Code | V |
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Label | Protected Landscape/Seascape: protected area managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation and recreation |
Definition | Area of land, with coast and sea as appropriate, where the interaction of people and nature over time has produced an area of distinct character with significant aesthetic, ecological and/or cultural value, and often with high biological diversity. Safeguarding the integrity of this traditional interaction is vital to the protection, maintenance and evolution of such an area. |
European Environment Agency
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