Sentences with phrase «protected as a nature reserve»

Once an area popular for hunting, these marshy wetlands, streams, lagoons and floating islands is now thankfully protected as a nature reserve.

Some uninhabited islands are protected as nature reserves and some are privately owned.

But by having the corridor protected as a nature reserve, the area could provide new tourism activities.

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Polish scientists worked to protect the least spoiled area of forest with the greatest density of big trees, first as a nature reserve and then as a national park in 1932.

In 1994, the International Union for Conservation of Nature gave the concept of extractive reserves its stamp of approval, expanding its protected - area classification system to include «Category VI,» defined as «Protected Areas with Sustainable Use of Natural Resourceprotected - area classification system to include «Category VI,» defined as «Protected Areas with Sustainable Use of Natural ResourceProtected Areas with Sustainable Use of Natural Resources.»

Protected areas, such as nature reserves and national parks, are thought to provide a refuge for wildlife, but according to a new study, many of these areas are not safe from light pollution.

Spend the day exploring rugged Dominica, known as «the nature island» for its spectacular beauty and many protected reserves.

As a nature reserve it remains the most protected of public lands, and today the sheer abundance and diversity of birdlife gives testimony to the decades of careful management, good planning and much hard work.

Listed as officially one of France's Plus Beaux Villages (most beautiful villages), Piana overlooks the sparkling waters of the Golfe de Porto, a protected nature reserve that has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Luxuriant Nature and Biodiversity at Its Finest — Cabo Blanco National Park in Costa Rica The luxuriant Republic of Costa Rica is renowned for housing over 5 % of the biodiversity of our planet as well as for having the largest number of national parks and protected areas known as nature resNature and Biodiversity at Its Finest — Cabo Blanco National Park in Costa Rica The luxuriant Republic of Costa Rica is renowned for housing over 5 % of the biodiversity of our planet as well as for having the largest number of national parks and protected areas known as nature resnature reserves.

Enter the Mayan underworld to observe natural history dating back millions of years as you hike and swim through a 600 - meter route full of awe inspiring stalactites and stalagmites in this protected nature reserve river.

As one of the Mexico's largest protected nature areas, this reserve is ideal for both birdwatching and snorkeling.

Along with some four other villages, Punta Laguna is part of a 5000 - hectare government protected nature reserve which is known in English as «House of the spider monkey and the jaguar.»

More than 35 % of Belize's landmass is set aside as a protected park or nature reserve, more than any other country in Central America.

Discover indigenous villages and atmospheric ruins aged over a thousand years old; gaze at the iconic pyramid of Chichen Itza, a New World Wonder as you explore the sacred site; observe diverse species of wildlife in protected and picturesque nature reserves; and learn fascinating facts about the Mayan empire from an engaging guide.

Thanks to its pristine landscapes and more than a third of the country set aside as protected parks or nature reserves, Belize offers visitors a chance to enjoy a truly unique eco-friendly tourism experience.

The luxuriant Republic of Costa Rica is renowned for housing over 5 % of the biodiversity of our planet as well as for having the largest number of national parks and protected areas known as nature reserves.

Meanwhile, the government was rapidly expanding the area of the Amazon that was formally designated as nature reserves and indigenous territories, including new protected areas in the agricultural expansion zones.

A few weeks before elections were held, we asked candidates to state whether they were going to commit to protecting the area as a nature reserve.

More than 50 % of its land area is designated as protected in national parks, nature reserves and biological corridors.

Newly energized, Rivera Herrera drafted a bill to protect the corridor as a nature reserve.

Only protected lands, such as nature reserves and national parks, appear to be safe from development.

The Peoples of the Ngaanyatjarra Lands hold exclusive native title rights over most of the claimed area - approximately 187,000 sq km in Western Australia, stretching from the Gibson Desert Nature Reserve to the South Australian border.47 The Peoples of the Ngaanyatjarra Lands also hold non-exclusive rights over an unvested reserve in the claim area including rights to: enter and remain on reserved land; take flora and fauna; take water for personal, domestic or non-commercial communal purposes; take other natural resources such as ochre, stones, soils, wood and resin; and care for and protect sites of significance.