritage Site in 1987.
Finally, in 1996 the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System was inscribed on the World Heritage List with Laughing Bird Caye
National Park designated as one of the premiere protected areas within the World Heritage Site.
As well as being the first National Park in the world (designated in 1872), it's a place of simply outstanding natural beaut
As well
as being the first National Park in the world (designated in 1872), it's a place of simply outstanding natural beaut
as being the first
National Park in the world (
designated in 1872), it's a place of simply outstanding natural beauty.
The island group was
designated as Mu Koh Surin
National Marine
Park in 1981 and it is located just 7 km south of the Myanmar border and 68 km north of the Similan Islands.
Nomadic indigenous tribes used to hunt, camp, and gather plants in this area long before it was
designated as Waterton Lakes
National Park.
Four of Spain's fifteen
National Parks are in the Canary Islands, and UNESCO has
designated the entire islands of Lanzarote, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura
as Biosphere Reserves.
Over half of Belize's territory is already
designated as a protected environmental area or
national park.
More than 50 % of its land area is
designated as protected in
national parks, nature reserves and biological corridors.
Namibia's Etosha
National Park, designated as a game reserve in 1907, is one of Africa's major wildlife sanctuaries.2 It centers around a huge, parched depression of silver - white minerals — the Great White Place or Place of Dry Water for which the park is named.3 This ancient, evaporated lake deposit of salt minerals fills with water only after heavy rains.4 The park harbors more than 100 types of mammals, including rare and endangered species such as the black rhinoceros, black - faced impala, tssesebe, and gemsbok.2 Etosha is also home to more than 300 species of birds and more than 100 species of reptil
Park,
designated as a game reserve in 1907, is one of Africa's major wildlife sanctuaries.2 It centers around a huge, parched depression of silver - white minerals — the Great White Place or Place of Dry Water for which the
park is named.3 This ancient, evaporated lake deposit of salt minerals fills with water only after heavy rains.4 The park harbors more than 100 types of mammals, including rare and endangered species such as the black rhinoceros, black - faced impala, tssesebe, and gemsbok.2 Etosha is also home to more than 300 species of birds and more than 100 species of reptil
park is named.3 This ancient, evaporated lake deposit of salt minerals fills with water only after heavy rains.4 The
park harbors more than 100 types of mammals, including rare and endangered species such as the black rhinoceros, black - faced impala, tssesebe, and gemsbok.2 Etosha is also home to more than 300 species of birds and more than 100 species of reptil
park harbors more than 100 types of mammals, including rare and endangered species such
as the black rhinoceros, black - faced impala, tssesebe, and gemsbok.2 Etosha is also home to more than 300 species of birds and more than 100 species of reptiles.4
In 1992, the area was
designated Dry Tortugas
National Park and encompasses all seven islands of the Dry Tortugas
as well
as the surrounding coral reefs and shoals.